Medical Terminology Flashcards by Kelsey Juengling

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Dia- prefix meaning

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Thorough/complete

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Dia- prefix meaning

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Thorough/complete

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Dys- prefix meaning

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Difficult, laboured, painful, abnormal

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Hemi- prefix meaning

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Half

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Infra- prefix meaning

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Under,below

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Micro- prefix meaning

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Small

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Para- prefix meaning

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By the side of, beside, alongside

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Post- prefix meaning

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After, rear, behind

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Pre- prefix meaning

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Before, in front of

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Sub- prefix meaning

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Under, below

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Super/supra prefix meaning

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Over/above

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-gram suffix meaning

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Record, x-ray film

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-graph suffix meaning

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Instrument used to record

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-lepsy suffix meaning

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Seizure

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-mania suffix meaning

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Madness, insane desire

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-oid suffix meaning

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Shaped;resembling

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-opia suffix meaning

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Vision(condition)

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-paresis suffix meaning

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Slight paralysis

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-plegia suffix meaning

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Paralysis

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-phobia suffix meaning

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Abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things

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-phoria suffix meaning

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Feeling

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-acou/o root meaning

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Hearing

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Adren/o root meaning

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Kidney, adrenal gland

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Algesi/o root meaning

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Pain

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Arachn/o root meaning

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Spider

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Aur/o / ot/o root meaning

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Ear

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Aut/o root meaning

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Self

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Cerebell/o root meaning

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Cerebellum (little brain)

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Cerebr/o root meaning

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Cerebrum, brain

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Cortex root meaning

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Outer region

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Crani/o root meaning

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Cranium (skull)

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Crani/o root meaning

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Cranium (skull)

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Dur/o root meaning

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Hard, tough, dura mater

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Ech/o ; son/o root meaning

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Sound

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Electr/o root meaning

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Electricity, electrical activity

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Encephal/o root meaning

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Brain

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Esthesi/o root meaning

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Sensation, sensitivity, feeling

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Gangli/o root meaning

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Ganglion (knot)

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Gnos/ root meaning

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Knowledge

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Lacrim/o root meaning

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Tear duct/ tear

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Mater root meaning

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Mother

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Mening/o root meaning

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Meninges (membrane)

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Ment/o ; phren/o ; psych/o root meaning

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Mind

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Neur/o root meaning

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Nerve

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Ogli/o root meaning

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Little

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Ocul/o root meaning

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Eye

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Opt/o root meaning

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Vision

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Phot/o root meaning

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Light

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Pia root meaning

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Tender/ soft

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Pons root meaning

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Bridge

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Radic/o radicul/o root meaning

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Nerve root

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Ren/o root meaning

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Kidney

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Somn/o root meaning

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Sleep

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Sulci root meaning

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Groove/ furrow

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Therm/o root meaning

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Heat