MT Ch. 2 Flashcards by Alejandra Lily

Q

Combining Vowel

A

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

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Nonconstructed Terms

A

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

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A

A

Without

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An

A

Without

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Anti

A

Against

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Ante

A

Before

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Pnea

A

Breath or Air

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Chlorhydria

A

Stomach Acid

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Aerobic

A

With air

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Nemia / -emia

A

Pertaining to the blood

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Natal

A

Birth

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Esthesia

A

Feeling

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Bio

A

Life

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Brady

A

Slow

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Cardi / Cardio

A

Heart

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Tachy

A

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

A

Condition of urine

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Itis

A

Inflammation

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Hem(o)

A

Blood

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Hemi

A

Half

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Hepat(o)

A

Liver

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Emesis

Vomit

Ptysis

Spitting

-plegia

Paralysis

-paresis

Partial Paralysis

-cyte

Cell

Lapar(o)

Abdomen

Lithi

Stone

Lipo

Fat

Uro

Urinary Tract

Asis

Condition / State

-oma

Tumor

Mal

Abnormal

Mast(o)

Breast

Myo

Muscle

Tion

Indicates state

Ectomy

Surgical removal

Algia

Pain

Neph(r/o)

Kidney

-logist

One who studies

-logy

Study or science of

Olig(o)

Few

Peri

Around

Pyr(o)

Fire

-al

Pertaining to

-ic

Pertaining to

-pathy

Disorder

-scope

Instrument for viewing

-scopy

Examination of tissue or body region with an endoscope

-malacia

Softening

Osteo

Bone

-opsy

Examination or inspection

-ia

Condition of

-phagia

Swallowing

-phasia

Speaking

-algia

Pain

-dynia

Pain

-osis

Process or condition

-ism

Condition resulting from something

-penia

Lack, deficiency

-phobia

Irrational fear

-plasia

Growth, cellular multiplication

-rrhagia

abnormal, excessive discharge

-sclerosis

stiffening of a structure

-spasm

involuntary contraction

-ae

used as plural instead of "as"

-ac

relating to

-al

relating to

-ar

relating to

-ary

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-practice

practice

-centesis

Puncturing to draw out fluid

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-gram

record or image

-graph

instrument for recording

-graphy

recording process

-meter

measuring instrument

-metry

process of measurement

-phylaxis

protection

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

suturing

-stomy

surgical opening

-tomy

an incision

-tripsy

surgical crushing