Medical Word Parts (H, I, J, K, L) Flashcards
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halit/o
A
breath
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hal/o
A
to breathe, breathing
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hedon/o
A
pleasure
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hem/o
A
blood
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hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
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hemat/o
A
blood
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hemi-
A
half
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hemorrhoid/o
A
hemorrhoid
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hepat/o
A
liver
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herni/o
A
hernia
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heter/o
A
different
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hiat/o
A
an opening
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hidr/o
A
sweat
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hidraden/o
A
sudoriferous gland (sweat gland)
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hil/o
A
hilum
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hist/o
A
tissue
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home/o
A
same
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homo-
A
same
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humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
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humor/o
A
liquid
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hydr/o
A
water, fluid
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hymen/o
A
hymen
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hyper-
A
excessive, above
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hypo-
A
deficient, below, under
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hypophys/o
hypophysis, pituitary
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hyster/o
uterus
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-i
noun ending
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-ia
condition, state of
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-iac
pertaining to
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-iasis
condition, presence of
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iatr/o
treatment
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-iatric
pertaining to treatment
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-iatrician
one who specializes in treatment
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-iatrist
one who specializes in treatment
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-iatry
process of treatment
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-ic
pertaining to
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ichthy/o
fishlike
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-ician
one who studies
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-icle
small, tiny
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-id
pertaining to
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idi/o
unique, unknown
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-ile
pertaining to
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ile/o
ileum (third part small intestines)
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ili/o
ilium (superior, widest pelvic bone)
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immun/o
safety, protection
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-in
substance
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in-
in, not
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-ine
pertaining to
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infer/o
downward
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infra-
down
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inguin/o
groin
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insulin/o
insulin
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inter-
between
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interstit/o
space between
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intestin/o
intestine
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intra-
within
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-ion
process of
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-ior
pertaining to
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ipsi-
same
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ir/o
iris
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irid/o
iris
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-is
structure, thing, noun ending
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is/o
equal
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isch/o
hold back, suppress
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ischi/o
ischium (lower part of pelvic bone)
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-ism
condition, state of
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-ist
one who specializes
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-itic
pertaining to
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-itis
inflammation
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-ium
structure, membrane
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-ive
pertaining to
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-ization
process of
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jejun/o
second part of small intestine, jejunum
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kal/i
potassium
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kary/o
nucleus
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kathis/o
sitting
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kel/o
tumor, fibrous growth
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kerat/o
hard, horny, cornea
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ket/o
ketone
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keton/o
ketone
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-kine
movement
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kinesi/o
movement
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-kinin
movement, substance
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klept/o
to steal, stealing
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kyph/o
round back
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labi/o
lips, labia
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labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
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lacrim/o
tear
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lact/o
milk
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-lalia
condition of babbling
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lamin/o
lamina, thin plate
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lapar/o
abdomen
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-lapse
falling, dropping, prolapse
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laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
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later/o
side
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lei/o
smooth
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leiomy/o
smooth muscle
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-lepsy
seizure
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leuk/o
white
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leukocyt/o
white blood cell
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levo-
left
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lex/o
word, speech
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ligament/o
ligament
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ligat/o
to tie, tying
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lingu/o
tongue
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lip/o
fat
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lipid/o
lipid, fat
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-listhesis
slipping
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lith/o
stone, calculus
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-lithotomy
removal of a stone
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lob/o
lobe, section
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lobul/o
small lobe
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log/o
study
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-logist
one who specializes in the study of
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-logy
study of
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long/o
long
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lord/o
swayback
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lumb/o
lower back
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lumin/o
lumen (space within vessel)
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lymph/o
lymph
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lymphaden/o
lymph gland (lymph node)
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lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
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lymphat/o
lymph
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lys/o
break down, dissolve
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-lysis
breaking down, dissolving, loosening, freeing from adhesions
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-lytic
pertaining to breaking down
