Terms I-M Flashcards by Rose Early

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-ia

A

state or condition
(myopia)

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-iatrics, -iatry

A

medical practice specialty
(pediatrics)

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-ician

A

person associated with specialty
(pediatrician)

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-ics

A

art/science of
(optics)

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-ion

A

action
(incision)

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-ist

A

one who practices
(dentist)

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-ive

A

relating to
(sedative)

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idio-

A

self
(idiopathic)

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ileo-

A

small intestine
(ilieum)

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ili-, ilio-

A

pelvic bone
(ilium)

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in-, im-

A

in, inside, not
(incontinent)

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infra-

A

beneath
(infraorbital)

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inter-

A

among, between
(intercostal)

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intra-

A

within, inside
(intracellular)

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-ism

A

condition, state
(rheumatism)

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iso-

A

equal, like
(isotonic)

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-itis

A

inflammation
(neuritis)

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juxta-

A

near, beside
(juxtaposition)

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karyo-

A

body
(karyotype)

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kerat-

A

horn
(keratin)

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kine-, -kinin

A

to move
(kinematics)

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liga-

A

to bind together
(ligament)

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lip-, lipo-

A

fat
(liposuction)

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-lith, lith-

A

stone
(otolith)

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-logy

A

the study of
(zoology)

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lyso-, -lysis, -lyze

A

dissolve, separate
(lysozyme)

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lacri-

A

tears
(lacrimal)

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lact-, -lactin

A

milk
(lactation)

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laparo-

A

loin, flank, abdomen
(laparoscopy)

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-lemma

A

husk
(plasmalemma)

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leuc-, leuk-

A

white
(leukocyte)

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macro-

A

large, great
(macrophage)

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mal-

A

bad, abnormal
(malnutrition)

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-malacia

A

softening
(osteomalacia)

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mamm-

A

breast
(mammography)

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mast-

A

breast
(mastectomy)

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medul-

A

inside, part of
(medullary)

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mega-, -megaly

A

great, large
(megakaryocyte)

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meningo-

A

membrane
(meningitis)

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meso-

A

middle
(mesoderm)

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meta-

A

after, beyond
(metacarpals)

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metro-

A

uterus
(endometrium)

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micro-

A

small
(microscope)

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mono-

A

single
(monocyte)

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morpho-

A

form, shape
(morphology)

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myel-, myelo-

A

marrow, spinal cord
(myelitis)

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myo-

A

muscle
(myocardium)