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1
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cutane/o

A

skin

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therm/o

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heat

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ven/o

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vein

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hemi-

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half

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semi-

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half

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pleg/o

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paralysis

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poly-

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many

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multi-

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many

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tachy-

note: not ‘tacky’

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fast

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brady-

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slow

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cyst/o

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cyst

a sac with fluid inside

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scope

A

instrument to view

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-cyt

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cell

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dia-

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through

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mal-

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bad

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micro-

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small

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macro-

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large

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nourish

A

nutrition

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ur/o

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urine

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ad-

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to, toward, add to

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ab-

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away from

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duct/o

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lead

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super-

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above/over

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-megaly

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large; larger than normal

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-rrhaphy

A

to suture

sew/stitch with suture

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herni/o

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buldge, to push out

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-osis

A

condition of

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dermat/o

A

skin

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

think of plastic surgery to repair

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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hem/o

A

blood

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ot/o

A

ear

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cyan/o

A

blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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albin/o

A

absence of color

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melan/o

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black

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jaund/o

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yellow

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xanth/o

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yellow

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home/o

A

sameness/unchanging

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-stasis

A

state of

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anterior

A

front

references front of organism

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posterior

A

back

references back of organism

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distal

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references the furthest away
from the main trunk of body

the wrist is distal
to the elbow

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proximal

A

references the closest to the main trunk of body

he elbow is proximal to the fingers

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ventral

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references front of trunk

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dorsal

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references back of trunk

*dorsal also refers to top of foot

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cyst/o

A

cyst

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umbilicus

A

belly button

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epi-

A

above

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chondr/o

A

ribs

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supine

A

lying down on back, facing the ceiling

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prone

A

lying down on abdomen, facing the floor

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-ion

A

condition of

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flex/o

A

to bend; to move a joint

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tens/o

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to stretch

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ex-

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to exit, go out, away

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radi/o

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refers to x-rays

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-graphy

A

refers to a process or procedure to record a body image, actions, or electrical impulses of the body.

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-gram

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refers to the actual record of the process or procedure.

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-graph

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refers to the graphic machine used in the process or procedure

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cardi/o

A

heart

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oste/o

A

bone

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enter/o

A

intestine

65
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hepat/o

A

liver

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arteri/o

A

artery

67
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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path/o

A

disease

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derm/a

A

skin

70
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arthr/o

A

joint

71
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null-

A

none

72
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bi-

A

two

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tri-

A

three

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quad-

A

four

75
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pre-

A

before

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post-

A

after

77
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neo-

A

new

78
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nat/o

A

refers to birth

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epi-

A

above

80
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hyper-

A

high, above normal or excessive

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hypo-

A

less than, below normal

82
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sub-

A

less than, below normal

83
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-al

A

pertaining to

84
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-ial

A

pertaining to

85
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-ic

A

pertaining to

86
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-ac

A

pertaining to

87
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-ous

A

pertaining to

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-osis

A

condition of

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-ectomy

A

excision; “surgical removal

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-tomy

A

incision; “cut into”

92
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-rrhea

A

excessive flow

93
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cyt/o

A

cell

94
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cellul/o

A

cell

95
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hist/o

A

tissue

96
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aden/o

A

glands

97
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endo-

A

within

98
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-oma

A

tumor

99
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-logy

A

study of

100
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-logist

A

one who studies

101
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carcin/o

A

cancer

102
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lip-

A

fat

103
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sarc/o

A

deep

104
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-gen

A

genesis

causes a change

“in the beginning”

105
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meta-

A

change

106
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perit/o

A

abdominal

107
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pleur/o

A

rib, side, pleura

108
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pariet/o

A

cavity

109
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onych/o

A

nails

110
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keratin/o

A

hardened or horny

111
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myc/o

A

fungus

112
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-malacia

A

softening

113
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seb/o

A

oil

114
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xero-

A

dry

115
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scler/o

A

hardened, tight

116
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sept/o

A

dirty, infected

117
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ligament/o

A

-ligaments

tough bands of fibrous connective tissue

connect bone to bone

118
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articul/o

A

-movement

to articulate (move) the joint

119
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-malacia

A

-softening

120
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por/o

A

(porous)

121
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kyph/o

A

hump

122
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scoli/o

A

crooked, twisted

123
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pedi/o

A

child

124
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crani/o

A

skull

125
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-atrist

A

specialist to heal

126
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ten/o
tend/o
tendon/o

A

to stretch

127
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fasci/o

A

-fascia

covering that completely surrounds a muscle

128
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-trophy

A

development

129
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dys-

A

bad

130
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a-

A

aithout or reduced

131
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-algia

A

pain

132
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fibr/o

A

fiber

133
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my/o

A

tissue

134
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neur/o

A

-neuron

composed of many neurons and receive sensations

135
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cerebr/o

encephal/o

A

brain

136
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myel/o

A

(multiple meanings)

  • spinal cord
  • bone marrow
  • myelin sheath
  • medulla
137
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spin/o

A

spinal cord

138
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-para

A

around

139
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-an

A

no

140
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mening/o

A

membrane

141
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vascul/o

A

vessel (blood)

142
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Ischem/o

A

loss of blood flow

143
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esthes/o

A

feel

144
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ophthalm/o

ocul/o

A

eye

145
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opi/a

opt/o

A

vision

146
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presby-

A

old age

147
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dipl/o

A

double

148
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my-

A

near

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audi/o

A

hear

150
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cus/o

-acusis

A

sense of hearing

Medical Terminology (2 decks)

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