Medical Terminology Ch.2 – Flashcards
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acr-
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combining form meaning (highest point) extremities; usually hands and feet
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ambly-
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combining form meaning dull, faint
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carcin-
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combining form meaning carcinoma, cancer
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-cel-
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combining form meaning hernia, tumor, swelling
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cheir-, chir-
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combining form meaning hand
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chol(e)-
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combining form meaning bile, gall
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col(i)-, colon-
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combining form meaning colon
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cyan-
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combining form meaning blue
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cyst-
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combining form meaning bladder, cyst
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diplo-
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combining form meaning double, twins
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enter-
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combining for meaning small intestine
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erg-
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combining form meaning action, work
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gastr-
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combining form meaning stomach
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hem-, hemat-
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combining form meaning blood
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hepar-, hepat-
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combining form meaning liver
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lip-
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combining form meaning fat
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macr-
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combining form meaning abnormally large or long
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mega, megal-
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combining form meaning abnormally large or long
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melan-
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combining form meaning dark
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micr-
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combining form meaning abnormally small
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nyct-
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combining form meaning night
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odyn-
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combining form meaning pain
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onc-
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combining form meaning tumor
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pachy-
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combining form meaning sick
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pseud-
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combining form meaning false
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py-
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combining form meaning pus
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sarc-
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combining form meaning flesh, soft tissue
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spasm-
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combining form meaning spasm, involuntary muscle contractions
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splen-
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combining form meaning spleen
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stom-, stomat-
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combining form meaning mouth, opening
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amphi-, ampho-
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prefix meaning on both sides, around, both
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ana-
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prefix meaning up, back, against
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apo-
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prefix meaning away from
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cata-
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prefix meaning downward, disordered
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dia-
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prefix meaning through, across, apart
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eso-
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prefix meaning inner, inward, within
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eu-
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prefix meaning good, normal, healthy
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heter-
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prefix meaning different, other, relationship to another
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homo-
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prefix meaning same, likeness
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meta-
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prefix meaning change, transformation
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para-
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prefix meaning alongside, around, abnormal, beyond
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pro-
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prefix meaning before
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pros, prosth-
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prefix meaning in place of
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-al
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suffix meaning pertaining to, located in
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-ase
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suffix that forms names of enzymes
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-asia, -asis
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suffix meaning state or condition
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-ema
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suffix meaning state or condition
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-esis
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suffix meaning state, condition, procedure
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-etic
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suffix forms nouns from words ending in -esis means pertaining to
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-ics, -itics
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suffix meaning a particular science or study of
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-ism
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suffix meaning state, condition, quality
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-ismus
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suffix meaning state, condition, muscular spasm
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-oid
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suffix meaninga particular shape, form, or resemblance: like, resembling
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-oma
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suffix meaning tumor or disease
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-ose
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suffix used to form names of chemical substances meaning full of pertaining to
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-ous
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suffix meaning pertaining to, characterized by, full of
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-us
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suffix meaning condition, person
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-ize
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suffix used to make a verb meaning to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in.
