Medical Terminology Flashcards

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U

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unit

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IU

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international unit

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QD

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every day

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QOD

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every other day

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OD

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every day

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OS

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left eye

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OD

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right eye

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OU

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both eyes

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D/C

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discharge

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cc

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cubic centimere

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a, an

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without, lack of

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ab

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away from

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ad

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to toward near

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ante

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before forward in front of

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anti

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against

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auto

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self

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bi

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double twice two

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brady

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slow

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circum

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around

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contra

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against opposite

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de

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down from

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dia

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across through apart

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dis

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apart free from

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dys

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difficult abnormal

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ecto

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outer outside

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en

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in into within

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endo

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inner inside

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epi

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over on upon

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eryth

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red

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eu

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normal good healthy well

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ex

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out out of away from

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hemi

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half

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hyper

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excessive too much high

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hypo

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under decreased less than normal

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in

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into within not

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infra

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within

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inter

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between

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intra

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into within

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leuk

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white

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macro

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large

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mal

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illness disease

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meg

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large

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micro

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small

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mono

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one single

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muco

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mucous

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neo

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new

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non

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not

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olig

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small scant

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para

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beside beyond after

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per

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by through

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peri

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around

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poly

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many much

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post

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after behind

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pre

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before in front of prior to

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pro

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before in front of

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re

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again backward

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retro

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backward behind

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sang

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blood

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semi

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half

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sero

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thin watery fluid

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sub

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under beneath

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super

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above over excess

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supra

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above over

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trans

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across over

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uni

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one

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algia

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pain

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asis

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condition usually abnormal

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centesis

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puncture and aspiration of

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cele

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hernia herniation pouching

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cyte

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cell

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duction

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make something happen

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ectasis

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dilation stretching

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ectomy

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excision removal of

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emia

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blood condition

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genesis

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development production creation

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genic

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producing causing

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gram

A

record

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graph

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a diagram recording instrument

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graphy

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making a recording

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iasis

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condition of

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ism

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condition

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itis

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inflammation

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logy

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study off

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lysis

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destruction of decomposition of

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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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metry

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measurement

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oma

A

tumour

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osis

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condition

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pathy

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disease

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penia

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lack deficiency

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phasia

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speaking

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phobia

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exaggerated fear

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plasty

A

surgical repair or reshaping

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plegia

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paralysis

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ptosis

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falling sagging dropping down

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rrhage rrhagia

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excessive flow

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rrhaphy

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stitching suturing

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rrhea

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profuse flow

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scope

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examination instrument

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scopy

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examination using a scope

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stasis

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maintenance maintaining a constant level

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stomy ostomy

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creation of an opening

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tomy otomy

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incision cutting into

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uria

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condition of the urine