Medical Terminology Flashcards
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a/an
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absence
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adenitis
A
inflamed lymph nodes
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aden/o
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gland
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adenoma
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benign tumor formed from glandular structures in epithelial tissue
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-algia
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pain, painful condition
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ather/o
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plaque, fatty substance
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arthalgia
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joint pain
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arthr/o
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joint
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiorrhexis
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rupture of the heart wall
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carditis
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inflammation of the heart or surroundings
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cephal/o
A
head
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cyan/o
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blue
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cystitis
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urinary tract infection
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cyt/o
A
cell
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dermat/o
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skin
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dermatitis
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skin inflammation
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dys-
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bad, difficult, or painful
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal, cutting out, excision
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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erythr/o
A
red
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gastr/o
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stomach, belly
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-gram
A
picture or record
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-graphy
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the process of producing a picture or record
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hepat/o
liver
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hepatorrhagia
hemorrhage into or from the liver
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hyper-
excessive, increased
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hypo-
deficient, decreased
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inter-
between, among
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intra-
within, inside
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-itis
inflammation
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leuk/o
white
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leukocyte
white blood cell
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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melan/o
black, dark
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my/o
muscle
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nat/o
birth
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-necrosis
tissue death
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neo-
new, strange
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nephr/o
kidney
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nephrectomy
surgical removal of kidneys
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nephrosis
kidney disease
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nephrotomy
incision in the kidney is made
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neur/o
nerve, nerve tissue
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neuralgia
pain that travels along the length of the nerve
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neurectomy
surgical removal of all or part of a nerve
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neuritis
inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves
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neuroplasty
surgery of the nerves
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
the science or study of
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-oma
tumor, neoplasm
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-osis
abnormal condition, disease
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-oste/o
bone
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-ostomy
surgically creating an opening
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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-phobia
abnormal fear
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-plasia
development, growth, formation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rhin/o
nose
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-rrhage
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-scopy
visual examination
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-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant level
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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sub-
under, less, below
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-supra
above, upper, excessive
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thromb/o
clot
72
thrombocyte
plateletts
