RMA Flashcards
Medical Terminology
1
Q
Comes at the beg. of a word?
A
Prefix
2
Q
Comes at the end of a word?
A
Suffix
3
Q
Body of the word?
A
Word Root
4
Q
Body of the word with a vowel?
A
Combining form
5
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Supra-, Super-, Epi-, Ultra-, Hyper-
A
Above
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Anit-, Contra-
A
Against
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Q
Peri-
A
Around
8
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Pre-, Pro-,Ante-
A
Before
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Q
Retro-, dors/o-, Poster/o
A
Behind
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Infra-, Sub-, Hypo-
A
Below
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Inter-
A
Between
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Endo-
A
Inside
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Endo-
A
Inside
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Mid-
A
Middle
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Para-
A
Near
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Exo-, Ecto-, Extra-
A
Outside
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Later/o-
A
Side
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Dia-, per-
A
Through
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Intra-
A
Within
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1/10
A
Deci
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1/100
A
Centi
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1/1000
A
Milli
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1,000
A
Kilo
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Primi-, Proto-
A
First
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Quadr-
Four
26
Semi-, Hemi-
Half
27
Nulli-
None
28
Uni-, Mono-
One
29
Diplo-, Bi-
Two
30
Tri-
Three
31
Post-
After
32
Mal-
Bad
33
Meta-
Beyond
34
Ambi-, Amphi-
Both
35
Hetero-
Different
36
Dys-
Difficult or poor
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Ambi-, Amphi
Double
38
Eu-
Easy
39
Iso-
Equal
40
Pseudo-
False
41
Tachy-
Fast
42
Macro-
Large
43
Multi-, Poly-
Many
44
Homo-
Same
45
Micro-
Small
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Aniso-
Unequal
47
A-, An-
Without
48
-emia
Blood
49
-rrhexis
Bursting forth
50
-cyte
cell
51
-osis, -iasis, -ia, -ism
Condition
52
-tripsy
to crush
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-tomy
to cut into
54
-tome
cutting instrument
55
-lysis
destroy
56
-pathy
disease of
57
-ptosis
drooping
58
-megaly
enlargement
59
-ase
enzyme-related
60
-phobia
fear
61
-rrhea
flow or discharge
62
-genesis
formation
63
-sclerosis
hardening
64
-cele
herniation
65
-iasis
infestation
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-itis
inflammation
67
-scope
instrument to examine
68
-meter
instrument to measure
69
-graph
instrument to record data
70
-spasm
involuntary movement
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-cide
kill
72
-penia
lack of
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-para
live birth
74
-mania
madness
75
-ostomy
make a new opening
76
-metry
measurement
77
-ia
morbidity or unhealthy condition
78
-stenosis
narrowing
79
-trophy
nutrition/development
80
-er
one who
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-dynia, -algia
pain
82
-ic, -al, -otic, -ac, -ar, -ous, -ical
pertaining to
83
-gram
picture
84
-gravida
Pregnancy
85
-y
process of
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-graphy
recording of data
87
-ectomy
to remove or to cut out
88
-oid
resembling
89
-lepsy
seizure
90
-ule, -ole
small in size
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-malacia
softening
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-ist
specialist
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-stasis
staying in one place
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-lith
stone
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-ectasia
stretching
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-logy
study of
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-pexy
surgical fixation
98
-centesis
surgical puncture
99
-plasty
to surgically repair
100
-edema
swelling
101
-therapy
treatment
102
-oma
tumor
103
-emesis
vomiting
104
-clysis
washing
105
duoden/o
First part of the small intestine
106
jejun/o
Second part of the small intestine
107
ile/o
Third part of the small intestine
108
esophag/o
esophagus
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cholecyst/o
gall bladder
110
gingiv/o
gums
111
enter/o
intestine
112
col/o
large intestine
113
cheil/o
lips
114
hepat/o
liver
115
stomat/o
mouth
116
pylor/o
pyloric valve
117
proct/o, rect/o
rectum
118
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
119
gastr/o
stomach
120
dent/o, dont/o
teeth
121
pharyng/o
throat
122
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
123
cyst/o
bladder
124
nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
125
meat/o
opening
126
pyel/o
renal pelvis
127
lith/o
stone
128
gluc/o, glyc/o
sugar
129
ureter/o
ureter
130
urethr/o
urethra
131
ur/o
urine
132
nat/o
birth
133
mast/o, mamm/o
breast
134
salping/o
fallopian tube
135
phim/o
foreskin
136
men/o
menstruation
137
lact/o
milk
138
oomphal/o
navel
139
oophor/o
ovary
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Pen/o, balan/o
penis
141
prostate/o
prostate
142
orchid/o, orchi/o
testicle
143
hyster/o, uter/o
uterus
144
colp/o
vagina
145
Inability to move legs
Paraplegia
146
Inability to move arms or legs
Quadriplegia
147
Before eating
ac
148
As desired
Ad lib
149
Twice a day
B.I.D
150
By mouth
p.o
151
After eating
pc
152
Four times a day
Q.I.D
153
