MT Ch. 2 Flashcards by Alejandra Lily | Brainscape

Q

Combining Vowel

A

“O”
Between 2 root words
Between a suffix and a root

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Nonconstructed Terms

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Terms not formed from individual word parts
Include eponyms
Must be memorized

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A

A

Without

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An

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Without

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Anti

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Against

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Ante

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Before

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Pnea

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Breath or Air

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Chlorhydria

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Stomach Acid

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Aerobic

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With air

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Nemia / -emia

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Pertaining to the blood

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Natal

A

Birth

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Esthesia

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Feeling

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Bio

A

Life

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Brady

A

Slow

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Cardi / Cardio

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Heart

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Tachy

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Fast

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Endo

A

Inside

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Ium

A

Natural element

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Dys

A

Abnormal, Painful

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Uria

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Condition of urine

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Itis

A

Inflammation

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Hem(o)

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Blood

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Hemi

A

Half

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Hepat(o)

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Liver

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Emesis

A

Vomit

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Ptysis

A

Spitting

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-paresis

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Partial Paralysis

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-cyte

A

Cell

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Lapar(o)

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Abdomen

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Lithi

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Stone

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Lipo

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Fat

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Uro

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Urinary Tract

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Asis

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Condition / State

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-oma

A

Tumor

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Mal

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Abnormal

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Mast(o)

A

Breast

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Myo

A

Muscle

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Tion

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Indicates state

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Ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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Algia

A

Pain

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Neph(r/o)

A

Kidney

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-logist

A

One who studies

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-logy

A

Study or science of

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Olig(o)

A

Few

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Peri

A

Around

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Pyr(o)

A

Fire

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-pathy

A

Disorder

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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

Examination of tissue or body region with an endoscope

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-malacia

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Softening

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Osteo

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Bone

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-opsy

A

Examination or inspection

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-ia

A

Condition of

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-phagia

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Swallowing

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-phasia

A

Speaking

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-algia

A

Pain

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-dynia

A

Pain

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-osis

A

Process or condition

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-ism

A

Condition resulting from something

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-penia

A

Lack, deficiency

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-phobia

A

Irrational fear

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-plasia

A

Growth, cellular multiplication

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-rrhagia

A

abnormal, excessive discharge

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-sclerosis

A

stiffening of a structure

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

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-ae

A

used as plural instead of “as”

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-ac

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relating to

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-al

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relating to

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-ar

A

relating to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-iatry

A

treatment, specialty

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-practice

A

practice

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-centesis

A

Puncturing to draw out fluid

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal of

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-gram

A

record or image

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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

recording process

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-meter

A

measuring instrument

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-metry

A

process of measurement

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-phylaxis

A

protection

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

A

suturing

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-stomy

A

surgical opening

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-tomy

A

an incision

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-tripsy

A

surgical crushing