Medical Terminology (Set One) Flashcards

- First lesson medical terminology flash cards, including both root word and combining form word examples.

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1
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acr/o

A

extremity, tip

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adeno/o

A

gland

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3
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append/o, appendic/o

A

appendix

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4
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arteri/o

A

artery

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5
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arthr/o

A

joint

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6
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bi/o

A

living thing, life

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7
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cardi/o

A

heart, upper part of stomach

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col/o, colon/o

A

large intestine, colon

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9
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crani/o

A

skull

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10
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cyst/o

A

sac of fluid, bladder

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11
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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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derm/p, dermat/o

A

skin

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13
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duct/o

A

carry

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14
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enter/o

A

small intestine

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15
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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16
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gen/o

A

giving rise to, creating

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17
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gloss/o

A

tongue

18
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glyc/o

A

sugar

19
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hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood

20
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hepat/o

A

liver

21
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hist/o

A

tissue

22
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hydr/o

A

water, fluid

23
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leuk/o

A

white

24
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lith/o

A

stone

25
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muc/o

A

mucus

26
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my/o

A

muscle

27
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal crod

28
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neur/o

A

nerve

29
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norm/o

A

proper, rule

30
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oste/o

A

bone

31
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path/o

A

disease

32
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ped/o

A

child, infant, foot

33
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pulmon/o

A

lung

34
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ren/o

A

kidney

35
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secti/o

A

cut into

36
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splen/o

A

spleen

37
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tens/o

A

pressure

38
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the/o

A

put

39
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therm/o

A

heat

40
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thorac/o

A

chest

41
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thromb/o

A

clot

42
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ven/o

A

vein