Medical vocab Flashcards
1
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macro
A
Expands
2
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minimally
A
interrupted cardiac resuscitation
3
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hyper
A
high or above normal
4
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tachy
A
a heart rate is faster than a hundred beats per minute
5
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hypo
A
when your blood sugar or glucose levels drop too low
6
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brandy
A
cardiac stimulant
7
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peri
A
surrounding or around
8
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leuko
A
prefix meaning white
9
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erythro
A
red blood cells
10
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cyan
A
dark blue substance
11
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thorac
A
suffix meaning on side or half of chest
12
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derm
A
skin
13
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neuro
A
nerve, nerves, or nervous system
14
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ven
A
veins
15
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myo
A
muscle related disease.
16
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osteoa
A
combining form used like a prefix meaning bone
17
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mamm
A
breast
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gastr
A
stomach
19
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hepat
A
liver
20
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nephr
A
kidney
21
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col
A
colen or large intestine
22
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ology
A
the study of something
23
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pnea
A
breath
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angio
A
blood or lymph vessel
25
phleb
prefix meaning vein
26
cardio
heart
27
rhino
prefix for nose
28
tympan
eardrum
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crani
the bones that form your head
30
opthalm
having to do with eyes
31
ocul
relating to the eye
32
oto
prefix meaning ear
33
thromb
bloodclot
34
pheum
lung or breath
35
magaly
enlargement of a specified body part
36
ectomy
surgical removal
37
gram
a unit of weight in the metric system
38
gragh
instrument used to record
39
otomy
cut into
40
scopy
an examination using a visual instrument, or scope
41
ostomy
an operationto create an opening from an area inside the body to the outside
42
dys
abnormal and painful
43
mal
a prefix meaning I'll/bad
44
emia
meaning blood or referring to the presence of a substance in the blood
45
itis
inflamation
46
osis
any condition
47
path
disease
48
arthur
points
49
ortho
correct or straight
50
encephal
prefix meaning brain
51
ologist
spcailist
