Medical Terminology (Word Parts) Flashcards
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Anti-
A
Against
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Bi-
A
Two
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Brady-
A
Slow
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Dys-
A
Painful, difficult
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Endo-
A
Within, inside
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Hemi-
A
Half
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Hyper-
A
Over, above
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Hypo-
A
Under, below
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Intra-
A
Within, inside
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Macro-
A
Large
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Micro-
A
Small
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Mono-
A
One
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Peri-
A
Around
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Poly-
A
Many
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Post-
A
After
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Pre-
A
Before
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Quad-
A
Four
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Semi-
A
Partial, half
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Sub-
A
Under, below
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Supra-
A
Over, above
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Tachy-
A
Rapid
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Tri-
A
Three
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Aden/o
A
Gland
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Arteri/o
A
Artery
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Col/o
Colon
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Dermat/o
Skin
30
Enter/o
Small intestines
31
Gastr/o
Stomach
32
Hemat/o
Blood
33
Immun/o
Immune
34
Laryng/o
Throat
35
My/o
Muscle
36
Myel/o
Spinal cord
37
Nephr/o
Kidney
38
Neur/o
Nerve
39
Ophthalm/o
Eye
40
Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/o
Ear
42
Path/o
Disease
43
Pulmon/o
Lung
44
Rhin/o
Nose
45
-algia
Pain
46
-dynia
Pain
47
-ectomy
Surgical removal
48
-gram
Record, picture
49
-graphy
Record, picture
50
-itis
Inflammation
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-logy
Study of
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-logist
Specialist
53
-malacia
Abnormal softening
54
-megaly
Abnormal enlargement
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-necrosis
Tissue death
56
-osis
Abnormal state
57
-otomy
Cutting into
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-pathy
Disease
59
-plasty
Surgical repair
60
-rrhage
Excessive flow
61
-rrhaphy
Suture (stitch)
62
-rrhea
Discharge, flow
63
-rrhexis
Rupture
64
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
65
-scopy
Visual examination
66
-stenosis
Narrowing