MT Set 3 Flashcards

Set 3 - Learn Common Roots, Prefix, and Suffix (Front Side)

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1
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pector/o

A

chest (pectoral)

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2
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-penia

A

deficiency (thrombocytopenia; leucopenia)

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3
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-phagia

A

eating; swallowing (dysphagia)

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phas/o; phasia

A

speech (dysphasia)

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phleb/o

A

vein (phlebotomist)

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-plasia

A

development; formation; growth (hyperplasia)

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-plasty

A

surgical repair (rhinoplasty)

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-plegia; -plegic

A

paralysis; palsy (paraplegia; hemiplegic)

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-pnea

A

breathing (apnea; dyspnea)

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10
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pneum/o pneumon/o

A

lung; air; gas (pneumothorax)

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post-; poster/o

A

after; behind (postoperative; posterior)

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pre-

A

before; in front of (preoperative)

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13
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proxim/o

A

near (proximal)

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pseudo

A

false; fake (pseudotumor)

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pulmon/o

A

lung (pulmonary)

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purul/o

A

pus (purulent)

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17
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quadri-

A

four (quadriceps muscle)

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18
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rhino

A

nose (rhinoplasty)

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19
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-rrhage

A

busting forth - of blood (hemorrhage)

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-rrhea

A

flow; discharge (rhinorrhea)

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21
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sanguin/o

A

fluid - blood (serosanguinous)

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-sclerosis

A

hardening (arteriosclerosis)

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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination (endoscope)

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-scopy

A

process of visual examination with a scope (arthroscopy)

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-sect

A

to cut (transect)

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26
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seps/o

A

infection (sepsis)

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ser/o

A

fluid-serum; clear (serous; serosanguinous drainage)

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-sis

A

state of (sepsis)

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-spasm

A

sudden contraction of muscle (venospasm)

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-stasis

A

to stop; control; place (hemostasis)

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-static

A

pertaining to stopping; controlling (hemostatic)

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-stenosis

A

tightening; narrowing (urethrostenosis)

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stern/o

A

sternum (substernal)

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-stomy

A

new opening; to form a mouth (gastrostomy)

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sub-

A

under; below (subarachnoid hemorrhage)

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supra-

A

above; upper (suprasternal)

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syncop/o

A

faint (syncopal episode)

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tachy-

A

fast (tachycardia)

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-tension; -tensive

A

pressure (hypertension; hypertensive)

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therm/o

A

heat (thermometer)

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thorac/o

A

chest (thoracic)

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-thorax

A

chest; pleural cavity (pneumothorax)

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thromb/o

A

clot (thrombosis)

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thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland (thyroidectomy)

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-tic

A

pertaining to (spastic bladder)

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-tomy

A

process of cutting (colostomy)

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-toxic

A

poison (ototoxic)

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trache/o

A

trachea (tracheostomy)

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trans-

A

across; through (transect)

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tri-

A

three (tricuspid valve)

51
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-trophy

A

development-condition of (hypertrophy)

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umblilic/o

A

umbilicus; navel (umbilicus)

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uni-

A

one (unilateral)

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ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract (urosepsis)

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ureter/o

A

ureter (ureteral stent)

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urethr/o

A

urethra (urethrostenosis)

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-uria

A

urination; condition of urine (dysuria)

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urin/o

A

urine (uninary tract)

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-us

A

structure; thing (thrombus; umbilicus)

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uter/o

A

uterus; womb (uterus)

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vascul/o

A

blood vessel (vascular)

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ven/o; ven/i

A

vein (venospasm)

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ventr/o

A

abdominal side of the body (ventral hernia)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra; backbone (vertebrosternal rib)

65
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xeri/o

A

dry (xerofoam dressing)

66
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-y

A

condition; process (obesity; dusky)