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Med Term 1101 Peterson > Unit 1: Medical English-Root Words > Flashcards

Unit 1: Medical English-Root Words Flashcards

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afferent

A

going towards

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arthr/o

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joint

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bio

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life

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blast

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rapidly dividing cell

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carc/i

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cancer
(greek word that literally means “crab”)

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carc/in

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cancer
(greek word that literally means “crab”)

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carc/ino

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cancer
(greek word that literally means “crab”)

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cardi

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heart

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card/io

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heart

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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chole

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bile
(bodily humor in Greek medical practice)

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constrict

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narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening (constriction is generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)

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sten/o

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narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening (constriction is generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)

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cyst/o

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bladd; fluid filled space

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dilate

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increasing the size of an opening

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efferent

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going away from

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eti/o

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how something came to be
from Greek aitia, “cause”

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enceph/a

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en- + -cephal (head), “inside the head”

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gastr/o

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gen/o

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cause, orgin

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genetic

A

inheritance

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hem/o

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hemat/o

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hepat/o

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hydr/o

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hydr/o

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idio

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private, distinct

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morph/o

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muscul/o

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my/o

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myc/o

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necr/o

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neur/o

A

nervous system

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orth/o

A

straight, at right angles

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ost/e

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ost/eo

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path/o

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disease (literally, “suffering”)

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ped/o

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phag/o

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plas/o

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py/o

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sarc/o

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flesh, muscle

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scler/o

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stom/a/t

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therm/o

A

temperature

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troph/o

A

nourishment

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trop/o

A

moving towards or acting on

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ur

50
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valv/ulo

Med Term 1101 Peterson (67 decks)

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