Medical Terminology: Part 3 Flashcards

Prefixes and Suffixes, and Body Parts

1
Q

pro-

A

preceding, coming before

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1
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-lysis

A

destruction

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1
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lapar/o-

A

abdomen

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2
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tachy-

A

fast

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3
Q

pleur/o-

A

pleura

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4
Q

-oma

A

tumor, new growth

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5
Q

dys-

A

painful, difficult

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5
Q

ophthalm/o-

A

eye

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6
Q

re-

A

put back

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7
Q

pod/o-

A

foot

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8
Q

phleb/o-

A

vein

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9
Q

dent/o-

A

teeth

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10
Q

lip-

A

fat

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11
Q

esophag/o-

A

esophagus

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11
Q

psych/o-

A

mind

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13
Q

brady-

A

slow

15
Q

-trophy

A

development

17
Q

pre-

A

before

18
Q

laryng/o-

A

larynx

20
Q

post-

A

following, after

21
Q

oopho/o-

A

ovary

22
Q

-oid

A

resembling

23
Q

poly-

A

many, much

24
Q

cervic/o-

A

neck