Medical Word Components Flashcards

1
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a-

A

without, away from

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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an-

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without

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ana-

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up, apart

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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arthr(o)

A

joint

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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cardi(o)-

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heart

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circum-

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around

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contra-

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opposite

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cysto-

A

bladder

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derm-

A

skin

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dis-

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apart

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful

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19
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ect(o)-

A

outside

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endo-

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within

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21
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enter(o)-

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intestine

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22
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epi-

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above, upon, over

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23
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ex-

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external, outward

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24
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hemi-

A

half

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25
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hyp(o)-

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below, under, deficient

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hyper-

A

above, beyond, excessive

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27
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in-

A

inward, without, not, within

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28
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inter-

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between

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29
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intra-

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within

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30
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macr(o)-

A

large

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31
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micro-

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small

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32
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mon(o)-

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one

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33
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my(o)-

A

muscle

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34
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nephr(o)-

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kidney

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35
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ophthalm(o)-

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eye

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36
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oste(o)-

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bone

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37
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ot(o)-

A

ear

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37
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para-

A

beside, near, abnormal

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38
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path(o)-

A

disease

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per-

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through

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peri-

A

around

40
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phago-

A

eating

40
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phleb(o)-

A

vein

41
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poly-

A

many

41
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pneum(o)-

A

lung

42
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post-

A

after

42
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pre-

A

before

43
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psych(o)-

A

mind

44
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quadr(i)-

A

four

45
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semi-

A

partial, half

46
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sub-

A

below

47
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super-/supra-

A

above, beyond

48
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tachy-

A

fast, rapid

49
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tox(o)-

A

poison

50
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trans-

A

across, through

51
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tri-

A

three

52
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un(i)-

A

one

53
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vas(o)-

A

blood vessel

54
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-algia

A

pain

55
Q

-cidal

A

killing

56
Q

-cyte

A

cell

57
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-cytosis

A

more than the normal number of cells

58
Q

-derma

A

skin condition

59
Q

-dips(o)

A

thirst

60
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

61
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-edema

A

swelling

62
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-emia

A

blood condition

63
Q

-globin/-globulin

A

protein

64
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-ia

A

condition, state

64
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

65
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-iatry

A

specialty of

66
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-ist

A

specialist

67
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-itis

A

inflammation

68
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-lith(o)

A

stone

69
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-lithiasis

A

condition of stones

70
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-logy

A

study of

71
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-megaly

A

enlargement

72
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-oma

A

mass, tumor

73
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-orexia

A

appetite

74
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

75
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-paresis

A

weakness

76
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-pathy

A

disease

77
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-phagia

A

eat, swallow

78
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-penia

A

deficiency

79
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-phasia

A

speech

80
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

81
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-pnea

A

breathing

82
Q

-poiesis

A

formation

83
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-rrhage/-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow, excessive

84
Q

-rrhea

A

discharge

85
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

86
Q

-stasis

A

standing still

87
Q

-sten(o)

A

narrowing

87
Q

-stomy

A

surgical opening

87
Q

-thorax

A

chest

88
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-tension

A

pressure

89
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment

90
Q

-uria

A

condition of the urine