Module 2 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Path/o
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Disease/Suffering
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Gen/o
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Origin/Beginning
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Eti/o
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Cause of
4
Q
Eu/o
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Normal/True
5
Q
Kary/o
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Nucleus
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Q
Fom/o
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Kindling/Spread
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Seps/o
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Disease/Putrification
8
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Phag/o
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To eat/ to consume
9
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Bacteria/o
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Bacteria (rod-shaped)
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Troph/o
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Nourishment/Feed
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Mensa
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Table/Meal
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Bi/o
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Life
13
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Comein/o
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Care
14
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Enter.o
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Intestines
15
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Virul/o
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Poison/Toxic
16
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Prodrom/o
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Running before
17
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Val/o
A
To be Strong
To be Well
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Pro-
A
Before/ Prior to
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Auto-
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Self/Automatic
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Anti-
A
Against/ opposed to
21
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Hetero-
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Different/Other
22
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Com-/Com-
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With/Together
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Sym-
A
Together/ With
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No so-
A
Disease
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Para-
Beside/Beyond
26
-ology
Study of
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-coccus
Sphere or berry shaped
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-bacillus
Rod shaped
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-it’s
Thing or object
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-cyte
Cell
31
-is
Condition/State of
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-phage
Eat/Devour
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-ism
Condition/Process
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-escence
Becoming/process of
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-ence
State/Quality
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Capsule
Capsid (Latin: capsa = box)
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Helminths
Are parasitic worms that feed on a living host to gain nourishment and protection, while causing poor nutrient absorption, weakness and disease in the host. These worms and larvae live in the small bowel and are referred to as intestinal parasites
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Parasite
Medically used for protozoa and helminths; general biology = organism that exploits another orgranism
