Skills medical terminology lesson 7 Flashcards
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
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alveol/o
A
alveolus (pleural alveoli)
3
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bronch/o
A
bronchus (pleural bronchi)
4
Q
chonrd/o
A
cartilage
5
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
6
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
7
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
8
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nas/o
A
nose
9
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or/o
A
mouth
10
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx
11
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
12
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
13
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rhino/o
A
nose
14
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sinus/o
A
sinus, cavity
15
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
16
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tonsil/o
A
tonsils
17
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trache/o
A
trachea
18
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aer/o
A
air
19
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carcin/o
A
cancer
20
Q
hem/o
A
blood
21
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hepat/o
A
liver
22
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hydr/o
A
water
23
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melan/o
A
black
24
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
25
my/o
muscle
26
myc/o
fungus
27
orth/o
straight
28
pneum/o
air; lung
29
pneumon/o
air; lung
30
epi-
above; upon
31
eu-
good; normal
32
macro-
large
33
micro-
small
34
neo-
new
35
peri-
around
36
-centesis
surgical puncture
37
-ectomy
excision; removal
38
-plasty
surgical repair
39
-rrhaphy
suture
40
-tome
instrument to cut with
41
-tomy
incision
42
-algia
pain
43
-dynia
pain
44
-cele
nernia; swelling
45
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
46
-itis
inflammation
47
-logist
speciality in study of
48
-malacia
softening
49
-oma
tumor
50
-osis
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
51
-pathy
disease
52
-phagia
swallowing, eating
53
-phobia
fear
54
-plasm
formation; growth
55
-plegia
paralysis
56
-pnea
breathing
57
-rrhagia
bursting forth
58
-scope
instrument for examining
59
-scopy
visual examination
60
-spasm
involuntary contraction; twitching
61
-stenosis
narrowing; stricture
62
-therapy
treatment
