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MedTerm.Flash) Basics Flashcards

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-ABLE

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capable of or ability to.

EX: erg/able = work/capable of. Related term(s): -IBLE.

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ALB/O-

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white.

EX: albin/ism = white/state of. (albo-, leuco-, leuko- also mean white.)

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AMBI-

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both.

EX: ambi/later/al = both/sides/refers to; ambi/dextr/ous = both/right (dominant hand)/refers to or state of.

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AMPHI-

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both.

EX: amphi/arthr/osis = both sides/joint/condition of.

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AN-

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lack of or without.

EX: an/orex/ia = lack of or without/appetite/refers to.

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ANA-

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apart or up.

EX: ana/tom/y = apart or up/cut/procedure of or process of; ana/phase = up/stage (mitosis stage when chromosomes move up or apart).

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ANTI-

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against.

EX: anti/sept/ic = against/infection/refers to; anti/bio/tic = against/life/refers to.

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ARCHE/O-

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first.

EX: arche/type = first or original/form or shape (it produces other forms).

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-AR

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refers to or pertains to.

EX: patell/ar = little dish (kneecap)/refers to. Related terms: -AC, -AL, -ARY, -ATE, -EUM, etc.

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-ATION

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process of or procedure of.

EX: circul/ation = circle/process of (blood moving from heart & returning); cardio/graph/y = heart/instrument to record/procedure of. Related term(s): -AGE, -IATION, -ING, -ION, -TION, -Y.

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BENE-

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good or normal.

EX: bene/fit = good or normal/suited for.

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BENIGN-

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kind.

EX: benign/iform = kind/shape or appearance (tumor in capsule: slow-growing & expansive, not invading).

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BI-

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two.

EX: bi/ceps = two/headed (muscle). Related term(s): CO-, BIN-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO-.

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BIN-

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two.

EX: bin/ocul/ar = two/eyes/refers to. Related term(s): CO-, BI-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO-.

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CAPN/O-

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carbon dioxide.

EX: capno/graph = carbon dioxide (or smoke)/instrument (used in exercise physiology to measure CO2).

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CAV-

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hollow.

EX: cav/ity = hollow space.

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-CELE

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swelling or tumor.

EX: laparo/cele = abdominal/swelling or tumor.

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CELLUL/O-

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chambers.

EX: cellul/itis = chambers or body cells (tissues are cell groups)/infection.

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CENTI-

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one-hundredth part (100).

EX: centi/meter = one-hundredth part (100)/of meter (metre- or -meter means to measure, & a meter is 39.37 inches).

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CHLOR/O-

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green.

EX: chlor/emia = green (chlorides)/in blood.

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CHROM/O-

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colored.

EX: chromo/some = colored/body (23 pairs in each body cell).

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-CID

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to kill.

EX: sui/cid/al = oneself/to kill/refers to.

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CIRCUM-

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around.

EX: circum/flex = around/bend; circum/cis/ion = around/cut/process of; circum/duct/ion = around/movement/state of.

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CIRRH/O-

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yellow-orange.

EX: cirrh/o/sis = yellow-orange (jaundiced) or yellow/condition of (disease or infection causing liver failure).

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CO-

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two.

EX: co/llater/al liga/ment = two (2 outer knee ligaments)/sides/refers to binding/act of; co-operat/ive = two/working/state of. Related term(s): BI-, BIN-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO-.

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COM-

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together.

EX: com/press/ion = together/contract/process of; com/minuted fracture = together/small: break. Related term(s): CON-, SYM-, SYN-.

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CORP/O-

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body.

EX: corp/us = body/refers to (corpus pediculosis means “body lice”).

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-CULE

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little.

EX: mole/cule = mass/little (small quantity that can be divided without loss of characteristics). Related term(s): -ICLE, -IOLE, -ULE, -ULA.

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DE-

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away.

EX: de/gluti/tion = away/swallowing/process of; de/form = away/shape.

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DECI-

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one tenth (1/10).

EX: deci/liter = one tenth (1/10)/liter. (Deca- means 10.)

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DEKA-

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ten.

EX: deka/gram = ten/grams (15.432 grains = 1 gram; 28.35 grams = 1 ounce).

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DEMI-

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half.

EX: demi/facet = half/little face (superior & inferior projections of the vertebral arch). Related term(s): DEMI-, HEMI-, SEMI-.

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DIA-

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across, through, total, between.

EX: dia/phragm = across, through, total, complete, between/partition or wall; dia/meter = across/measure; dia/gnosis = total/knowledge; dia/stole = “between/contractions.”

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DIPLO-

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double or two.

EX: dipl/op/ia = double or two/sight or vision/refers to (person experiencing double vision). Related term(s): CO-, BI-, BIN-, DI-, DUO-, DYO-.

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DIS-

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away from or reverse.

EX: dis/ease = away from or reverse/comfort or ease.

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DROMO-

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running.

EX: dromo/mania = running/madness; pro/drom/al = before/running/pertains to (specific phase of infection: after incubation & before convalescence stages).

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DY/O-

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two or a pair.

EX: dy/ad = two or a pair/refers to (pair of chromosomes formed during meiosis). Related term(s): CO-, BI-, BIN-, DI-, DIPLO-, DUO-, DYO-.

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DYS-

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difficult, faulty, painful.

EX: dys/toc/ia = difficult or painful/birth/pertains to; dys/chondro/plas/ia = faulty/cartilage/dev/refers to; dys/meno/rrhea = painful/monthly/flow.

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-E (suffix)

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instrument.

EX: rhino/scop/e = nose/view or examine/instrument. Related term(s): -graph.

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E- (prefix)

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out or remove.

EX: e/viscer/ate = out or remove/organs/act of or state of. Related term(s): ec-, ect-, ex-, ext-.

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EDEMA-

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swelling.

EX: lymph/edema = lymph/swelling.

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EF-

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away or out.

EX: ef/ferent = away or out/to carry (nerve or blood flow away from a structure); ef/fus/ion = out/attached/process.

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EM-

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in.

EX: em/py/ema = in/pus/refers to (collection of pus in a body cavity); em/bol/ism = within/lump/state.

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EN-

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in.

EX: en/cephal/itis = in/head (refers to brain)/inflamed.

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ENAMEL-

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hard.

EX: enamel = hard (hard outer covering of the upper tooth).

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ENDO-

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within or inside.

EX: endo/derm = within or inside/skin.

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EPI-

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upon.

EX: epi/didymis = upon/teste (coil structure upon teste); epi/gastr/ic = upon/stomach/pertains to; epi/glott/itis = upon/tongue/inflamed.

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ETI/O-

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cause.

EX: eti/olog/y = cause/study or science of diseases/process.

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EX-

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out, outside, outward.

EX: ex/tens/ion = outward/to stretch/process of. Related term(s): EXO-, EXTRA-.

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-GNOSIS

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knowledge.

EX: dia/gnosis = total or complete/knowledge.

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-GRADE

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a step, stage, or degree in a process.

EX: retro/grade = backward or behind/a step, stage, or degree in a process.

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HEMI-

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half or one-half.

EX: hemi/plegia = half (right or left side of the body)/paralyzed. Related term(s): DEMI-, SEMI-.

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HEPT/A-

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seven.

EX: hepta/dactyl/ia = seven/fingers or toes/refers to.

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HETER/O-

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other or opposite.

EX: hetero/gen/ous = other or opposite/form/state of.

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-IA

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refers to, condition, state of.

EX: esthes/ia = feeling (physical)/refers to, condition, state of; dys/phag/ia = difficult/eating or swallowing/refers to. Related term(s): -A.

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-ICIAN

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one who.

EX: diet/ician = food/one who (performs).

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IDIO-

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unique to or unknown cause.

EX: idio/path/ic = unique to or unknown cause/disease/refers to.

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-ID

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state of.

EX: morb/id = disease/state of.

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IM-

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into or not.

EX: im/plant = into/place or locate; im/potent = not/powerful or strong (not capable of having a strong or hard male erection).

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INTER-

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between.

EX: inter/cellul/ar = between/cell or chamber/refers to.

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-IOR

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one who is.

EX: infer/ior = under or below/one who (is). Related term(s): -ER, -OR.

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-IOUS

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state of.

EX: delir/ious = mental confusion or excitement/state of.

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ISO-

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equal or same.

EX: iso/ton/ic = equal or same/tone/refers to; iso/cell/ar = equal/cells/refers to.

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