Medical Terms Flashcards
1
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combining form
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vowel used to combine prefix, root word, and suffix
2
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use of medical terms
A
standard, efficient, prevent errors
3
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an
A
without, lack of, absence
4
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hyper
A
excessive, high, above
5
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intra
A
within, inside
6
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para
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beside, near, beyond, abnormal
7
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poly
A
much, many
8
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tomy
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incision, incise, to cut into
9
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scope
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instrument, to exam or look
10
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hypo
A
deficient, low, below, down
11
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epi
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outer, upon
12
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retro
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backward, behind
13
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sub
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under, below
14
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trans
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within, inside
15
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macro
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large, or long
16
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dia
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through
17
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circum
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around
18
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peri
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around, near, surrounding
19
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brady
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slow
20
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tachy
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fast, rapid
21
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dy
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difficult, abnormal
22
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hetero
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difference, diversity, or variation
23
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mal
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bad, normal
24
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pseudo
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false, fake
25
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cardio
A
heart
26
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aden
A
gland
