Medical Terminology - PHARM 220 Flashcards
1
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Pre-
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before
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post-
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after
3
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athr/o
A
joint
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gastr/o
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stomach
5
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nephr/o
A
kidney
6
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neur/o
A
nerve
7
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oste/o
A
bone
8
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append/o
A
appendix
9
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col/o or colon/o
A
colon
10
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tonsill/i
A
tonsil
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chonr/o
A
cartilage
12
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enter/o
A
intestine (usually small)
13
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mast/o
A
breast
14
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hepat/o
A
liver
15
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-ectomy
A
removal or excision
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
18
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-pathy
A
disease
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-al
A
pertaining to
20
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-scope
A
instrument for examining
21
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
22
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
23
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-desis
A
binding, fixation of a bone or joint
24
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-ectomy
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excision; removal
25
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
29
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-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
30
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-tome
A
instrument to cut
31
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-tomy
A
incision
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-tripsy
A
crushing
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-gram
A
instrument for measuring
34
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-graph
A
instrument of measuring
