Medical Terminology Flashcards by Ruby Corona [STUDENT] | Brainscape

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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 prefix?

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

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What does a prefix usually determine?

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Location, time or number

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what does a Suffix typically determine in medical terms ?

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Condition/Disease, procedure or treatment.

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alveoi

A

air sac

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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

A

heart

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caud

A

tail

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cephal

A

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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Cost

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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

A

sugar

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herm

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blood

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lip

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fat

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hepat

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liver

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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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nose

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nephr

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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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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pulmon

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lung

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rhin

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nose

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sarc

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connected tissue

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thorac

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chest

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uter

A

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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bi-

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two

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Anti-

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against

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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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below or defeficient

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intra-

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within or into

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inter-

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between

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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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tachy-

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fast

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Trans

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across

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ultra-

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beyond or excess

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

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-ia

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condition

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-ine

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substance (noun) or pertaining to (abjectives)

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-itis

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inflammation

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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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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor or mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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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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-stromy

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surgical opening

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-tomy

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process of cutting

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-um

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structure