medical terms Flashcards by Shahed Taleb Agha | Brainscape

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Root is?

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gives the essential meaning of the term

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Suffix is?

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is the word ending

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prefix is?

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is a small part added to the beginning of a term

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combing vowel is?

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connects roots to suffixes and roots to other words

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combing form is?

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is the combination of the root and the combining vowel

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Hemat / hema is root for?

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for blood

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Electr is root for?

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for electricity

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Cardi is root for?

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for heart

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Gastr is root for?

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for stomach

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Enter is root for?

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for Intestines often the small intestine

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Aden is root for?

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for gland

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Arthro is root for?

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for joint

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Bi is root for?

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for life

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Carcin is root for?

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for cancer/ cancerous

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Cephal is root for?

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for head

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Cerebr is root for?

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for cerebrum the largest part of the brain

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Cyst is root for?

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for urinary bladder

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Cyt is root for?

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for cell

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Dermat / derm is root for?

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for skin

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Encephal is root for?

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for brain

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Erythr is root for?

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for red

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Gnos is the root for?

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for knowledge

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gynec is the root for?

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for woman

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Leuk is root for?

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for white

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Hepat is root for?

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for liver

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Neur is root for?

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For nerve

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Lapar is root for?

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For Abdomen (area between the chest and hip)

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Nephr is root for?

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For Kidney

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Onc is root for?

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Tumor

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Ophthalm is root for?

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For eye

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Oste is root for?

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For bone

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Path is root for?

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For disease

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Ren is root for?

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Kidney

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Rhin is root for?

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For nose

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Sarc is root for?

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For skin

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Thromb is root for?

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For Clotting

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A/An is prefix for?

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For no/not

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Aut is prefix for?

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For self

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Dia is prefix for?

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For Complete/ through

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Dys is prefix for?

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For bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo is prefix for?

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For within

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Exo is prefix for?

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For Outside

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Hyper is prefix for?

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For excessive, more than normla

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Hypo is prefix for?

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For below, less than normal

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Pro is prefix for?

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For before

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Re- is prefix for?

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For back

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Rerto- is prefix for?

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For behind

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Sub- is prefix for?

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For under, below

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Trans- is prefix for?

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For across, through

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-al is suffix for?

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For pertaining to

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-Algia is suffix for?

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For pain

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-Cyte is suffix for?

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For cell

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-ectomy is suffix for?

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For removal, exision

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-emia is suffix for?

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For blood condition

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-globin is suffix for?

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For protein

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-gram is suffix for?

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For record

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-ic is suffix for?

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For Pertaining to

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-ism is suffix for?

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For condition, process

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-itis is suffix for?

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For inflammation

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-logist is suffix for?

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For Specialist in the study of a subject

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-oma is suffix for?

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For Tumor, mass

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-Opsy is suffix for?

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For to view

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-osis is suffix for?

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For Abnormal, condition

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-scope is suffix for?

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For Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy is suffix for?

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For process of visual examination