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Medical Terminology (Lesson 1) Flashcards

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Beginning is called…

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Prefix: Description- such as number/amount, size, location, and color, ect.

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Middle is called…

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Root: Subject- relating a part of the body

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Ending is called…

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Suffix: Condition- pertaining to a process or procedure; amount, location, ect.

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Macro means…

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Large; visible to the naked eye

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Micro means…

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Small; not visible to the naked eye

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Hyper means…

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High; above normal; elevated

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Hypo means…

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Low; below normal; decreased

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Eu-/Normo-

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Normal.

Ex: Euthermic: normal temperature

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Pan-/Omni-

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All.
Ex: Omnipotent: All powerful
Ex: Panorama: Encompases all of something

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A-/An-

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Absent or lacking

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Megalo-

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Large; larger than average.

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Mono-

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Single; singular/single

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Di-

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two; doubled

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Tri-

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Three; triple

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Quad-

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Four; quadruple

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Poly-

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Many; a lot

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Oligo-

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Few; several; very little

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Tachy-

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Rapid; Fast

Ex: Tachycardia: fast heart rate

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Brady-/Brachy-

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Slow

Ex: brachycardia: slow heart rate

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Epi-/Peri-/Cricum-

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Around

Ex: Circumference, perimeter, epicenter.

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Endo-/Intra-

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Inside; inner; interior

Ex: Intracellular, endocytosis

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Exo-/Extra-

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Outside; outer; exterior

Ex: exocytosis, extracellular

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Inter-

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Between

Ex: intercellular

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Trans-

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Across

Ex: transatlantic, transmembrane

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Dia-/Per-

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Through; complete

Ex: Diameter, Perforated

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Medi(o/a)-

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Middle

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Para-

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nearby

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Juxta-

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Next to; beside; adjacent

Ex: Juxta position

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Ab-

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away

Ex: Abduction

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Ad-

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toward

Ex: adduction

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Dis-

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to separate

Ex: displace

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Chromo/Chroato-

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Color

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Leuko-

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White

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Erythro-

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Red

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Cyano-

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Blue

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Chloro-

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Green

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Melan-

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Black

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Flav-

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Yellow

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Homeo-

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body

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Cephalo-

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Head

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Cerv-

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Neck

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Thoraco-

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Chest

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Abdomino-

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Abdominal

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Pelvo/i-

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Pelvic

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Periton-

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Peritoneum

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Derm-

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Skin/dermis

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Neuro-

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Nerve

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Arterio-/Angio-

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Arteries

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Veno-/Vena-

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Venous

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Vasculo-

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Vascular

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Musculo-

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Muscle

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Myo-/Sarco-

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Muscle

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Skele-

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Skeleton; Bone

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Osteo-

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Bone

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Cyto-

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Cell

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Cyte-

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Cell; Cellular

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Thyro-

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Thyroid

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Tracheo-

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Trachea

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Esophago-

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Esophagus

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Thymo-

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Thymus

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Masto-/Mammo-

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Mammary Gland

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Pulmo-/Pneumo-

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Lung

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Cardio-

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Heart

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Gastro-

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Stomach

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Hepato-

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Liver

Ex: Hepatitis

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Cholecysto-

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Gallbladder

Ex: Cholecystectomy- surgery to remove gallbladder

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Spleno-

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Spleen

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Pancreato-

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Pancreas

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Adreno-

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Adrenal Gland

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Nephro-

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Kidney

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Entro-

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Intestines

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Colo-

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Colon/Large intestine

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-ology

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Study of

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-philia

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Love of

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-phobia

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Fear of

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-tension

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Pressure

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-xia

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Oxygen

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-capnea

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Carbon Dioxide

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-pnea

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Air

81
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-ase

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Enzyme

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