Unit 8: Medical Terms Flashcards
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a-/an-
A
without
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anti-
A
against
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bi-
A
two
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brady-
A
slow
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circum-
A
around
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vertebr(o)
A
vertebra
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contra-
A
against, opposite
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dys-
A
painful, abnormal, difficult
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uln(o)
A
ulna
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epi-
A
over, on, upon
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tibi(o)
A
tibia
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ex-
A
outward, external
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thorac(o)
A
thorax
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hemi-
A
half
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hyper-
A
excessive, over
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ten(o)-/tend(o)-/tendin(o)
A
tendon
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tars(o)
A
tarsus
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hypo-
A
under, insufficient
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system(o)
A
system
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infra-
A
below
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inter-
A
between
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intra-
A
beside
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synovi(o)/synov(o)
A
synovial membrane
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iso-
A
equal
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latero-
side
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stern(o)
sternum
27
medi-
middle
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spondyl(o)
vertebra
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per-
through
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spin(o)
spine
31
poly-
many
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scoli(o)
crooked, bent
33
pseudo-
false
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scapula(o)
scapula
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semi-
half, partial
36
sub-
under,below
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trans-
across
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sarc(o)
flesh
39
-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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sacr(o)
sacrum
42
-algia
pain
43
-ar
pertaining to
44
-ary
pertaining to
45
radi(o)
radius, x-ray
46
-asthenia
weakness
47
pub(o)
pubis
48
prosthet(o)
addition
49
-cele
pertaining to a tumor or swelling
50
pod(o)
foot
51
-centesis
procedure to withdraw fluid
52
phalang(o)
phalanges
53
-clasia
surgical break
54
-desis
fuse
55
pelv(o)
pelvis
56
-dynia
pain
57
ped(o)
foot, child
58
-eal
pertaining to
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path(o)
disease
60
patell(o)
patella
61
-ectomy
surgical removal of
62
oste(o)
bone
63
-genic
producing, causing
64
orth(o)
straight
65
myos(o)
muscle
66
-gram
record
67
my(o)
muscle
68
myel(o)
bone marrow
69
-graphy
process of recording
70
muscul(o)
muscle
71
-iatry
medical treatment
72
metatars(o)
metatarsal
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metacarp(o)
metacarpal
74
-ic
pertaining to
75
medull(o)
inner portion
76
maxill(o)
maxilla
77
-itis
inflammation
78
-kinesia
movement
79
mandibul(o)
mandible
80
lumb(o)
lower back
81
-listhesis
slipping
82
lord(o)
bent backwards
83
-logy
study of
84
ligament(o)
ligament
85
-malacia
-malacia
86
later(o)
side
87
lamin(o)
lamina
88
-metry
process of measuring
89
kyph(o)
hump
90
-oma
tumor
91
-opsy
view of
92
kinesi(o)
movement
93
-ory
pertaining to
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ischi(o)
ischium
95
ili(o)
ilium
96
-osis
abnormal condition, disease process
97
humer(o)
humerus
98
-otomy
cutting into
99
fibul(o)
fibula
100
-ous
pertaininig to
101
-pathy
disease
102
fibr(o)
fibers
103
femor(o)
femur
104
-plasty
surgical repair
105
fasci(o)
fibrous band
106
-plegia
paralysis
107
erythr(o)
red
108
electr(o)
electricity
109
-porosis
porous
110
dors(o)
back
111
cutane(o)
skin
112
crani(o)
skull
113
cost(o)
rib
114
cortic(o)
outer portion
115
coccyg(o)
coccyx
116
claviclul(o)
clavicle
117
chondr(o)
cartilage
118
cervic(o)
neck
119
-ptosis
drooping
120
-rrhaphy
suture
121
carp(o)
carpus, wrist
122
carcin(o)
cancer
123
burs(o)
bursa
124
bi(o)
life
125
articul(o)
joint
126
arthr(o)
joint
127
ankly(o)
stiff joint
128
acr(o)
extremity
129
-trophy
development, stimulation
130
-tonia
tone
131
-tome
instrument used to cut
132
-tome
instrument used to cut
133
-tic
pertaining to
134
-stenosis
narrowing
135
-scopy
process of viewing with an instrument
136
-scope
instrument for viewing
137
-rrhexis
rupture
