Medical Terminology #3 (Prefixes) Flashcards

1
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-iatrician

A

practitioner

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2
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-logist, -ist

A

specialist

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3
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-logy

A

the study of

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4
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-iatry, -iatrics

A

a field in medicine

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5
Q

bi(o)

A

life

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6
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cardi(o)

A

heart

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7
Q

dent(i), dent(o), odont(o)

A

tooth

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8
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dermat(o)

A

skin

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9
Q

endo-crin(o)

A

inside; to secrete

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10
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anesthesi(o)

A

without feeling

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11
Q

gastr(o)

enter(o)

A

stomach;

intestines

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12
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ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)

A

elderly or aged

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13
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gynec(o)

A

female

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14
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immun(o)

A

immune system

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15
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ne(o)

nat(o)

A

new birth

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16
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neur(o)

A

nerve / nerve system

17
Q

obstetr(o)

A

midwife/people who deliver babies

18
Q

onc(o)

A

tumor/cancer

19
Q

ophthalm(o)

A

eye

20
Q

orth(o)

ped(o)

A

straight;

child or foot

21
Q

ot(o)

laryng(o)

A

ear;

voicebox

22
Q

path(o)

A

disease

23
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ped(o)

A

child or foot

24
Q

pharmac(o)

A

medicine or drugs

25
Q

psych(o)

A

mind

26
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radi(o)

A

radiation

27
Q

rheumat(o)

A

rheumatism (athritis)

28
Q

rhin(o)

A

nose

29
Q

ur(o)

A

urine