Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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A-, An-
A
Not, Without
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Aut-, Auto-
A
Self
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Dia-
A
Complete, through
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Endo-
A
Within
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Epi-
A
Above, Upon
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Ex-
A
Out, Outside
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Exo-
A
Of, Outward
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Hyper-
A
Excessive, More than normal
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Hypo-
A
Deficient, Below normal
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In-
A
Into, In
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Peri-
A
Surrounding
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Pro-
A
Before, Forward
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Re-
A
Back, Again
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Retro-
A
Behind
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Sub-
A
Below, Under
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Trans-
A
Across, Through
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Aden/o
A
Gland
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Arthr/o
A
Joint
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Bi/o
A
Life
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Carcin/o
A
Cancer/ous
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Cardi/o
A
Heart
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Cephal/o
A
Head
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum
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Cis/o
A
To cut
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Crin/o
To secrete
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Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Derm/o, Dermat/o
Skin
29
Electr/o
Electricity
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Encephal/o
Brain
31
Enter/o
Intestines
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Erythr/o
Red
33
Gastr/o
Stomach
34
Glyc/o
Sugar
35
Gnos/o
Knowledge
36
Gynec/o
Woman, Female
37
Hem/o, Hemat/o
Blood
38
Hepat/o
Liver
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Iatr/o
Treatment, Physician
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Leuk/o
Whi
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Log/o
Study of
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Onc/o
Tumor (Cancerous)
45
Opthalm/o
Eye
46
Oste/o
Bone
47
Path/o
Disease
48
Ped/o
Child
49
Psych/o
Mind
50
Radi/o
X-rays
51
Ren/o
Kidney
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Rhin/o
Nose
53
Sarc/o
Flesh
54
Sect/o
To cut
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Thromb/o
Clot, Clotting
56
Ur/o
Urine, Urinary
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-ac, -al
Pertaining to
58
-algia
Pain
59
-cyte
Cell
60
-ectomy
Excision, Removal
61
-emia
Blood condition
62
-genic
Pertaining to producing
63
-globin
Protein
64
-gram
Record
65
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
66
-ion
Process
67
-ist
Specialist
68
-itis
Inflammation
69
-logy
Process of study
70
-oma
Tumor, Mass, Swelling
71
-opsy
Process of viewing
72
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
73
-pathy
Disease
74
-scope
Instrument used to examine
75
-scopy
Process of visually examining
76
-sis
State of
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-tomy
Process of cutting
78
-y
Process, Condition
79
Supine
Lying on the back
80
Prone
Lying on the belly
81
Anterior/Ventral
Forward/Front
82
Posterior/Dorsal
Back
83
Deep
Toward the center of the body
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Superficial
On the surface
85
Inferior
Below another structure
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Superior
Above another structu
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Medial
Middle or middle plane
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Proximal
Close to the attachment to the trunk
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Distal
Far from point of attachment to the trunk
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Abdomin/o
Belly ( Not stomach)
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Adip/o
Fat
92
Anter/o
Front
93
Bol/o
Chemical process of the body
94
Cervic/o
Neck or lower end of uterus
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Chrom/o
Color
97
Coccyg/o
Coccyx or tailbone
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Crani/o
Skull
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Cyt/o
Cell
100
Dist/o
Far or distant
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Dors/o
Back portion of the body
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Hist/o
Tissue
103
Ili/o
Ilium, upper part of the pelvic bone
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Inguin/o
Groin
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Kary/o
Nucleus
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Later/o
Side
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Lumb/o
Lower back
108
Medi/o
Middle
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Nucle/o
Nucleus
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Pelv/i
Pelvis
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Poster/o
Back, behind
112
Proxim/o
Nearest
113
Sacr/o
Sacrum (region of the back)
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Spin/o
Spine or backbone
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Thel/o, Theli/o
Nipple
117
Thorac/o
Chest
118
Trache/o
Trachea or windpipe
119
Umbilic/o
Navel
120
Ventr/o
Belly side of the body
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Vertebr/o
Vertebrae, backbones
122
Viscer/o
Internal organs
123
Ana-
Up
124
Cata-
Down
125
Meta-
Change
126
Inter-
Between
127
Intra-
Within
128
-eal, -iac, -ior
Pertaining to
129
-ism
Process or condition
130
-ose
Pertaining to, Full of
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-plasm
Formation
132
-somes
Bodies
133
-type
Picture or classification
134
Acr/o
Extremities, top, extreme point
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Acu/o
Sharp, severe, sudden
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Amni/o
Amnion
137
Angi/o
Vessel
138
Arteri/o
Artery
139
Axill/o
Armpit
140
Blephar/o
Eyelid
141
Bronch/o
Bronchial tubed
142
Chem/o
Drug, chemical
143
Chron/o
Time
144
Col/o
Colon
145
Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
146
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
147
Inguin/o
Groin
148
Isch/o
To hold back
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Lapar/o
Abdomin
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Laryng/o
Larynx
151
Lymph/o
Lymph
152
Mamm/o, Mast/one
Breast
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Morph/o
Shape, form
154
Muc/o
Mucous
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My/o
Muscle
156
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
157
Necr/o
Death
158
Neutr/o
Neutrophil
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Opthalm/o
Eye
160
Ot/o
Ear
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Peritone/o
Peritoneum
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Phag/o
To eat, swalloe
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Phleb/o
Vein
164
Plas/o
Formation or development
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Pleur/o
Pleura
166
Pneumon/o
Lungs
167
Pulmon/o
Lungs
168
Rect/o
Rectum, Straight
169
Splen/o
Spleen
170
Staphyl/o
Clusters
171
Strept/o
Twisted chains
172
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
173
Ven/o
Vein
174
-cele
Hernia
175
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
176
-coccus
Berry-shaped bacterium
177
-cocci
Plural of berry-shaped bacterium
178
-dynia
Pain
179
-genesis
Condition of producing
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-gram
Record
181
-gram
Record
182
-graph
Instruments of recording
183
-penia
Deficiency
184
-phobia
Fear
185
-plasia
Development, growth
186
-plasty
Surgical repair
187
-ptosis
Drooping, falling
188
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
189
-sclerosis
Hardening
190
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
