Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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The foundation of the word
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word root
2
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At the beginning of the word
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prefix
3
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At the end of the word
A
suffix
4
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A vowel (usually o) that links the word root to another word root or a suffix
A
combining vowel
5
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aden/o
A
gland
6
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carcin/o
A
cancer
7
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cardi/o
A
heart
8
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chem/o
A
chemical
9
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cis/o
A
cut
10
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dermat/o
A
skin
11
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enter/o
A
small intestine
12
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gastr/o
A
stomach
13
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gynec/o
A
female
14
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hemat/o
A
blood
15
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hydr/o
A
water
16
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immun/o
A
immune
17
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laryng/o
A
voice box
18
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morph/o
A
shape
19
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nephr/o
A
kidney
20
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neur/o
A
nerve
21
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ophthalm/o
A
eye
22
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ot/o
A
ear
23
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path/o
A
disease
24
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pulmon/o
A
lung
25
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rhin/o
A
nose
26
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ur/o
A
urine, urinary tract
27
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a-
A
without, away
28
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an-
A
without
29
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ante-
A
before, in front of
30
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anti-
A
against
31
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auto-
A
self
32
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brady-
A
slow
33
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dys-
A
painful, difficult
34
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endo-
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within, inner
35
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epi-
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upon, over
36
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hetero-
A
different
37
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homo-
A
same
38
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hyper-
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over, above
39
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hypo-
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under, below
40
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inter-
A
among, between
41
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intra-
A
within, inside
42
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macro-
A
large
43
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micro-
A
small
44
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neo-
A
new
