Medical Terminology Test Flashcards

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1
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straight

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orth(o)

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bone

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oste(o)

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ear

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ot(o)

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disease

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path(o)

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child

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ped(o)

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foot

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pod(o)

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mind

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psych(o)

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lung

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pulm(o)
pulmon(o)
pneum(o)
pneumon(o)

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radius
radiant enery
radiation

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radi(o)

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rheumatism (a connective tissue disorder)

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rheumat(o)

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nose

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rhin(o)

nat(o)

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urine or urinary tract

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ur(o)

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tonsil

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tonsill(o)

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trachea

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trache(o)

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starch

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amyl(o)

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sugar

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glyc(o)

-ous

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blood

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hemat(o)

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milk

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lact(o)

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fat

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lip(o)

adip(o)

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stone

Calculus

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lith(o) -lith

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small

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micr(o)

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mucus

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muc(o)

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protein

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prote(o)

protein(o)

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fire

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pyr(o)

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pertaining to

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  • ac
  • al
  • ic-
  • an
  • ary
  • eal
  • ive
  • tic
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to secrete

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-crine

crin(o)

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gland

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aden(o)

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vessel

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angi(o)

vas(o)

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appendix

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append(o)

appendic(o)

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life or living

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bi(o)

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eyelid

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blephar(o)

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heart

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cardi(o)

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brain

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cerebr(o)

encephal(o)

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hand

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chir(o)

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colon, large intestine

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col(o)

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skin

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cutane(o)
derm(a)
dermat(o)

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small intestine

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enter(o)

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feeling or senesation

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esthesi(o)

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face

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faci(o)

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stomach

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gastr(o)

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elderly

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ger(a)
ger(o)
geront(o)

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female

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gynec(o)

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liver

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hepat(o)

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immune

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immun(o)

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larynx (voicebox)

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laryng(o)

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breast

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mamm(o)

mast(o)

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muscle

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muscul(o)

my(o)

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bone marrow

spinal cord

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myel(o)

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new

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ne(o)

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birth

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nat(o)

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nerve

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neur(o)

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midwife

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obstetr(o)

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tumor

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onc(o) -oma

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eye

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ophthalm(o)

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one who

A
  • er

- ist

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practitioner

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-iatrician

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medicine

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  • iatrics

- iatry

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one who studies

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-logist

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study of or science of

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-logy

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pertaining to study of

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  • logic

- logical

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surgical puncture

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-centesis

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excision, removal

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-ectomy

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process of loosening, freeing. destroying

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-lysis

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surgical fixation

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-pexy

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surgical repair

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-plasty

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suture

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-rrhaphy

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visual exam w/tool

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-scopy

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instrument for cutting

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-tome

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incision, cutting

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-tomy

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surgical crushing

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-tripsy

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pain

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-algia

dynia

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hernia

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-cele

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dilation, stretching

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  • ectasia

- ectasis

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swelling

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-edema

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condition of blood

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-emia

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vomiting

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-emesis

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condition

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  • ia

- iasis

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inflammation

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-itis

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softening

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-malacia

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excessive preoccuptaion

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-mania

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enlargement

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-megaly

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resembling

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-oid

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condition

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-osis

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disease

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-pathy

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deficiency

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-penia

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abnormal fear

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-phobia

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prolapse, sagging

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-ptosis

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excessive bleeding

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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

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flow or discharge

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-rrhea

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rupture

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-rrhexis

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twitching

cramp

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-spasm

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stopping

controlling

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-stasis

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capable of

able to

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  • able

- ible

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enzyme

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-ase

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membrane

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  • eum

- ium

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condition

theory

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  • ia

- ism

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one who suffers

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-iac

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vision

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-opia

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pertain to
characterized by
(suffix)

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-ous

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state or condition

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-y