Medical Terminology Flashcards by Amanda Buckley | Brainscape

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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

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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

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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

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surgical removal, cutting out, excision

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endo-

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in, within, inside

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach, belly

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-gram

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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

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liver

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hepatorrhagia

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hemorrhage into or from the liver

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, inside

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-itis

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inflammation

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leuk/o

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white

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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melan/o

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black, dark

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my/o

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muscle

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nat/o

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birth

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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neo-

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new, strange

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nephr/o

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kidney

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nephrectomy

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surgical removal of kidneys

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nephrosis

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kidney disease

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nephrotomy

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incision in the kidney is made

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neur/o

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nerve, nerve tissue

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neuralgia

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pain that travels along the length of the nerve

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neurectomy

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surgical removal of all or part of a nerve

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neuritis

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inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves

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neuroplasty

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surgery of the nerves

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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the science or study of

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-oma

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tumor, neoplasm

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-osis

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abnormal condition, disease

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-oste/o

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bone

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-ostomy

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surgically creating an opening

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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-pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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-plasia

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development, growth, formation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rhin/o

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nose

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-rrhage

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stasis

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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sub-

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under, less, below

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-supra

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above, upper, excessive

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thromb/o

A

clot

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thrombocyte

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plateletts