unit 2 MED TERM Flashcards by marlie welch

Q

Acoust/o

A

Hearing

Sound

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A-

A

No
Without
Negative

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Aden/o

A

Gland

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Adip/o

A

Fat

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Adren/o

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Adrenal gland

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-al

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Pertaining to

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ana-

A

Up
Apart
Backward
Excessive

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Anter/o

Ante-

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Before

Front

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Card/o

Cardi/o

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Heart

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Caud/o

A

Lower part of body

Tail

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Col/o

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Colon

Large intestine

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Coron/o

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Coronary

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Crin/o

-crine

A

Secrete

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Cutane/o

A

Skin

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Cyst/o

A

Cyst
Sac of fluid
Urinary bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Dors/o

A

Back of body

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Dys-

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Bad

Painful

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-eal

Pertaining to

-ectomy

Surgical removal

Encephal/o

Brain

Endo-

In Within Inside

Enter/o

Small intestine

Epidemi/o

Among the people | Epidemic

Esophag/o

Esophagus

Eti/o

Cause

Exo-

Outside | Away from

Fasci/o

Fascia | Fibrous band

Gastr/o

Stomach

Gen- Gen/o -gen

Seed

Gonad/o

Sex glands

Hem/o | Hemat/o

Blood

Hepat/o

Liver

Hidr/o

Sweat

Hist/o

Tissue

Home/o

Unchanging | Constant

Hyper-

Increase

Hypo-

Decrease

Hyster/o

Uterus

-itis

Inflammation

Lapar/o

Abdominal wall

Laryng/o

Larynx

Lymph/o

Lymph

-malacia

Abnormal softening

Metr/o | Metri/o

Uterus

My/o

Muscle

Myel/o

Spinal cord | Bone marrow

Nas/o

Nose

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Ocul/o

Eye

-ologist

Specialist

-ology

Study of

-oma

Tumor | Neoplasm

-oophor/o

ovary

Ophthalm/o

Eye | Vision

Or/o

Mouth

Orch/o | Orchid/o

Testicles | Testes

-ose

Full of Sugar Pertaining to

-osis

Abnormal condition | Disease

Oste/o

Bone

Ot/o

Ear | Hearing

Ovari/o

Ovary

Pancreat/o

Pancreas

Parathyroid/o

Parathyroid gland

Path/o

Disease

-pathy

Disease

Peritone/o

Peritoneum

Pharyng/o

Throat | Pharynx

Phleb/o

Vein

Pineal/o

Pineal gland

Pituit/o

Pituitary gland

-plasm

Formative material of cells

-plasia | Plas/o

Growth | Formation

Pneum/o | Pneumon/o

Lung | Air

Poster/o | Post-

Behind | After

Ren/o

Kidney

Retr/o

Behind | Back of

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

-scopy

Visual examination

Seb/o

Sebum

Splen/o

Spleen

-stasis

Control

Ten/o Tend/o Tendin/o

Tendon

Thym/o

Thymus gland | Soul

Thyroid/o

Thyroid gland

-tic

Pertaining to

Tonsill/o

Tonsil

Trache/o

Trachea | Windpipe

Ureter/o

Ureter

Urethr/o

Urethra

Uter/o

Uterus

Ven/o

Vein

Ventr/o

In front | Belly side

Vesic/o

Urinary bladder