Medical Terminology Week 2 Flashcards
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anxi(o)-
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fear, worry
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arch(e)-, arch(i)-, -arche
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first, primitive, beginning
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-asthenia
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weakness
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audi(o)-
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hearing
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aur(i)-, aur(o)-
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of or pertaining to the ear
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bi-
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twice, double, two
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-blast
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an immature precursor cell
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blast(o)-
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budding by cells or tissue
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blephar(o)-
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of or pertaining to the eyelid
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cata-
A
down, under
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cephal(o)
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of or pertaining to the head
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cerebr-
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brain or cerebrum
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cervic(o)-
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of or pertaining to the neck or the cervix
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chrom(o), chromat(o)-
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color
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coreo-
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of or pertaining to the pupil
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crani(o)-
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belonging or relating to the cranium
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cycl-
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circle, cycle, ciliary body
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dacry(o)-
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of or pertaining to the tears
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-dynia
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pain
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-emia
A
blood condition
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encephal(o)-
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of or pertaining to the brain
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erythr(o)-
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red, redness
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esthesi(o)-
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sensation, perception
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fibr(o)-
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fiber
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gli(o)-
glue, gluelike
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granul(o)-
granular, granule
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halluc-
to wander in mind
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hema-, hem(at)-, hem(ato)-, hemo-
of or pertaining to the blood
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iatr(o)-
of or pertaining to medicine or a physician
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-iatry
denotes a field in medicine emphasizing a certain body component
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ipsi-
same
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irid(o)-
of or pertaining to the iris
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-ite
the nature of, resembling
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kerat(o)-
cornea (eye or skin)
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-lepsis, -lepsy
attack, seizure
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leuk(o)-
denoting a white color
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lymph(o)-
lymph
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macr(o)-
large, long
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mening(o)-
membrane
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micro-
small
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my(o)-
of or relating to muscle
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myel(o)-
of or pertaining to bone marrow or the spinal cord
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neur(i)-, neur(o)-
of or pertaining to nerves and the nervous system
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noci-
pain, injury, heat
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norm(o)-
normal
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ocul(o)-
of or pertaining to the eye
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opthalm(o)-
of or pertaining to the eye
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-opia, -opsia, -opsis
vision
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opt(o)
vision, eye
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ot(o)-
of or pertaining to the ear
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pan-, pant(o)-
all, entire
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-penia
deficiency
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phaco-
lens-shaped, related to a lens
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phako-
lens
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phren-, phreni-, -phrenia
1)diaphragm
2)the mind
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-plasia
formation, development
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-plegia
paralysis
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-poiesis
production
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porphyr-
denotes a purple color
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reticul(o)-
net
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rhabd(o)-
rod-shaped, striated
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-scope
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
process of viewing
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-staxis
dripping, trickling
