medical terminology Flashcards by Caitlin Novack

-ectomy

surgical removal

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-oid

resemble

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-itis

inflammation

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-megal

enlarged

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-ology

the study of

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-plast

surgical repair

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-otomy

cut into

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-gram

record

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-penia

deficiency

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-path

disease

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-osis

any condition

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-ologist

specialist

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-scop

observe

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-lysis

loosened, destruction

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-spasm

involuntary contraction

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-malacia

soft

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-algia

pain

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-oma

tumor

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-ostomy

to create an opening

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-acusis

hearing

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-desis

binding

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-trophy

development

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-cele

hernia

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-pexy

suspension

-esthesia

feeling

-rrhag

blood flow

-ectasis

expansion

-dyn

pain

-rrhe

flow

-rraphy

suture, stitches

-stasis

stop, standing

-ptysis

spitting

-ptosis

falling

-emesis

vomiting

-asthenia

weakness

-tope

place

-crine

to secrete

-plegia

paralysis

-phil

attraction for

hemi-

half

hyper-

above, more than norma

multi-

many

peri-

around, near

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

quad-

four

sub-

under

without, not

auto-

self

bi-

two

an-

without, not

brady-

slow

retro-

backwards

semi-

half

dys-

bad

steno-

narrow, contracted

cheil-

lip

benign-

not cancerous

melan-

black

onco-

tumor

viscero-

organ

sphenic-

wedge

anti-

against

myco-

fungus

plasia-

development

rug-

wrinkle, fold,crease

iso-

equal

malign-

bad

adnexa-

ties, connection

lapar-

abdominal wall

ment-

mind

somato-

body

trachel-

neck

hypno-

sleep

scler-

hard

sept-

wall, fence

scirr-

hard

antr-

cavity

plak-

plate

alveol-

cavity

sedat-

quiet, calm

furca-

fork shaped

radic-

root

radi-

ray

metabol-

change

pariet-

wall

gemin-

twin

grad-

taking steps

calc-

calcium

labi-

lip

micr-

small

phob-

fear

en-

pro-

in front of, before

mechano-

machine

dynam-

power

traumat-

wound

ameb-

change

strict-

draw tight

turbin-

shaped like a top

neo-

new

therm-

heat

sym-

together

ramus-

branch

pan-

all

ab-

away from, not

ante-

before

ex-

out

puer-

child

proli-

offspring

macro-

large

lal-

speech

cryo-

cold

mal-

bad

glom-

ball

hemat-

blood

somni-

sleep

pharmac-

drug

vert-

turn

eu-

good

ambi-

both

amphi-

both sides

clas-

break

duct-

tube

fiss-

split

ger-

old

heter-

other

hom-

same

sta-

stand

volv-

to roll

splanchn-

internal organs

med-

middle

xer-

dry

per-

throughout

blast-

bud

duc-

lead

phren-

mind

ptyal-

saliva

colla-

glue like

osmo-

odor

lumbo-

loins

olfact-

smell

helio-

sun

histo-

tissue

phage-

to eat

tarso-

framework of the upper eyelid

cephal-

head

superior

above

inferior

below

axillary

armpit

brachial

arm

inguinal

between the abdomen and thigh

cubital

area in front of the elbow

popliteal

back of the knee

pulmonary

lungs

viscera-

ventral organs

infra-

below

capit-

head

cau-

burn

infer-

below

cata-

down

proximal

nearest

distal

away

ventral

front

posterior

back

lateral

side

renal

kidney

cranial

skull

caudal-

tail

epi-

on, upon

axillary

armpit

intra-

within

inter-

between

hypo-

under

dorsal

back

chondr-

cartilage

cut-

skin

pil-

hair

trich-

hair

onych-

nail

dermat-

skin

adip-

fat

lip-

fat

squam-

scale

fistul-

pipe

tegument-

covering, skin

sarc-

flesh

oste-

bone

arthr-

joint

orth-

straight

pelvi-

pelvis

hallux-

great toe

pod-

foot

dactyl-

finger, toe

cheir-

hand

digit-

finger, toe

burso-

sac

fascia-

sheet of tissue

cine-

move

vuls-

twitch, pull

tens-

stretch

spas-

pull, draw

ton-

stretch

lig-

ligament