Medical Terminology

Front 1

a-, an-, ar-

Back 1

ar/rhythm/ia

Hint 1

Without. Not a regular rhythm of the heart

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ab-

Back 2

ab/normal

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Away from. Away from the normal

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anti

Back 3

anti/sept/ic

Hint 3

Against. Against infection

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bi-

Back 4

bi/cuspid

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Two. Having two cusps

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brady-

Back 5

brady/card/ia

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Slow. Slow heart rate (pulse or beat)

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contra-

Back 6

contra/ception

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Against. Against conception

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cyan-

Back 7

cyano/tic

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Blue. Having blue color

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dia-

Back 8

dia/rrhea

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Through, across. Flowing through

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dys-

Back 9

dys/pepsia

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Difficult. Difficult digestion

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ex-

Back 10

ex/cise

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Out, out from. To cut out

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endo-

Back 11

endo/crine

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In, within. Secreting within the body

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epi-

Back 12

epi/derm/is

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On, over. Top layer of skin

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erythr-

Back 13

erythro/cyte

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Red. Red blood cell

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extra-

Back 14

extra/vascular

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Outside. Outside the vessel

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hetero-

Back 15

hetero/sex/ual

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Different, other. Preference to a different sex

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homo-

Back 16

homo/gen/eous

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Same. Coming from the same (self)

Front 17

hyper-

Back 17

hypertension

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Too much, high. High blood pressure

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hypo-

Back 18

hypo/active

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Low, under. Under active

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in-

Back 19

in/tolerant

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In, not. Not tolerating

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intra-

Back 20

intra/muscu/lar

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Within. Pertaining to within the muscle

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Inter

Back 21

inter/cellular

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Between. Between the cells

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iso-

Back 22

iso/therm/al

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Equal, same. Equal amount of heat

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macro-

Back 23

macro/cyte

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Large, long. Cells that are large

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mal-

Back 24

mal/nutrition

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Poor, bad. Poor nutrition

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medi-

Back 25

medi/al

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Middle. Pertaining to the middle

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micro-

Back 26

micro/cyte

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Small. Cells that are small

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mono-

Back 27

mono/nucle/ar

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One. With one nucleus

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neo-

Back 28

neo/nat/al

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New. Newborn infant

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poly-

Back 29

poly/uria

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Many, much. Urinating many times

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post-

Back 30

post/prand/ial

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After. After a meal

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pre-

Back 31

pre/na/tal

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Before. Before birth

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per-

Back 32

per/cutane/ous

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Through. Through the skin

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quadr-

Back 33

quadric/plegia

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Four. Paralysis of all four extremities

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semi-

Back 34

semi/lun/ar

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Half. Half a circle (moon)

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sub-

Back 35

sub/sternal

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Beneath, under. Beneath the sternum

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tachy-

Back 36

tachy/card/ia

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Rapid. Rapid heart beat

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tri-

Back 37

tri/cuspid

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Three. Having three cusps

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uni-

Back 38

uni/lateral

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One. On one side