Med Terms Flashcards by Hannah Nelson

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osis

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abnormal condition

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itis

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inflammation

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ectomy

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to cut out (remove)

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otomy

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to cut into

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ostomy

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to make a mouth

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a/an

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without, none

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micro

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small

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macro

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large

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mega/megaly

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enlarged

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scopy/scopic

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to look, observe

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graphy/graph

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recording an image

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gram

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the image

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ology/ologist

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study, specialize in

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stomato

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mouth

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dento

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teeth

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glosso/linguo

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tongue

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gingivo

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gums

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encephalo

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brain

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gastro

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stomach

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entero

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intestine

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colo

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large intestine

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procto

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anus/rectum

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hepato

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liver

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nehro/rene

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kideny

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orchido

testis

oophor/o

ovary

hystero/metro

uterus

salpingo

uterine tubes

dermo

skin

masto/mammo

breast

osteo

bones

cardio

heart

cysto

bladder

rhino

nose

phlebo/veno

veins

pneumo/pulmo

lung

hemo/emia

blood

leuk/o

white

melan/o

black

cyan/o

blue

xanth/o

yellow

adend/o

gland

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

lymph/o

lymph tissue

carcin/o

malginant

endo

within, inside of

peri

around

circum

around

retro

behind

epi

upon, on top

trans

through

intra

within

sub

below

cardi/o

heart

brachy/tachy

slow/fast

angi/o

vessel

veno/phlebo

vein

stasis

to stop

cyte

cell

hem/o, emia

blood

cephal/o

head

encephalo

inside of the head (brain)

mening/o

membranes surrounding brain and spinal cord

myel/o

spinal cord

neur/o

nerve

dys

difficult, painful, abnormal

cele

hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position

pathy

disease, abnormality

plasia

development, formation, growth

plegia

paralysis

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

chol/e

gall, bile

cyst/o

bladder, sac

emes/o

vomit

lith/o

stone

lapar/o

abdominal wall

centesis

to puncture

tripsy

to crush

rrhea

flow, discharge

iasis, osis

abnormal condition

rhin/o

nose

laryng/o

larynx, voice box

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

bronch/o

lung air passageways

pne/u, pnea

breath, air, lung

pulmo/o

lung

ptysis

spitting (coughing)

plasty

reconsruction

nephr/o, ren/o

kidney

hydr/o

water

cyst/o

bladder

pyel/o

renal collecting ducts

ur/o, uria

urine

olig/o

scanty, less than normal

pexy

to surgically reattach, fix in normal position

orchid/o, test/o

testes (male gonad)

balan/o

head of the penis

andr/o

male

prostat/o

prostate

vas/o

vessel, duct

rrhapy

to suture

hyster/o, metr/o

uterus

salping/o, salpinx

uterine tube

colp/o

vagina

oophor/o

ovary

men/o

menstruation

mamm/o, mast/o

breast

pareunia, coitus

intercourse

gravida

pregnancy

para

live birth

part/o, toc/o

labor/birth/delivery

oste/o

bone

chondr/o

cartilage

arthr/o

joint

myel/o

bone marrow

ten/o, tendin/o

tendon

ligament/o

ligament

burs/o

bursa, bag

my/o, myos/o

muscle

malacia

softening

porosis

porous

asthenia

weakness, loss of strength

tropy

development, stimulation, maintenance

algia, algesia

pain