Medical Terminology Flashcards by Courtney Nabuco

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Cardi

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Heart

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Post

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Behind

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Thorac

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Chest

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Brady

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Slow

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Hyper

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Over, excessive, high

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Pathy

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Disease

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Uni

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One

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Semi

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Half, partial

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Hemi

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Half

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Melan

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Dark, black

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Cyan

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Blue

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Endo

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Within

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Epi

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Upon, over, above

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Ad

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To, toward

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Ab

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Away from

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Carcin

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Cancer

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Hem

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Blood

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Rhin

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Nose

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Glycol

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Sugar, sweet

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Supra

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Above, upper

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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Phasia

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Pertaining to speech

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Stasis

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Slowing or stopping of the normal flow of fluid such as blood

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Hepat

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Liver

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Neur

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Nerves

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Psych

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Mind

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Hypo

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Under

Below normal

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Tachy

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Fast

Rapid

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Brady

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Slow

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Pre

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Before

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pertaining to pain

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-logy

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Study of

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-logist

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Specialist

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-meter

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Measuring instrument

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-oma

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Tumor

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-pathy

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Disease

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Dipl

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Two

Double

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Null

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None

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Primi

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First

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Multi

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Many

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Bi

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Two

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Tri

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Three

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Quad

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Four

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Tetra

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Four

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Quint

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Five

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Sexti

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Six

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Septi

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Seven

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Oct

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8

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Nona

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9

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Deca

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10

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Ambi

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Both

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Pan

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All

Entire

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Leuk

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White

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Erythr

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Red

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Cirrh

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Yellow orange

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Poli

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Gray

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Alb

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White

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Chlor

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Green

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De

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Down from

Away

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Circum

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Around

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Peri

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Around

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Trans

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Across
Through
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Retro

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Behind

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Sub

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Under

Beneath

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Infra

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Below

Under

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Para

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Near
Beside
Beyond
Apart from

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Ecto

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Out

Outside

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Extra

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Outside

In addition

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Intra

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Inside

Within

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Ipsi

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Same

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Anterior

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Front

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Posterior

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Back

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Superior

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Top

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Inferior

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Bottom

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Proximal

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Close

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Distal

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Farthest

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Medial

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Middle

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Lateral

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Side

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Superficial

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Close to the surface of skin

Shallow

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Deep

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Father from the surface of skin