Unit 5: Terminology Quiz Flashcards
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a-/an-
A
without
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anti-
A
against
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aut-
A
self
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bi-
A
two
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brady-
A
slow
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de-
A
without
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dia-
A
apart
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endo-
A
inner
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ventricul(o)
A
ventricle
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exo-
A
outside of
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ven(o)
A
vein
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vascul(o)
A
blood vessel
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vas(o)
A
vessel
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extra-
A
outer/outside of
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varic(o)
A
dilated vein
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hyper-
A
above/over or excessive
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hypo-
A
under or insufficient
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valvul(o)
A
value
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valv(o)
A
valve
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inter-
A
between
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tom(o)
A
to cut
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thromb(o)
A
clot
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intra-
A
within
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thorac(o)
A
chest
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media-
middle
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steth(o)
chest
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medio-
within
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sphygm(o)
pulse
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son(o)
sound
30
normo-
normal
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sin(o)
sinus
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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physi-/physio-
physiology or related to nature
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sept(o)
a wall/partition or septum
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poly-
many
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radi(o)
x-ray or radiant energy
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pro-
before/from or in front of
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pulmon(o)
lung
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phleb(o)
vein
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re-
back or again
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pector(o)
chest
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path(o)
disease
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orth(o)
straight
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my(o)
muscle
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mediastin(o)
. mediastinum
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lip(o)
fat
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retro-
behind or back/backward
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isch(o)
to hold back
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hem(o)
blood
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fluor(o)
emitting of reflecting light
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sub-
under/below or less than normal
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syn-/sy-/syl-/sym-
union or association
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embol(o)
plug or blockage
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tachy-
fast
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electr(o)
electricity
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ech(o)
sound
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tetra-
four
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duct(o)
to bring
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cutane(o)
skin
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trans-
across or through
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corpor(o)
body
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tri-
three
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coron(o)
heart or crown
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cardi(o)
heart
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atri(o)
atrium
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ultra-
beyond or excess
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-algia
pain
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ather(o)
fatty substance
70
arter(o)/arteri(o)
artery
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-ar
pertaining to
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angi(o)
vessel
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-ary
pertaining to
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aort(o)
aorta
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-ule
small
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-tonic
pertaining to tone
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-tic
pertaining to
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
79
-thoracic
chest
80
-therapy
treatment
81
-cision
process of cutting
82
-tension
pressure
83
-stenosis
narrowing
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-stasis
to stop/control or place
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-eal
pertaining to
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-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
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-sis
state or condition of
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-scopy
visual examination with a lighted instrument
89
-ectomy
surgical removal/excision
90
-gram
written record
91
-scope
instrument for viewing
92
-sclerosis
hardening
93
-graphy
process of recording
94
-rrhexis
rupture
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-ia
condition
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ism
condition process or method
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
process of freeing or destroying
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-lytic
destruction
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-manometer
instrument to measure pressure
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-megaly.
enlarged
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-ole
small
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-oma
growth
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-ologist
one who studies
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-opsy
to view
108
-ose
pertaining to
109
-osis
condition
110
-ostomy
formation of an opening
111
-otomy
cutting into
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-ous
pertaining to
113
-pathy
disease
114
-plasty
surgical repair
