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Medical terminology Flashcards

1
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What is a prefix

A

a word, letter, or number placed before another.

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What is a suffix

A

a morpheme added at the end of a word to form a derivative.

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5
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Alveol

A

Air sack

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Arthr

A

joint

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aur

A

ear

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bi

A

Life

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Cardi

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Heart

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cuad

A

tail

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cervic

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neck

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cervic

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neck

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13
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col or colon

A

Large intestine

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14
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cost

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rib

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cutane

A

skin

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enter

A

small intestine

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gastr

A

stomach

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18
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glyc

A

sugar

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hem

A

blood

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hepat

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liver

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lip

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fat

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22
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log

A

study

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23
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my

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muscle

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24
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nas

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nose

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nephr

A

kidney

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neur

A

nerve

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27
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or

A

mouth

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oste

A

bone

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29
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path

A

disease

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pulmon

A

lung

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fhin

A

nose

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sarc

A

tissue

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thorac

A

chest

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uter

A

uterus

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a- or an-

A

not or without

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ante-

A

before

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anti-

A

against

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bi-

A

two

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Brady-

A

slow

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endo-

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inside

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epi-

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on or over or upon

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hyper-

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above or excessive

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hypo-

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below or deficient

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within or into

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peri-

A

around or srounding

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sub-

A

below or under

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surpa-

A

above

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tachy-

A

fast

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trans-

A

across

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ultra-

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beyond or excress

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-ac, -ar, -ary

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gen

A

substance that produces

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-ia

A

condition

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-ine

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or perting to

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

specialist

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-logy

A

study of

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

A

tumor or mass

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

disease

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-stomy

A

surgical opening

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-tomy

A

incision

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-um

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structure or tissue

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