Medical terminology Flashcards
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Epi-
A
upper
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a-
A
absent, without, away from
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ab-
A
away from
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ad-
A
to, towards
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ambi-
A
both
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a-; an-
A
without
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anti-
A
against
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ante-
A
before
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auto-
A
self
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bi-
A
two
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bio-
A
life
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carcin-
A
cancer
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circum-
A
around
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co-
A
with, together
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contra-
A
againts, counter to
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de-
A
down, from
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di-
A
two
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dis-
A
apart, away from
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dors-
A
back
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dys-
A
abnormal, impaired
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e-
A
out, from
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ect-
A
outside, without
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end-
A
inside, within
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ex-
A
out of
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extra-
beyond, outside, in addition
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flex-
bent
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front-
front, forehead
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hemi-
half
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hetero-
the other
30
hom-
common, same
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hydro-
denoting water
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hyper-
above, extreme
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hypo-
under, below
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in-
within, into, not, negative
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infra-
beneath
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inter-
between
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intra-
between
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leuk-(o)-
white
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macr- (o)
large, long
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medi-
large,long
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mal-
abnormal, bad
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medi-
middle, midline
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mega-
large, extreme
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micro-
small
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mon- (o)
one, single
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multi-
many, multiple
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narc-
stupor, numbness
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ne -(o)
new
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necr- (o)
dead
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nutri-
nourish
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para-
next to, resembling, beside
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path-
pertaining to disease
53
per-
through
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peri-
around
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poly-
many, much
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post-
after, later in time
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pre-, pro-
before in time
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pseud-
false
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quad-
four
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re-
back again
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retro-
backward
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semi-
half
63
sub-
under, below
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super-
above, in addition t
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supra-
over, above, upper
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syn-
together, along with
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tri-
three
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trans-
across
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uni-
single one
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-al; -ar
pertaining to an area
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-algia
painful condition
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-ase
denoting an enzyme
73
-cyte
cell
74
-desis
a binding
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-ectomy
surgical removal of body part
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-emia
blood condition
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-genic
producing or causing
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-gram
a record
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-graph
write, draw, record-
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-ia
a noun/adjective condition
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-ic
a noun/adjective ending
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-ism
condition
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-ist
one who does
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-itis
inflammation
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-meter
dfa devise for measuring
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-oid
resembling
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-ology
study of, science of
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
abnormal condition
90
-ostomy
forming an opening
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-otomy
incision, cutting into
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-pathic
diseased
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-plegia
paralysis
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-phobia
morbid fear of
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-rrhea
profuse flow
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-scope
examination instrument
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-scopy
a procedure using a scop
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-tomy
surgical procedure
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abdomin
abdominal
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adren
adrenal
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arteri
arteryur
102
aur
ear
103
arth(ro)
joint
104
brachi
arm
105
bronch
bronchial
106
cardi
heart
107
cephal
head
108
cerebr(o)
brain
109
cervic
neck
110
chondr(o)
cartilage
111
cost
rib
112
crani
skull
113
cyst
bladder, cyst
114
cyt
cell
115
dent
teeth
116
derm
skin
117
encephal
brain
118
entero
intestine
119
fibr
fiber
120
gastr(o)
stomach
121
gyn
women
122
hem
blood
123
hepat
liver
124
hist
tissue
125
hydr
water
126
labi
lip
127
mamm
breast
128
my(o)
muscle
129
nephr(o)
kidney
130
neur(o)
nerve
131
ocul
eye
132
oss, ost(e)
bone
133
ot
ear
134
ped
child, foot
135
phleb
vein
136
pneum
lung
137
pod
foot
138
psych
mind
139
pulmo
lung
140
rhin
nose
141
therm
heat
142
thorac
chest
143
throm
clot
144
thyr
thyroid
145
toxic
poisionu
146
ur
urine
147
uter
uterus
148
vas
vessel
149
ven
vein
150
vertebr
spine
