Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Hypo
A
Under, below
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Intra
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Within, Inside
3
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Sub
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Below, under
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Epi
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Upon, above, over
5
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Adip
A
Fat
6
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Lip
A
Fat
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Cyt
A
Cell
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Epitheli
A
Epithelium skin
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Hist
A
Tissue
10
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Derm/dermat
A
Skin
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Hem/hemat
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Blood
12
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Path
A
Disease
13
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Carcin
A
Cancer
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Chem
A
Chemical
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Cutane
A
Skin
16
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-ectomy
A
Surgical removal, incision
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
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-ous
A
Pertaining to
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-logy
A
The study of
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-therapy
A
Treatment
22
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-oma
A
Tumor, mass
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-logist
A
One who studies
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-genic
A
Producing
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-itis
Inflammation
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Intravenous
Within the vein
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Epidural
On the dura mater of the spinal cord
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Subcutaneous
Under the skin
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Pathogenic
Pertaining to disease causing
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Carcinoma
Cancerous tumor
32
Carcinogenic
Pertaining to cancer causing
33
Hemophiliac
A tendency towards blood (an inherited bleeding disorder where the blood does NOT clot)
34
Pathogenic
Disease causing
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Chemotherapy
Cancer treatment
36
Appendectomy
Surgical removal of the appendix
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Tendonitis
Inflammation of the tendon
38
Pathologist
Someone who studies diseases
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Physiotherapy
Treatment of disease by means other than medicine
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Liposuction
A procedure which suctions fat from the body
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Hypothermia
Below normal body temperature
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Subdural hematoma
Build up of blood below the skin
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Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the the nose
