Medical Terminology

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Decks in this class (18)

External Root Words
Arc acro 1,
Axill axillo 2,
Blephar blepharo 3
52  cards
Internal Root Words
Acanth acantho 1,
Aer aero 2,
Alge algo algio 3
98  cards
Directional Root Words
Anterior 1,
Ventral 2,
Posterior dorsal 3
5  cards
Need Review
Lithotomy is the surgical removal...,
An inflamed rectum accompanied by...,
Diagnostic test assessing urine c...
61  cards
External Root Words Examples
The surgical repair of the eyelid 1,
Pertaining to the axilla 2,
Is the enlargement of diseased ly...
60  cards
Important Prefixes
A 1,
An 2,
Alb 3
22  cards
Medical Antonyms Prefixes
Ab 1,
Ad 2,
Bio 3
14  cards
Important Prefixes Examples
The absence of breathing 1,
Without sensation 2,
A condition where the affected in...
22  cards
Medical Antonyms Prefixes Examples
A movement away from the body s m...,
A movement toward the body s midl...,
When a tissue obtained from a liv...
14  cards
Medical Synonyms
Kidney 1,
Navel 2,
Teeth 3
9  cards
Medical Synonymous Prefixes Examples
The formation of stones in the ki...,
Other term for kidney failure 2,
An irrational fear of belly butto...
20  cards
Prefixes (Position and Direction)
Circum 1,
Dia 2,
In 3
13  cards
Prefixes (Position and Direction) Examples
A surgical procedure wherein the ...,
A procedure wherein heat is produ...,
A procedure wherein a tube is ins...
13  cards
Prefixes for Numbers (+Examples)
Antidepressant drugs with three a...,
Pertains to a female on first her...,
Pertains to a cell with one nucle...
21  cards
Suffixes (+Examples)
The disproportionate enlargement ...,
The vomiting of pus 2,
Megaly 3
108  cards
Homonyms
Unusual keratinization which occu...,
Anomalous change in the squamous ...,
Created to get rid of every possi...
45  cards
Acronym+Abbreviations
Od 1,
Gtt 2,
Gerd 3
67  cards
The Structure and Organization of the Body
Antebrachial 1,
The patient starts off in the sup...,
Cephalic 3
70  cards

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