Medical Terminology: Ch. 1 – Flashcards
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-stenosis
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Narrowing
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-al
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Pertaining to
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-algia
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Pain
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-otomy
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Cutting into
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-megaly
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Enlarged
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal
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-rrhage
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Excessive, abnormal flow
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-centesis
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Puncture to withdraw fluid
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-gram
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Record or picture
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-ac
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Pertaining to
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-malacia
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Abnormal softening
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-ism
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State of
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-rrhaphy
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To suture
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-ostomy
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Surgically create an opening
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-pexy
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Surgical fixation
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-rrhea
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Discharge
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-scopy
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Process to visually examining
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-oma
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Tumor, mass
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Inner
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Endo-
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Large
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Macro-
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Before
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Pre- , Pro-
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Around
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Peri-
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New
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Neo-
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Without
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A- , An- , De-
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Half
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Hemi-
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Painful, Difficult
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Dys-
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Excessive
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Hyper-
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Above
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Epi-
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Many
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Multi- , Poly-
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Slow
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Brady-
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Self
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Auto-
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Across
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Trans-
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Two
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Bi-
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Combining form of heart
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Cardi/o
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Suffix meaning abnormal softening
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-malacia
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Term meaning softening of the heart
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Cardiomalacia
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Word root for stomach
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Gastr/o
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Suffix meaning to surgically create an opening
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-ostomy
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Term meaning create an opening into the stomach
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Gastrostomy
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Combining form for nose
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Rhin/o
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Suffix meaning surgical repair
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-plasty
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Term meaning surgical repair of the nose
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Rhinoplasty
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Prefix meaning excessive
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Hyper-
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Suffix meaning development
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-trophy
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Term meaning excessive development
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Hypertrophy
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Combining form meaning disease
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Path/o
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Suffix meaning the study of
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-logy
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Term meaning the study of disease
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Pathology
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Word root meaning nerve
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Neur/o
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Suffix for tumor/mass
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-oma
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Term meaning nerve tumor
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Neuroma
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Combining form meaning stomach
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Gastr/o
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Combining form meaning small intestine
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Enter/o
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Term meaning study of stomach and small intestine
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Gastroenterology
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Word root meaning ear
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Ot/o
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Suffix meaning inflammation
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-itis
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Term meaning ear inflammation
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Otitis
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Prefix meaning chemical
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Chem/o
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Suffix meaning treatment
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-therapy
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Term meaning chemical therapy
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Chemotherapy
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Combining form meaning cancer
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Carcin/o
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Suffix meaning that which produces
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-genic
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Term meaning that produces cancer
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Carcinogenic
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Bi/o
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Life
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Carcin/o
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Cancer
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Chem/o
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Chemical
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Cis/o
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To cut
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Dermat/o
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Skin
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Enter/o
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Small Intestine
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Gynec/o
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Female
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Hermat/o
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Blood
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Immun/o
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Immunity
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Laryng/o
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Larynx
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Path/o
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Disease
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Opthalm/o
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Eye
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Ot/o
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Ear
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Pulmon/o
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Lung
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Rhin/o
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Nose
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Rhin/o
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Nose
