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Title: 101 Medical Word parts to Know

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Total Flash Cards: 101

Created: 01/10/2009 12:46:41

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Term
Andr/o
 Definition
Male
Term
Angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
Ather/o
 Definition
yellowish, fatty plaque
Term
Arthr/o
 Definition
Joint
Term
Blast/o
 Definition
developing cell, germ cell
Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
Chol/e
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
Coron/o
 Definition
heart
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
bladder, sac
Term
Ech/o
 Definition
sound
Term
Enter/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
Erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
Gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
Gloss/o
 Definition
Tongue
Term
Glyc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
Glycos/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
Gyn/o
 Definition
woman
Term
Hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
Hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
Hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
Leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
Lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
Mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
Mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
Men/o
 Definition
menstruation
Term
Nas/o
 Definition
Nose
Term
Nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
Noct/i
 Definition
Night
Term
Or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
Orchid/o
 Definition
testis, testicle
Term
Oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
Ox/i
 Definition
oxygen
Term
Ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
Phleb/o
 Definition
vein
Term
Pneum/o
 Definition
lung, air
Term
Pneumat/o
 Definition
lung, air
Term
Pneumon/o
 Definition
lung, air
Term
Pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
Ren/o
 Definition
Kidney
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
Sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
Term
Spir/o
 Definition
breathe, breathing
Term
Steth/o
 Definition
chest
Term
Thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
Ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
Term
Urin/o
 Definition
urine, urinary tract
Term
Vas/o
 Definition
vessel, duct
Term
Ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
A-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
Vas/o
 Definition
vessel, duct
Term
An-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
Brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
Endo-
 Definition
within
Term
Eu-
 Definition
normal, good
Term
Hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
Hypo-
 Definition
below, incomplete, deficient
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Intra-
 Definition
within
Term
Neo-
 Definition
new
Term
Peri-
 Definition
surrounding (outer)
Term
Poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
Pro-
 Definition
before
Term
Tachy-
 Definition
slow
Term
Trans-
 Definition
through, across, beyond
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia or protrusion
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
Term
-crit
 Definition
to seperate
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood condition
Term
-gen
 Definition
substance or agent that produces or causes
Term
-genesis
 Definition
origin, cause
Term
-gram
 Definition
record
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of diseased or abnormal state of
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ism
 Definition
state of
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-iysis
 Definition
loosening, dissolution, separating
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument used to measure
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition (or increase w/ blood roots)
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
creation of an artificial opening
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cut or incision
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction in the number
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breathing
Term
-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-scopic
 Definition
pertaining to visual examination
Term
-stasis
 Definition
control, stop, standing
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
constriction or narrowing
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
-uria
 Definition
urine, urination