Medical Terminology (Set Two) Flashcards

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

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a/ (also an/)

A

without, absent

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ab/

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away from

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ac/

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toward, near

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ad/

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toward, near (same as ac/)

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anti/

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against, opposed

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brady/

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slower than usual

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cata/

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negative, down

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de/

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lessened, removed

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dia/

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through

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ec/ (also ex/)

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outside, outer

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ecto/ (also exo/)

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outside, outer

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en/, endo/o

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within

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hyper/

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increased, above

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hypo/

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decreased, below

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in/

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into; not

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infra/

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inferior to, below

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inter/

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between

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intra/

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within

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macro/

A

gross, large

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micro/

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small, tiny

21
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pan/

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all, every

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para/

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beside, beyond

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per/

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through

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peri/

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around, surrounding

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post/

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after, past

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pre/

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before

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re/

A

again, back

28
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retro/

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behind, back

29
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sub/

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under, inferior to

30
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tachy/

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faster than usual