medical terms Flashcards by Shahed Taleb Agha

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Root is?

A

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?

for liver

Neur is root for?

For nerve

Lapar is root for?

For Abdomen (area between the chest and hip)

Nephr is root for?

For Kidney

Onc is root for?

Tumor

Ophthalm is root for?

For eye

Oste is root for?

For bone

Path is root for?

For disease

Ren is root for?

Kidney

Rhin is root for?

For nose

Sarc is root for?

For skin

Thromb is root for?

For Clotting

A/An is prefix for?

For no/not

Aut is prefix for?

For self

Dia is prefix for?

For Complete/ through

Dys is prefix for?

For bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

Endo is prefix for?

For within

Exo is prefix for?

For Outside

Hyper is prefix for?

For excessive, more than normla

Hypo is prefix for?

For below, less than normal

Pro is prefix for?

For before

Re- is prefix for?

For back

Rerto- is prefix for?

For behind

Sub- is prefix for?

For under, below

Trans- is prefix for?

For across, through

-al is suffix for?

For pertaining to

-Algia is suffix for?

For pain

-Cyte is suffix for?

For cell

-ectomy is suffix for?

For removal, exision

-emia is suffix for?

For blood condition

-globin is suffix for?

For protein

-gram is suffix for?

For record

-ic is suffix for?

For Pertaining to

-ism is suffix for?

For condition, process

-itis is suffix for?

For inflammation

-logist is suffix for?

For Specialist in the study of a subject

-oma is suffix for?

For Tumor, mass

-Opsy is suffix for?

For to view

-osis is suffix for?

For Abnormal, condition

-scope is suffix for?

For Instrument to visually examine

-scopy is suffix for?

For process of visual examination