Unit 2 Med Term (Part 2) Flashcards
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-able
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Capable of, able to
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-ase
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Enzyme
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-cele
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Hernia (protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)
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-cyte
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Cell
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-eal
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Pertaining to
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-emia
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Condition of the blood
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-eum
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Membrane
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-gen
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That which generates
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-genesis
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Producing or forming
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-genic
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Produced by or in
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-ia
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Condition or theroy
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-iac
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One who suffers
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-iasis
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Condition
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-ible
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Capable of, able to
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-ism
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Condition or theory
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-ium
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Membrane
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-ive
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Pertaining to
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-kinesia, -kinesis
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Movement, motion
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-lepsy
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Seizure
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-lith
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Stone or calculus
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-lysin
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That which destroys
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-lysis
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Process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
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-lytic
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Capable of destroying
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-mainia
Excessive preoccupation
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-maniac
A person who shows excessive preoccupation
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-megaly
Enlargement
28
-meter
Instrument used to measure
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-oma
Tumor
30
-opia
Vision
31
-ose
Sugar
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-osis
Condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)
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-ous
Pertaining to or characterized by
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-pathy
Disease-
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-phagia, -phagic, -phagy
Eating, swallowing
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-phasia
Speech
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-phobia
Abnormal fear
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-plasia
Formation, development
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-plasma
Substance of cells
40
-plegia
Paralysis
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-ptosis
Prolapse (sagging)
42
-schisis
Split, cleft
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-sclerosis
Hardening
44
-scope
Instrument used for viewing
45
-scopy
Visual examination
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-tic
Pertaining to
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-trophic, - trophy
Nutrition
48
-y
State or condition
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Abl(o), albin(o)
White
50
Bacter(i), bacteri(o)
Bacteria
51
Cancer(o), carcin(o)
Cancer
52
Cephal(o)
Head
53
Chlor(o)
Green
54
Cyan(o)
Blue
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Cyt(o)
Cell
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Erythr(o)
Red
57
Fung(i)
Fungus
58
Gen(o)
Beginning, origin
59
Hist(o)
Tissue
60
Iatr(o)
Physician or treatment
61
Idi(o)
Individual
62
Kinesi(o)
Movement
63
Lact(o)
Milk
64
Leps(o)
Seizure
65
Leuk(o), occaionally leuc(o)
White
66
Lith(o)
Stone or calculus
67
Log(o)
Knowledge or words
68
Lys(o)
Destruction, dissolving
69
Megal(o)
Large, enlarged
70
Melan(o)
Black
71
Metr(o)
Measure; uterine tissue
72
Muscul(o), my(o)
Muscle
73
Myc(o)
Fungus
74
Nas(o)
Nose
75
Nos(o)
Disease
76
Phag(o)
Eat, ingest
77
Phas(o)
Speech
78
Plas(o)
Formation, development
79
Plast(o)
Repair
80
Pleg(o)
Paralysis
81
Pod(o)
Foot
82
Pyr(o)
Fire
83
Schis(o), Schiz(o), Schist(o)
Split, cleft
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Scler(o)
Hard
85
Scop(o)
To examine, to view
86
Seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)
Infection [sept(o) also means septum]
87
Staphyl(o)
Grapelike cluster, uvula
88
Strept(o)
Twister
89
Tox(o), toxic(o)
Poison
90
Troph(o)
Nutrition
91
Vir(o), virus(o)
Virus
92
Xanth(o)
Yellow
