Medical terminology /root words Flashcards
1
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Hyper
A
Above/high
2
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Hypo
A
Below/low
3
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Brady
A
slow
4
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Tachy
A
fast
5
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A/An
A
without
6
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Dys
A
Abnormal/difficult
7
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Hemi
A
half
8
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para
A
two
9
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Lat
A
side
10
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Ab
A
away from
11
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Ad
A
towards
12
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endo
A
within/inside
13
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peri
A
around
14
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micro
A
small
15
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macro
A
large
16
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megalo
A
enlarged
17
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mal
A
bad
18
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bene
A
good/well
19
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ortho
A
straight
20
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ox/oxy
A
oxygen
21
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cyan
A
blue
22
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NPO
A
nothing by mouth
23
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Pericarditis
A
Inflammation to the sac surrounding the heart
24
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Rhinorrhea
A
Runny nose
25
Myalgia
muscle pain(body aches)
26
CEREBRO
BRAIN
27
NEURO
NERVES
28
HEMO
BLOOD
29
VASCULO
BLOOD VESSELS
30
PNEUMO
LUNGS
31
BRONCHO
BRONCHUS OR BRONCHIAL TUBES
32
GASTRO
STOMACH OR INTESTINES
33
COLO
COLON
34
HEPATO
LIVER
35
NEPHRO
KIDNEYS
36
RENAL
KIDNEYS
37
OSTEO
BONES
38
DERMATO
SKIN
39
MYO
MUSCLES
40
MASTO/MAMMO
BREAST
41
HYSTERO
UTERUS
42
RHINO
NOSE
43
DONTO/DENTO
TEETH
44
GLUCO
SUGAR
45
THERMO
HEAT
46
-itis
inflammation or infection
47
-ia
abnormal condition of
48
emia
(abnormal)condition of the blood
49
oma
mass, or tumor
50
ectomy
surgical removal
51
ostomy
artificial opening
52
plasty
surgical repair
53
scopy/scope
to visualize
54
gram
to record or take picture of
55
ology
the study of
56
ologist
the one who studies
57
meter
to measure
58
algia
pain
59
pnea
breathing
60
rrhea
flow/discharge
61
trophy
growth
62
plegia
paralysis
