Medical Terminology Week 5 Flashcards by Liz Cirivello | Brainscape

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-ac

A

pertaining to; one afflicted with

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acantho-

A

thorn

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ambi-

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around, on (both or all) sides

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ankyl(o)-

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crooked, bent ,stiff

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anter(o)-

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front, anterior

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ate

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a salt or ester of an acid

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azo(to)-

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nitrogenous compoun

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carcin(o)-

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cancer

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co-, col-

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with, together, in association

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cyt(o)-, -cyte

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cell

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dia-

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through, during, across

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fore-

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Before or ahead of

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-form

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in the form or shape of

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-gnosis

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knowledge

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-gram

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record or picture

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juxta-

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near to, alongside or next to

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kal(i)-

A

potassium

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lith(o)-

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stone, calculus, calcification

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-lysis, -lytic

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destruction, seperation

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mal-

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bad, deficient

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mon(o)-

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single, one

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natr(i)-

A

sodium

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necr(o)-

A

death

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nephr(o)-

A

Of or pertaining to the kidney

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noct-

A

night

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-opsy

A

examination or inspection

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pluri-

A

several, more

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poly-

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1) multiplicity, many,much
2) polymer

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prot(o)-

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first

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psued(o)-

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false or fake

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-ptosis

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sagging or falling

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py(o)-

A

pus, suppuration

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pyret(o)-

A

fever

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pyro-

A

fire, heat, fever

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ren(o)-

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of or pertaining to the kidney

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retro-

A

backward, behind

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rhin(o)-

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of or pertaining to the nose

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schiz(o)-

A

split, cleft, division

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sinistr(o)-

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left, left side

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somat(o)-, somatico-

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body, bodily

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son-, sono-

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sound, ultrasound

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therm(o)-

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heat

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top(o)-

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place, topical

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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-ula, -ule

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small

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ur(o)-, -uria

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of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system

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uri-, uric(o)-

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uric acid

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urin-

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of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system

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vesic(o)-

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of or pertaining to the bladder

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xen(o)-

A

foreign, different

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xer(o)-

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dry, desert-like