Medical Terms Flashcards

1
Q

An-

A

No, not, or without

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2
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-Centesis

A

Surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

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3
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  • Ectomy
A

Excision

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4
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-Lysis

A

Process of loosening,freeing,or destroying

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5
Q
  • pexy
A

Surgical fixation

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6
Q

-Rrhaphy

A

Suture

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7
Q

-Scopy

A

Visual examination with a lighted instrument

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8
Q

-Stomy

A

Formation of an opening

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9
Q

-Tome

A

Instrument used for cutting

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10
Q

-Tomy

A

Incision

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11
Q
  • Tripsy
A

Surgical crushing

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12
Q

-Ectasia, -ectasis

A

Dilation

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13
Q

-Edema

A

Swelling

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14
Q

-Emesis

A

Vomiting

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15
Q
  • Mia
A

Condition of the blood

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16
Q

-ia -iasis

A

Condition

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17
Q
  • Itis
A

Inflammation

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18
Q

-Lith

A

Stone or calculus

19
Q
  • Malacia
A

Soft or softening

20
Q

-Mania

A

Excessive preoccupation

21
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

22
Q
  • oid
A

Resembling

23
Q

-Oma

A

Tumor

24
Q

-Osis

A

Condition (abnormal)

25
Q

-Pathy

A

Disease

26
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

27
Q

-Phobia

A

Abnormal fear

28
Q

_Ptosis

A

Prolapse (sagging)

29
Q
  • Rrhage or rrhagia
A

Excessive bleeding or hemorrhage

30
Q

-Rhea

A

Flow or discharge

31
Q

Rrhexis

A

Rupture

32
Q

Ase

A

Enzyme

33
Q

-eum or-ium

A

Membrane

34
Q

-ia or -ism

A

Condition or theory

35
Q

-Iac

A

One who suffers

36
Q

-opia

A

vision

37
Q

-ose

A

sugar

38
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to or characterized by

39
Q

-y

A

state or condition

40
Q

-logist

A

specialist

41
Q

-iatry

A

medical profession or treatment

42
Q

-logy

A

study of

43
Q

-crine

A

to secrete