Module 5 Medical Terminology Flashcards by Kelsey Juengling

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A prefix

A

Not, lacking, without

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Bi prefix meaning

A

Two, double, twice

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Brady prefix meaning

A

Slow

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Cyan prefix meaning

A

Dark blue

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Dys prefix meaning

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Difficult, bad or laboured

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Mal prefix meaning

A

Bad

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Hemi prefix meaning

A

Half

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Tachy prefix meaning

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Fast, rapid

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Tri prefix meaning

A

Three

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Emia suffix meaning

A

Blood condition

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Gen suffix meaning

A

Substance/agent that produces or causes

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-osis

A

Condition

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-pnea

A

Breathing

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-rrhea

A

Flow, excessive discharge, burst forth

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-sclerosis

A

Hardening

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-stenosis

A

Constriction, narrowing

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-thorax

A

Chest

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Alveol/o meaning

A

Alveolus

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Angi/o ; vas/o

A

Vessel/ duct

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Appendic/o

A

Appendix

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Arteri/o

A

Artery

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Arteriol/o

A

Arteriole (small artery)

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Ather/o

A

Yellowish, fatty plaque

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Atri/o

A

Atrium

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Aur/o ; ot/o

A

Ear

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Bronch/o

A

Bronchus

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Bronchiol/o

A

Bronchiole

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Cardi/o ; coron/o

A

Heart

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Diaphragmat/o

A

Diaphragm

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Erythr/o

A

Red

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Hem/o ; hemat/o

A

Blood

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Immun/o

A

Immune

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Ischemia

A

Local abnormal decrease in blood flow

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Laryng/o

A

Larynx

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Leuk/o

A

White

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Meat/o

A

(Meatus) opening, passage

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Mon/o

A

One

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Muc/o

A

Mucus

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Nas/o

A

Nose

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Phas/o

A

Speech

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Phleb/o ; ven/o

A

Vein

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Pleur/o

A

Pleura

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Pneum/o

A

Lung/ air

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Pulm/o

A

Lung

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Quadr/o

A

Four

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Sept/o

A

Septum

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Sphygm/o

A

Pulse

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Splen/o

A

Spleen

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Steth/o ; thorac/o

A

Chest

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Thromb/o

A

Clot

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Thym/o

A

Thymus gland

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Vascular

A

Vessel or duct

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Ventricul/o

A

Ventricle