Medical Terminology 2 Flashcards

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process

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matur/o

A

ripe

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3
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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw)

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medi/o

A

middle (medial)

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5
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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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medic/o

A

medicine

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7
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medull/o

A

medulla (inner section)

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mega-

A

megal/o

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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melan/o

A

black

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11
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men/o

A

menstruation

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12
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mening/o

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meningi/o

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13
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menisc/o

A

meniscus

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14
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menstru/o

A

occurring monthly (menstruation)

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15
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ment/o

A

mind

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16
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mesenter/o

A

mesentery

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17
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mesi/o

A

middle

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18
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meso-

A

middle

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19
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meta-

A

change

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20
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metabol/o

A

change (metabolism)

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21
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-meter

A

measure

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22
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metr/o

A

metri/o

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23
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-metrist

A

one who measures

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24
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-metry

A

to measure

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25
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micr/o

A

micro-

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26
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mictur/o

A

urinate (micturition)

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27
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mid-

A

middle

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28
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mio-

A

smaller

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29
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-mission

A

to send

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30
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mit/o

A

thread

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31
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mitr/o

A

like a miter

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32
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-mnesia

A

memory (amnesia)

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33
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mobil/o

A

capable of moving (mobility)

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34
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mono-

A

one

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35
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morbid/o

A

disease

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36
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morph/o

A

shape

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37
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mort/o

A

death

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38
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mot/o

A

motil/o

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39
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muc/o

A

mucos/o

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40
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multi-

A

many

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41
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muscul/o

A

muscle

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42
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mutat/o

A

to change (mutation)

43
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my/o

A

muscle

44
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myc/o

A

fungus

45
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mydr/o

A

widening

46
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myel/o

A

spinal cord

47
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myos/o

A

muscle

48
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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

49
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myx/o

A

mucus

50
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narc/o

A

numbness; sleep; stupor

51
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nas/o

A

nose

52
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nat/o

A

birth

53
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necr/o

A

death

54
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-necrosis

A

tissue death

55
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neo-

A

ne/o

56
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nephr/o

A

kidney (nephrolith)

57
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nerv/o

A

neur/i

58
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neutr/o

A

neither

59
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nitro-

A

Nitrogen

60
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noct/o

A

night

61
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nod/o

A

knot

62
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nodul/o

A

little knot or node

63
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non-

A

no

64
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nor-

A

chemical compound

65
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norm/o

A

normal

66
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nucle/o

A

nucleus

67
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nucleol/o

A

little nucleus

68
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nulli-

A

none

69
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nutri/o

A

nourishment

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ob-

A

against

71
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obes/o

A

obese

72
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obstetr/o

A

pregnancy; birth (obstetrician)

73
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occipt/o

A

back of head

74
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ocul/o

A

eye

75
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odont/o

A

tooth

76
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-oid

A

resembling

77
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olfact/o

A

smell

78
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olig/o

A

scanty

79
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-ologist

A

specialist

80
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-ology

A

study of

81
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-oma

A

tumor

82
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omphal/o

A

umbilical cord

83
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onc/o

A

tumor

84
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onych/o

A

fingernail or toenail

85
Q

o/o

A

egg

86
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oophor/o

A

ovary

87
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

88
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-opia

A

vision condition

89
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-opsia

A

vision

90
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-opsy

A

opt/i

91
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or/o

A

mouth

92
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orch/o

A

orchid/o

93
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-orexia

A

appetite (anorexia)

94
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orth/o

A

straight

95
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os-

A

mouth

96
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-ose

A

full of; pertaining to; sugar

97
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-osmia

A

smell

98
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ossicul/o

A

ossicle (small bone)

99
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-ostomy

A

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

100
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ot/o

A

ear

101
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-otomy

A

surgical incision

102
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ov/i

A

ov/o

103
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ovari/o

A

ovary

104
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ovul/o

A

egg