MT Set 1 Flashcards

Set 1 - Learn Common Roots, Prefix, and Suffix (Front Side)

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1
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a-; an-

A

no; not; without (apathetic; analgesia)

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ab-

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away from (abduction)

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ad-

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to; toward; near (adduction)

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abdomin/o

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abdomen (abdominal)

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-ac;-al

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pertaining to (cardiac; abdominal)

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-an;-ar;-ary

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pertaining to (ovarian; cellular; coronary)

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aden/o

A

gland (adenocarcinoma)

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adip/o

A

fat (adipose)

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-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain (analgesia)

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-algia

A

pain (fibromyalgia)

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ana-

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up; apart; backward; again; anew (anabolic)

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12
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angi/o

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vessel; blood vessel (angiogram)

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ante-

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before; forward (antepartum)

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anter/o

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front (anterior)

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anti-

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against (antihypertensive)

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aort/o

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aorta; largest artery (aortic)

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17
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append/o; appendic/o

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appendix (appendicitis)

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ater/o; arteri/o

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artery (arterial)

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19
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arthr/o

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joint (arthritis)

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20
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-ase

A

enzyme (lipase)

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21
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audi/o; audit/o

A

hearing (auditory)

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22
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aut/o; aut-; auto

A

self; own (autoimmune)

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23
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axill/o

A

armpit (axillary)

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Bacter/i/o

A

bacteria (bacteremia)

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25
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bi-

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two (bilateral)

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26
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bil/i

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bile; gall (biliary)

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brachi/o

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arm (brachial)

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brady-

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slow (bradycardia)

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bronch/o; bronchi/o

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bronchial tube (bronchoscopy)

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bucc/o

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cheek (buccal)

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calc/o

A

calcium (hypocalcemia)

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carcin/o

A

cancerous; cancer (carcinogenic)

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cardi/o

A

heart (cardiac)

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-cele; coele

A

swelling; hernia (bronchocele; hydrocoele)

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cell/u

A

cell level (cellulitis; cellular)

36
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid (amniocentesis)

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum; largest part of the brain (cerebral)

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cervic/o

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neck (cervical)

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chol/e

A

bile; gall (cholesterol)

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder (cholecystitis; cholecystectomy)

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-cidal

A

pertaining to killing (germicidal)

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col/o colon/o

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colon; large intestine (colonoscopy)

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comi/o

A

to care for (nosocomial infection)

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contra-

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against; opposite (contraindicated)

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coron/o

A

heart (coronary)

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cost/o

A

rib (costophrenic border)

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cran/i

A

skull (cranial)

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cyan/o

A

blue (cyanotic)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid (cystogram)

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cyt/o; -cyte

A

cell (cytotoxic; leukocyte)

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de-

A

lack of; less (dementia)

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derm/o; derma; dermat/o

A

skin (dermatitis; xeroderma)

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diaphor/o

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sweat (diaphoresis)

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dist/o

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far; distant (distal)

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dors/o; dorsi

A

back of body (dorsal)

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dys-

A

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal (dysphagia)

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-eal

A

pertaining to (corneal; tracheal)

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-ectomy

A

removal; excision; resection (cholecystectomy)

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-emia

A

blood condition (bacteremia; septicemia)

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-emic

A

pertaining to blood condition (anemic)

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end-; end/o

A

in; within (endometriosis; endoscopic)

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enter/o

A

intestines; usually the small intestine (enteritis)

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epi-

A

above; upon; on (epidermis; epigastric)

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etythr/o

A

red (erythrocyte)

65
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erythem/o

A

flushed; redness (erythemic)

66
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-esis

A

action; condition; state of (prosthesis)

67
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ex-

A

out; away from (external)

68
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gastr/o

A

stomach (gastritis)