Medical Terminology Flashcards by Hannah Wagner

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a-, an-, ar-

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without

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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aer-

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air

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angio-

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vessel

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-, contra-

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against

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arteri-

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artery

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cardi-

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heart

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chron-

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time, long time

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con-

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together

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cubit-

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elbow

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de-

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without

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dia-

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thorough, completely

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, or painful

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endo-

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inside, within

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epi-

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on, over, upon

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erythr-

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red

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eti-

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cause

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equi-

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equal

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ex-, ec(t)-

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out of, outside

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gluc-/glyc-

sugar/glucose

hemat-

blood

hemi-

half (one side)

hyper-

too much, too high

hepat-

liver

homo-

same

hypo-

low, under

inter-

between

leuk-

white

macro

large

mal-

bad

melan-

black or dark

micro-

small

mono-, uni-

one

neo-

new

phleb-

vein

poly-

many

ren-

kidney

thromb-

clot

ven-

vein

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-, pro-, ante-

before

pseudo-

false or deceptive, usually regarding appearance

re-

again

retro-

behind or backward

semi-

half

supra-

above

tachy-

rapid, fast

trans-

across

tri-

three

quad(ri)-

four

angi

blood vessels

aort

aorta

arteri

arteries

bar

pressure

cardi/o

related to the heart

chem

drug

derm/a/o, dermat/o

pertaining to the skin

hem, sangu

blood

hemat/o

pertaining to the blood

my/o

related to muscle

sclerosis

hard or hardening

stasis

slowing or stopping the flow of a bodily fluid

therm/o

indicates heat

ven, phleb

veins

-ac, -ar(y), -(e/i)al, -ic(al), -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ase

enzyme

-ation

indicates a process

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-cyte

cell

-emia

blood condition

-genic

causing

-gram

recording, writing

-ia, -ism, -sis, -y

condition

-ian, -ist

specialist

-iatry, -iatrics, -ics

speciality

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, or decomposition

-logy

the study of

-oma

tumor

-osis

condition or disease

-pathy

disease or disease process

-penia

deficiency

-poiesis

formation

-rrhag(e/ia)

excessive flow

-stasis

stopping, controlling, or standing

-ula, -ulum, -ulus

small, little

-um

structure