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MT Set 2 Flashcards

Set 2 - Learn Common Roots, Prefix, and Suffix (Front Side)

1
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-genesis

A

producing; forming (pathogenesis; glucogenesis)

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2
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-ger/i; geront/o

A

old age (geriatrics; gerontology)

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3
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gluc/o; glyc/o

A

glucose; sugar (glucose)

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4
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-gram

A

record (electrocardiogram; venogram)

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5
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-graphy

A

process of recording (echocardiography)

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6
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hem/o; hemat/o

A

blood (hematuria)

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hemi-

A

half (hemiplegic)

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8
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hepat/o

A

liver (hepatomegaly)

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herni/o

A

hernia (hernia)

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hydr/o

A

water (hydration)

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11
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hyper-

A

above; excessive; greater than normal (hypertension)

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hypo-

A

deficient; below; under; less than normal (hypoglycemic)

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13
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hyster/o

A

uterus/womb (hysterectomy)

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14
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-ia

A

condition (hypothermia)

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15
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-iac; -ic; -ine;-ior

A

pertaining to (cardiac; alcoholic; adrenaline; anterior)

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16
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-iasis

A

abnormal condition (cholelithiasis)

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17
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ile/o

A

iliac (cholelithiasis)

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18
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inguin/o

A

groin (inguinal)

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19
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inter-

A

between (interstitial space)

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20
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intra-

A

within; into (intradermal)

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21
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-ism

A

process; condition (alcoholism)

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22
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-ist

A

specialist (specialist)

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23
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-itis

A

inflammation (cellulitis)

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24
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jaund/o

A

yellow (jaundice)

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25
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jejun/o

A

jejunum (jejunum)

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26
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kal/i

A

potassium (hyperkalemia)

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27
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ket/o keton

A

ketones; actetones (ketoacidosis)

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28
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kyph/o

A

hunch back (kyphosis)

29
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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall; abdomen (laparoscopic)

30
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later/o

A

side (bilateral)

31
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leuk/o

A

white (leukocytes)

32
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lip/o

A

lipid; fat (hyperlipidemia; liposuction)

33
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lob/o

A

lobe (lobectomy)

34
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-logy

A

study; process of (neurology)

35
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-lysis

A

breakdown; separation; destruction (thrombolysis)

36
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mal-

A

bad (malodorous)

37
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mamm/o; mast/o

A

breast (mammography; mastectomy)

38
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medi/o

A

middle (medial)

39
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-megaly

A

enlargement (hepatomegaly)

40
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melan/o

A

black (melanoma)

41
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-ment/o

A

mind (dementia)

42
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my/o

A

muscle (myocardium)

43
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narc/o

A

numbness; sleep (narcotic drug)

44
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nas/o

A

nose (nasogastric tube)

45
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natr/o

A

sodium (hypernatremia)

46
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necr/o

A

death (necrotic tissue)

47
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nephr/o

A

kidney (nephrotoxic)

48
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neur/o

A

nerve (neurologist)

49
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norm/o

A

rule; order (normotensive)

50
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nos/o

A

infection (nosocomial)

51
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ocul/o

A

eye (ocular)

52
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ophthalm/o

A

eye (ophthalmologist)

53
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opt/o; optic/o

A

eye; vision (optical)

54
Q

-oid

A

resembling; derived from (thyroid)

55
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olig/o

A

scant; slight (oliguria)

56
Q

-oma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection (carcinoma)

57
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onc/o

A

tumor (oncologist)

58
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oophor/o

A

ovary (oophorectomy)

59
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-osis

A

condition; usually abnormal (thrombosis)

60
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oste/o

A

bone (osteocytes)

61
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ot/o

A

ear (ototoxic)

62
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-ous

A

pertaining to (noxious)

63
Q

-oxia; -oxic

A

oxygen (anoxia; hypoxic)

64
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas (pancreatitis)

65
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para-

A

near; bedside; apart from; along side of (paraplegic)

66
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-paresis

A

weakness (hemiparesis)

67
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path/o

A

disease (pathophysiology)

68
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-pathy

A

disease; emotion (neuropathy; empathy)

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