Skills medical terminology lesson 6 Flashcards by Betsy Hale

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Prefixes

a-

A

without; not

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prefixes

dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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prefixes

endo-

A

within

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prefixes

hyper-

A

excessive; above normal

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prefixes

hypo-

A

under; below; deficient

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prefixes

para-

A

near; beside; beyond

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surgical suffixes

-ectomy

A

excision; removal

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surgical suffixes

-lysis

A

separation; destruction; loosening

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surgical suffixes

-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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surgical suffixes

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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surgical suffixes

-tome

A

instrument to cut

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surgical suffixes

-tomy

A

incision

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diagnostic, symptomatic and related suffixes

-algia

A

pain

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d,s &r

-dynia

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pain

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d,s &r

-dipsia

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thirst

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gen

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forming; producing; origin

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-genesis

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forming; producing; origin

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-glia

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glue; neurological tissue

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

A

stone, calculus

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-logist

A

specialist

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-logy

A

study of

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase

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-paresis

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weakness, or loss of voluntary control

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-penia

A

decreased; deficiency

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-phagia

A

swallowing; eating

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-phasia

A

speech

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aden/o

A

gland

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adren/o

A

adrenal gland

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adrenal/o

A

adrenal gland

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anter/o

A

anterior, pront

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calc/o

A

calcium

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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encephala/o

A

brain

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gli/o

A

glue; neurological tissue

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gluc/o

A

sugar; sweetness

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glyc/o

A

sugar, sweetness

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mening/o

A

meninges

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meningi/o

A

meninges

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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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neur/o

A

nerve

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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thym/o

A

thymus gland

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thyroid/o

A

thyroid gland

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vascul/o

A

blood vessel

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acr/o

A

extremities

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carcin/o

A

cancer

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cyst/o

A

bladder

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enter/o

A

intestine

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hem/o

A

blood

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hidr/o

A

sweat

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nephr/o

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kidney

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ren/o

A

kidney

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orchid/o

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testes

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orchi/o

A

testes

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orch/o

A

testes

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poster/o

A

back (of body), behind, posterior

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scler/o

A

hardening

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spin/o

A

spine

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thromb/o

A

clot

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toxic/o

A

poison