Medical Terminology Chapter 14 Flashcards

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aer/o

A

air

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bucc/o

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cheek

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3
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chem/o

A

drug

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4
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hal/o

A

to breathe

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5
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idi/o

A

distinctive

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6
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lingu/o

A

tongue

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7
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or/o

A

mouth

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8
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thec/o

A

sheath (meninges)

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9
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amnes/o

A

forgetfulness

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10
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anxi/o

A

fear, worry

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11
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compuls/o

A

drive, compel

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12
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delus/o

A

false belief

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13
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depress/o

A

to press down

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14
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hallucin/o

A

imagined perception

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15
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klept/o

A

to steal

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16
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narc/o

A

stupor, sleep

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17
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obsess/o

A

besieged by thoughts

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18
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ped/o

A

child

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19
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pharmac/o

A

drug

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20
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phob/o

A

irrational fear

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21
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phren/o

A

mind

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22
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psych/o

A

mind

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23
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pyr/o

A

fire

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24
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schiz/o

A

split

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25
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soci/o

A

society

26
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somat/o

A

body

27
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somn/o

A

sleep

28
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vers/o

A

to turn

29
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-lepsy

A

seizure

30
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-orexia

A

appetite

31
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-mania

A

frenzy

32
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-philic

A

pertaining to being attracted to

33
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-phoria

A

condition to bear

34
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-therapy

A

treatment

35
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psychology

A

study of human behavior and thought processes

36
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psychiatry

A

branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental disorders

37
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cry/o

A

cold

38
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cutane/o

A

skin

39
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electr/o

A

electricity

40
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erg/o

A

work

41
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habilitat/o

A

ability

42
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phon/o

A

sound

43
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physic/o

A

body

44
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prosthet/o

A

addition

45
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therm/o

A

heat

46
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-nomics

A

pertaining to laws

47
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-phoresis

A

carrying

48
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aspir/o

A

to breathe in

49
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dilat/o

A

widen

50
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esthesi/o

A

sensation, feeling

51
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recumb/o

A

to lie back

52
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sect/o

A

to cut

53
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specul/o

A

to look at

54
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tenacul/o

A

to hold

55
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oncology

A

branch of medicine dealing with tumors

56
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capusul/o

A

to box

57
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carcin/o

A

cancerous

58
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miss/o

A

to send back

59
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morbid/o

A

ill

60
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mort/o

A

death

61
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onc/o

A

tumor