medical terminology Flashcards by Adrian Bonne [STUDENT]

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what is a prefix

A

a single letter or group of letters attached to the front of a root word

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what is a suffix

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a single letter or group of letters attached to the end of a root word

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for medical terms what does the prefix usually determine

A

location,time ,or number

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for medical what does a suffix usually determine

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conditions/disease,procedure,or treatment

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alveol

A

air sac

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ather

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joiny

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aur

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ear

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bi

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life

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cardi

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heart

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caud

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tail

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ccephal

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head

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cervic

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neck

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col or colon

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large intestine

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coast

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rib

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cutane

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skin

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enter

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small intestine

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gastr

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stomach

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glyc

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sugar

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hem

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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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log

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study

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my

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muscle

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nas

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notes

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nevevers

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or

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mouth

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oste

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bone

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path

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disease

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pumon

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lung

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rhin

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nose

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sarc

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connective tissue

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thorac

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cheats

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uter

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uterus

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a-or an–

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not or without

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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endo

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in or within

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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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blow or difcent

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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whitin or into

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peri-

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around or surrounding

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sub-

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below or under

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supra-

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above

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ultra-

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beyond or excess

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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-ac -al - ar -ary-iac -ic -ical -ior

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pertaining to

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–algia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-cyte

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cell

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-emia

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blood conditions

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-gen

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substance that Prudence

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-ia

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conditions

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-ine

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substance (noun) or pretaing to (adjective )

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-itis

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inflammations

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-logist

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specialist one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-megally

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumur or mass

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-osis

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adnomarl conditions

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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-tomy

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incision

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