Medical Terminology Flashcards by Tara Delahoy | Brainscape

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Aden/O

A

To do with gland

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Arthr/o

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To do with joints

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancer/cancerous

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum or largest part of brain

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Chol/e

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Bile

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Cyst/o

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Urinary Bladder

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Dermat/o Derm/o

A

Skin

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Electr/ o

A

Electricity

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gynec/o

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Women

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen

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Leuk/o

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White

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Oste/o

A

Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Thromb/o

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Clotting

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A-. An-

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Absent

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Ante-

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Before

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Brady-

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Slow

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Dia-

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Complete or Through

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Dys-

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Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo-

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Within

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Exo-

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Outside

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Hemi-

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One half

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Hyper-

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Excessive, more than normal

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Hypo-

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Below, less than normal

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Peri-

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Around

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Pro-

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Before

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Retro-

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Behind

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Sub-

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Under or below

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across or through

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-Al

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

A

Pain

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-cyte

A

Cell

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-ectomy

A

Removal

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-globin

A

Protein

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-gram

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Record

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ism

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Condition or process

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

A

Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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Study of

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-mania

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Excessive preoccupation

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-oma

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Tumor or mass

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-oxia

A

Oxygen

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-opsy

A

To view

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-penia

A

Deficient or decreased

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-phobia

A

Fear

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-pnea

A

Breathing

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-scope

A

Examination instrument

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-scopy

A

Process of visual examination

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-stasis

A

Stopping or controlling

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-stomy

A

Surgical opening

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-tomy

A

Incision