Medical Terminology (Lesson 2) Flashcards
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Dys-
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Problem; abnormal
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Mal-
A
Bad
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-plasia
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Process of growth; growing
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-plasm
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Growth; formation
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-oma
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Tumor
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-trophy
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Growth; typically involving cellular growth
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-pathy
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Disease
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-osis/-ia
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Abnomal condition
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-ism
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State
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-ic/-eal
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Pertaining to; related to some process
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Meta-
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Change; transformation
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-stasis/-static
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Maintenance of “normal” condition
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-dynamic
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Changing (continually)
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-lytic/-lysis
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Destruction
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-meagaly
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Enlarged
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-penia
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Decreased; below or lower than normal
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-emia
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Relating to a blood condition
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-ectomy
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Excision; removal
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-otomy
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Incision; cutting
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-ostomy
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To make a hole
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-scopy
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To view
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-graph(y)
A
Process of recording
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-gram
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Recording
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-plasty
Surgical Repain
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-therapy
Treatment
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Chemo-
Chemical
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Echo-/Sono-
Sound
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Electro-
Pertaining to electrical charge
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Ex: Hypertrophy
Above normal; growth (in size of cell not number of cells)
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Ex: Normotension
Normal; Pressure
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Ex: Hyperplasia
Above normal; Growth (in number)
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Ex: Pancytopenia
All; Cell; Decreased/ Low levels
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Ex: Splenomegaly
Spleen; Enlarged
