Medical terminology Flashcards
1
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stem
A
main body of a word
2
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prefix
A
comes before a stem
3
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suffix
A
comes after a stem
4
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Oste
A
bone
5
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chondr
A
cartilage
6
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arthr
A
joint
7
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tend
A
tendon
8
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myel
A
spine
9
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my
A
muscle
10
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cost
A
rib
11
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derm
A
skin
12
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onych
A
nail
13
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enter
A
intestine
14
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duoden
A
first part of small intestine
15
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jejun
A
second part of small intestine
16
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ile
A
third part of small intestine
17
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col
A
colon
18
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proct
A
rectum
19
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hepat
A
liver
20
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chol
A
gall bladder
21
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abdomin
A
abdomen
22
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lapar
A
abdominal wall
23
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cardi
A
heart
24
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angi
A
vessel
25
phleb
vein
26
arteri
artery
27
thromb
clot
28
sclerosis
hardening
29
ather
thickening
30
cyt
cell
31
hem
blood
32
hemat
blood
33
lymph
lymph
34
splen
spleen
35
phag
eat
36
acr
extremity
37
gluc
sugar
38
aden
gland
39
neur
nerve
40
cerebr
brain
41
encephal
brain
42
psych
mind
43
mani
madness
44
phobi
fear
45
esthesi
feeling/sensation
46
nephr
kidney
47
ren
kidney
48
urter
ureter
49
cyst
bladder
50
urethr
urethra
51
lith
stone
52
hyster
uterus
53
salping
tube
54
oto
ear
55
tymp
ear drum
56
opthalm
eye
57
occulo
eye
58
opt
vision
59
blephar
eyelid
60
kerat
cornea
61
py
pus
62
lipo
fat
63
febri
fever
64
myc
fungus
65
necro
dead
66
emesis
vomit
67
intra
inside/within
68
endo
inside/within
69
em
inside/within
70
peri
around/surrounding
71
ecto
outside
72
retro
behind
73
post
behind
74
sub
under
75
hypo
under
76
inter
between
77
ante
before
78
post
after
79
A
without/absence
80
An
without/absence
81
anti
against
82
uni
one
83
mono
one
84
bi
two
85
tri
three
86
quad
four
87
multi
many
88
poly
many
89
hemi
half
90
semi
half
91
hypo
too low
92
hyper
too high
93
tachy
fast
94
brady
slow
95
leuko
white
96
erythro
red
97
cyano
blue
98
melano
black
99
micro
small
100
macro
large
101
mega
large
102
antero
anterior
103
latero
side
104
medio
middle
105
postero
posterior
106
hydro
water
107
dys
difficult
108
noct
night
109
mal
bad
110
pan
all/total
111
-emia
blood
112
-ectasis
dilation
113
-iasis
dilation
114
-asis
condition
115
-itis
inflammation
116
-malacia
softening
117
-megaly
enlargement
118
-sclerosis
hardening
119
-oma
tumor
120
-osis
condition
121
-pathy
disease
122
-ptosis
downward displacement
123
-trophy
growth
124
-phobia
fear
125
-ectomy
removal
126
-scopy
inspection
127
-stomy
surgically created opening
128
-tomy
incision/cutting into
129
-plasty
plastic repair
130
-centisis
puncture
131
-algia
pain
132
-genic
producing
133
-lysis
destruction
134
-rrhea
excessive discharge
135
-spasm
involuntary movement
