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Medical Terminology > Module 2: Combining Forms, Prefixes, Suffixes > Flashcards

Module 2: Combining Forms, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards

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1
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arthr/o

A

joint

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cardi/o

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heart

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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colon/o, col/o

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colon, large intestine

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dent/i

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teeth

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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intestine

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hemat/o

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blood

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hepato/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water

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hyster/o

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uterus

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immun/o

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safe, immune

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lith/o

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stone

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mast/o

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breast

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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phleb/o

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vein

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rhin/o

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nose

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scler/o

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hardening

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splen/o

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spleen

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therm/o

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heat

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tympan/o

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eardrum

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a-, an-

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no, not, without

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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intra-

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within

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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post-

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after, behind

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-al, -ar, -ic, -tic, -ous

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pertaining to (adjective ending)

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-algia

A

pain

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture (to remove fluid)

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-clases

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to break; surgical fracture

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-desus

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surgical fixation

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

A

vomitting

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gram

A

a record

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-graph

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instrument used for recording

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

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separation, loosening, destroying

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease process

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-pexy

A

fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhage

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blasting forth (usually of blood)

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stomy

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forming a new opening (mouth)

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-tome

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an instrument used to cut

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-tomy

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incision, to cut into

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-toxic

A

poison

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-tripsy

A

crushing

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gastritis

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gastr/o (stomach) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the stomach

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hepatomegaly

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hepat/o (liver) + -megaly (enlargement) = enlargement of the liver

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osteomalacia

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oste/o (bone) + -malacia (softening) = softening of bone

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arthrocentesis

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arthr/o (joint) + -centesis (surgical puncture) = surgical puncture of a joint (usually done to remove accumulated fluid from the joint)

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arthralgia

A

arthr/o (joint) + -algia (paind) = pain in joint

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encephalitis

A

encaphal/o (brain) + -itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the brain

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