Module 1: Introduction To Terminology Flashcards

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Atrophy

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Without nourishment/ wasting away

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A-, an-

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Without, lack of

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Near, toward

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Aden

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Gland

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-aemia

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Blood (suffix)

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-algia

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Pain/ painful

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Angi

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Blood vessel

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Ante-

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Before, front

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Anti-

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Against, opposed

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Arthr

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Joint

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Arteri

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Artery

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Bi-

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Two, both

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Carcin-

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Cancer

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Card

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Heart

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-cele

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Swelling/ prolapse/ protrusion/ hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Cephal

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Head

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Contra

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Opposite

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Crani

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Skull

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Cryo

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Cold

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Cyan

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Blue

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Cyst

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Bladder

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Derm, dermat

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Skin

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Dys

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Difficult, painful

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Ecto

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Outside

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal of, cut out

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Encephal

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Brain

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Endo

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Within

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Enter

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Intestine

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Epi-

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Upon

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Fibr

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Fibre

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Gram/ graphy

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Gram= X-ray/ recording
Graphy= technique of x-raying/ recording
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Hepat

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Liver

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Hydr

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Water

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Hyper

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Excessive/ above

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Hypo

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Deficient/ below

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within, inside

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Leuc

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White

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Lith

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Stone

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-logy

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Study of

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-lysis

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Disintegration

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Malacia

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Softening

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Mast, mamm

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Breast

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My

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Muscle

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Myel

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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Nephr

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Kidney

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Neur

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Nerve

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Os, oste

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Bone

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Para

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Beside, about, near

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Peri

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Around

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-pexy

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Fixing/ fixation

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-plasty

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Plastic repair (surgical)

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Proct

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Anus/ rectum

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-ptosis

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Falling, drooping

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Retro-

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Backwards

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Rhin/ nas

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Nose

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-rrhagia

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To pour/ burst forth

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rrhexis

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To rupture

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-rrhoea

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Flow, discharge

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Spondyl

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Vertebra (singular)

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Stenosis

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Abnormal condition of narrowing

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-stomy

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Creation of a surgical opening

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Syn/ sym

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Together, with

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Thromb

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Clot

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Trans

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Across, through, over