Medical Terminology Flashcards by Vanz Levac

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Hypo

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Under, below

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Intra

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Within, Inside

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Sub

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Below, under

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Epi

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Upon, above, over

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Adip

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Fat

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Lip

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Fat

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Cyt

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Cell

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Epitheli

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Epithelium skin

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Hist

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Tissue

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Derm/dermat

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Skin

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Hem/hemat

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Blood

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Path

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Disease

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Carcin

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Cancer

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Chem

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Chemical

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Cutane

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Skin

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, incision

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-logy

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The study of

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-oma

A

Tumor, mass

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-logist

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One who studies

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-genic

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Producing

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Intravenous

A

Within the vein

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Epidural

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On the dura mater of the spinal cord

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Subcutaneous

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Under the skin

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Pathogenic

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Pertaining to disease causing

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Carcinoma

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Cancerous tumor

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Carcinogenic

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Pertaining to cancer causing

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Hemophiliac

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A tendency towards blood (an inherited bleeding disorder where the blood does NOT clot)

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Pathogenic

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Disease causing

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Chemotherapy

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Cancer treatment

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Appendectomy

A

Surgical removal of the appendix

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Tendonitis

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Inflammation of the tendon

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Pathologist

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Someone who studies diseases

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Physiotherapy

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Treatment of disease by means other than medicine

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Liposuction

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A procedure which suctions fat from the body

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Hypothermia

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Below normal body temperature

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Subdural hematoma

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Build up of blood below the skin

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Rhinoplasty

A

Surgical repair of the the nose