Medical Terminology A Flashcards

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1
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a-, an-

A

without, not

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ab-

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away from

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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ablat/o

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to remove, take away

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abrado/o, abras/o

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to scrape off

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acanth/o

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thorny, spiny

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acar/o

A

mites

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acid/o

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acid, sour, bitter

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acous/o

A

hearing

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acoust/o

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hearing, sound

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acr/o

A

extremities

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actin/o

A

ray, radiation

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acu-

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needle

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acu/o, acut/o

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sharp, severe

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ad-

A

toward, near

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aden/o

A

gland

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adenoid/o

A

adenoids

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adip/o

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fat

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adren/o

A

adrenal glands

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aer/o

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air, gas

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agglutin/o

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clumping

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agit/o

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rapidity, restlessness

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-agogue

A

producer, leader

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-agra

A

severe pain

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alb/o, albin/o

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white

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albumin/o

A

albumin

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-algesia, alges/o

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pain sensitivity

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-algia

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pain

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allo-

A

other, different

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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ambi-

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around, on both sides, about

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ambly/o

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dim, dull

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ambul/o

A

to walk

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ammon/o

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ammonium

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amni/o

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amnion

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amphi-

A

around, on both sides

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amyl/o

A

starch

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an/o

A

anus

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ana-

A

up, backward, against

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andr/o

A

male

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aneurysm/o

A

aneurysm

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angi/o

A

vessel

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anis/o

A

unequal

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ankyl/o

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stiff, crooked, bent

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anomal/o

A

irregular

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ante-

A

before, forward

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anter/o

A

front

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anthrac/o

A

coal, carbon, carbuncle

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anthrop/o

A

man, human being

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anti-

A

against

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antr/o

A

antrum

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aort/o

A

aorta

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-apheresis

A

separation, removal

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aphth/o

A

ulcer

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apic/o

A

apex

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apo-

A

away, separation

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aque/o

A

water

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arachn/o

A

spider

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arch/i, arch/e, -arche

A

first

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arteri/o

A

artery

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arteriol/o

A

arteriole

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arthr/o

A

joint

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abticul/o

A

joint

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aspir/o, aspirat/o

A

inhaling, removal

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-assay

A

to examine, analyze

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-asthenia, asthen/o

A

weakness

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astr/o

A

star, star shaped

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atel/o

A

incomplete, imperfect

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ather/o

A

fatty substance, plaque

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atmo-

A

steam, vapor

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-atresia

A

closure, occlusion

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atreto-

A

closed, lacking an opening

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atri/o

A

atrium

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audi/o, audit/o

A

hearing

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aur/o, auricul/o

A

ear

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auscult/o, auscultat/o

A

to listen

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auto-

A

self

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aux/o

A

growth, acceleration

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axi/o

A

axis

80
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axill/o

A

armpit

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azot/o

A

nitrogen, urea