medical terms Flashcards
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a-, an
A
without
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anti-
A
against
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brady-
A
abnormally slow
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de-
A
down, from
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dys-
A
difficulty
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hyper-
A
excessive, abnormally high
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hypo-
A
insufficient, abnormally low
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mal-
A
bad, poor
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poly-
A
many, much, multiple
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tachy-
A
abnormally fast
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-cyte
A
cell
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-ectomy
A
to surgically remove
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-emia
A
substance in the blood
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-pnea
A
breathing
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-oma
A
tumor
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-penia
A
deficiency of
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-scope
A
instrument for examining
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-tomy
A
cutting, incision
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cardi/o
A
heart
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cephal/o
A
head
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dent/i , dent/o
A
teeth
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mamm/a, mamm/o
A
mammary gland
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nas/o
nose
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opthalm/o
eye
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ot/o
ear
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steth/o
chest
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thorac/o
thorax
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trache/o
trachea
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ep-, epi-
an, upon
33
eu- (yoo)
normal
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iso-
equal
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multi-
many, much
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neo-
new
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pan-
all
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peri-
around
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post-
after
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uni-
one
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-al, -ic, -ac, -ous
pertaining to
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-graphy
recording of
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-ist
one who studies
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-lysis
destruction of
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-megaly
abnormally large
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-natal
birth
47
-oxia
oxygen
48
-phagia
eating, swallowing
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-spasm
involetary contraction
50
-toxin
poison
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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copr/o
feces
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cyan/o
blue
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derm/o, dermat/o
skin
55
enter/o
intestines
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erythr/o
red blood cell
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gingiv/o
gums
58
hepat/o
liver
59
hydr/o
water
60
ur/o
urinary system
61
peritone/o
peritoneum
