Medical Terminology CH 4 Flashcards

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-al
-ous
–ic
-ine
-tic
-ior

A

pertaining to

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-ation
-ism
-y

A

process/condition

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-ia

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condition

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-cision

A

process of cutting into

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-crine

A

secretion

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-dispsia

A

thrust

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-mission

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to send

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-mortem

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death

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-oma

A

tumor / mass

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-partum

A

birth

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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rreha

A

flow / discharge

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gen

A

to produce

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-lapse

A

to fall /slide

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-lysis

A

loosen/breakdown/separation/destruction.

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-meter

A

to measure

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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

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-section

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to cut

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21
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-stasis

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to stand/ place/ stop/control

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-tension

A

to pressure

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-thesis

A

to put/ place (state of putting or placing)

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-trophy

A

nourishment/development

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-um

A

structure

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-uria

A

urine condition

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-phagia

A

eating

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-phasia

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speech

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-plasia

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formation ( condition)

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-plasm

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formation (skin tissue)

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-plegia

A

paralysis (not able to move)

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–pnea

A

breathing

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A- , an-

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no /not/ without

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Ab-

A

Away from

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Ad-

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toward / near

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Ana-

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Up / Apart

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Ante-

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before / forward

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

A

two / both (2)

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Brady-

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Slow

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Con-

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With/ together

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Dia-

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Complete/ through

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Dis-

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Bad/ painful / difficult/ Abnormal

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Ec-

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out / outside

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Endo-

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Within / in / inner

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Epi-

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Above / Upon

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Ex-

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out

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Extra-

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Outside of

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Excessive/ too much/ above

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Hypo-

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Deficient/too low/ below

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In-

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in / into

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Inter-

A

Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Mal-

A

bad

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Meta-

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Change / Beyond

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Neo-

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New

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Para-

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Beside/ near / Along the side of

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Peri -

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Surrounding

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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

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Pro-
Pros-

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Before / foward

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Quadri-

A

four (4)

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Re-

A

back

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Retro-

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Back / behind

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Sub-

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Under/less then/Below

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Syn-

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With/ Together

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across / through

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Tri-

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Three(3)

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Ultra-

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beyond

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Uni-

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One (1)

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Bi-

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two / both (2)

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Tri-

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Three (3)

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Quadri-

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four (4)

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