Medical Terminology + Key Terms Flashcards
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arthr
A
joint
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bio
A
life
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bronch
A
airway, bronchial tube
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carcin
A
cancerous
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cardi
A
heart
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cephal
A
head
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cerebr
A
brain, cerebrum
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chol
A
bile, gall
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cost
A
rib
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cyst
A
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
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cyt
A
cell
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derm
A
skin
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enter
A
small intestines
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epi
A
above, on, following
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erythro
A
red
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gastr
A
stomach
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gloss
A
tongue
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hem
A
blood
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hepat
A
liver
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hyster
A
uterus
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lith
A
stone, calcification
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mammo
A
breast
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myo
A
muscle
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nephr
A
kidney
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ren
kidney
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neur
nerve
27
pariet
wall
28
pheum
lung
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rhin
nose
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ser
blood serum
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thorac
chest
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trach
windpipe
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osteo
bone
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viscer
guts, internal organs
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a-, an-
without
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anti-
against
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bi-
twice, two
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brady-
slow
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dys-
bad, painful, abnormal
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epi-
above, on, following
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hemi-
half
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hyper-
excessive, above
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hypo-
deficient, under
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intra-
within
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leuko-
white
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micro-
small
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peri-
around, surrounding
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poly-
many
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post-
after, behind, back
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pre-
before, in front of
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sub-
under, below
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tach-
fast, rapid
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mal-
bad, deficient
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-algia
pain
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-centesis
a puncture of a cavity
56
-ectomy
removal, excision
57
-emia
condition of the blood
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-ac, -ic, -ous
pertaining to
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-itis
inflammation
60
-lysis
loosening, separating
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-megaly
enlargement
62
-ologist
specialist
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-ology
study of
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-orrhea
flow, discharge
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-plasty
surgical repair
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-plegia
paralysis
68
-stasis
maintenance of level, prevent increase
69
-uria
urination
