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Medical Word Parts (Q, R, S) Flashcards

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1
Q

quadri-

A

four

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rachi/o

A

spinal column, backbone

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radi/o

A

radius (lower lateral arm bone); rays

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radicul/o

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nerve root, spinal nerve root

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re-

A

back, backward, again

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rect/o

A

rectum, straight

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ren/o

A

kidney

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reticul/o

A

network

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retin/o

A

retina

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retro-

A

backward

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rhabd/o

A

striated

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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

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13
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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14
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rhin/o

A

nose

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rhiz/o

A

spinal nerve root, nerve root

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rhythm/o

A

rhythm

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rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

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rib/o

A

ribose

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rot/o

A

wheel

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

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21
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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth

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22
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-rrhaphy

A

suture, repair

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23
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-rrhea

A

discharge, flow

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24
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-rrheic

A

pertaining to discharge

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25
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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rug/o

A

rugae, ridge

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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sagitt/o

A

arrow, separating the sides

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29
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salping/o

A

tube, fallopian or eustachian

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30
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-salpinx

A

fallopian, tube

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31
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sarc/o

A

flesh

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32
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-sarcoma

A

connective tissue cancer

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33
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scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

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34
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schiz/o

A

split

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35
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scler/o

A

sclera, hard

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36
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of hardening

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37
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scoli/o

A

curvature

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38
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-scope

A

instrument to view

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39
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-scopic

A

pertaining to viewing

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40
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-scopy

A

process of viewing

41
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scot/o

A

dark

42
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scrot/o

A

scrotum (sac holding testes)

43
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seb/o

A

sebum, oil

44
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sebac/o

A

sebum, oil

45
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semin/i

A

semen

46
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seps/o

A

infection

47
Q

-sepsis

A

infection

48
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sept/o

A

septum, wall, partition

49
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septic/o

A

infection

50
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ser/o

A

serum

51
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sial/o

A

saliva

52
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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

53
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sider/o

A

iron

54
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-siderin

A

iron substance

55
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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

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sin/o

A

sinus, cavity

57
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sinistr/o

A

left

58
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sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity

59
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-sis

A

state of, condition

60
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skelet/o

A

skeleton

61
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somat/o

A

body

62
Q

somn/o

A

sleep

63
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son/o

A

sound

64
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-spadias

A

a rent or tear

65
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-spasm

A

spasm, sudden, involuntary contraction

66
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sperm/o

A

spermatozoon (male sex cell)

67
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spermat/o

A

spermatozoon (male sex cell)

68
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sphenoid/o

A

sphenoid

69
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spin/o

A

spine

70
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spir/o

A

to breathe, breathing

71
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splen/o

A

spleen

72
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra, backbone, spine

73
Q

squam/o

A

scaly

74
Q

-stalsis

A

contraction

75
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staped/o

A

stapes (third ossicle in ear)

76
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-stasis

A

controlling, stopping

77
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steat/o

A

fat

78
Q

-stenosis

A

abnormal condition of narrowing

79
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ster/o

A

steroid

80
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stere/o

A

three-dimensional

81
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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

82
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steth/o

A

chest

83
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sthen/o

A

strength

84
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-sthenia

A

condition of strength

85
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stom/o

A

an opening, a mouth

86
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stomat/o

A

mouth, oral cavity

87
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-stomy

A

new opening

88
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strom/o

A

stroma (supportive tissue)

89
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sub-

A

under, below

90
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sudor/i

A

sweat

91
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sulc/o

A

sulcus, groove

92
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super/o

A

upward

93
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supra-

A

upward, above

94
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sur/o

A

calf

95
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sympath/o

A

to feel with

96
Q

syn-

A

together, joined

97
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syndesm/o

A

ligament (structure connecting bone)

98
Q

synovi/o

A

synovium

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