Module 3 - Medical Terminology Flashcards by Tatum Erickson

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Dia-

A

Thorough; complete

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Dys-

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Difficult; laboured; painful; abnormal

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Hemi-

A

Half

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Infra-

A

Under; below

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Micro-

A

Small

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Para-

A

By the side of; beside; alongside

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Post-

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After; rear; behind

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Pre-

A

Before; in front of

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Sub-

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Under; below

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Super- ; supra-

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Over; above

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-gram

A

Record; x-ray film

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-graph

A

Instrument used to record

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-lepsy

A

Seizure

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-mania

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Madness; insane desire

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-oid

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Shaped; resembling

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-opia

A

Vision (condition)

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-paresis

A

Slight paralysis

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-plegia

A

Paralysis

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-phobia

A

Abnormal fear of or aversion to specific objects or things

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-phoria

A

Feeling

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Acou/o

A

Hearing

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Adren/o

A

Kidney; adrenal gland

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Algesi/o

A

Pain

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Arachn/o

A

Spider

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Aur/o; ot/o

Ear

Aut/o

Self

Cerebell/o

Cerebellum (little brain)

Cerebr/o

Cerebrum; brain

Cortex

Outer region

Crani/o

Cranium (skull)

Dur/o

Hard; tough; dura mater

Ech/o ; son/o

Sound

Electr/o

Electricity; electrical activity

Encephal/o

Brain

Esthesi/o

Sensation; sensitivity; feeling

Gangli/o

Ganglion (knot)

Gnos/o

Knowledge

Lacrim/o

Tear duct; tear

Mater

Mother

Medulla

Marrow; middle

Mening/o

Meninges (membrane)

Ment/o ; phren/o ; psych/o

Mind

Neur/o

Nerve

Ogli/o

Little

Ocul/o

Eye

Opt/o

Vision

Phot/o

Light

Pia

Tender; soft

Pons

Bridge

Radic/o ; radicul/o

Nerve root

Ren/o

Kidney

Retin/o

Retina

Somn/o

Sleep

Sulci

Groove; furrow

Therm/o

Heat

Prefix: difficult; laboured; painful; abnormal

Dys-

Prefix: half

Hemi-

Prefix: by the side of; beside; alongside

Para-

Prefix: after; rear; behind

Post-

Prefix: before; in front of

Pre-

Prefix: under; below

Sub- Or Infra-

Prefix: over; above

Super- ; supra-

Suffix: record; x-ray film

-gram

Suffix: instrument used to record

-graph

Suffix: seizure

-lepsy

Suffix: madness; insane desire

-mania

Suffix: shaped; resembling

-oid

Suffix: vision (condition)

-opia

Root: pain

Algesi/o