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126 Cards in this Set

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tonsill/o
tonsil
crani/o
skull
cardi/o
heart
hepat/o
liver
angi/o
blood vessel
hem/o
blood
nat/o
birth
laryng/o
voice box
ot/o
ear
lith/o
stone
appendic/o
appendix
ather/o
fatty substance
col/o
colon
pry/o
fever or heat
myc/o
fungus
dermat/o
skin
py/o
pus
nephr/o
kidney
ren/o
kidney
gastr/o
stomach
myel/o
spinal cord or bone marrow
oste/o
bone
my/o
muscle
neur/o
nerves
arthr/o
joints
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
poli/o
grey
abdomin/o
abdomen
path/o
disease
arteri/o
artery
dia-
through and complete
hyper-
excessive or increased
pre-
before
peri-
surrounding
post-
after or behind
ab-
away from
ad-
towards
dextr/o
right side
sinister/o
left side
ex-
out of or away from
in-
in , into
macro-
large
micro-
small
mega-
large or great
oligo-
scanty or few
dys-
bad, difficult or painfull
eu-
good, normal or well
inter-
between or among
intra-
within
sub-
under, less or below
supra-
above or excessive
hypo-
deficient or decreased
infra-
below
-um
a noun
-a
a noun
-e
a noun
-us
a noun
-y
a noun
-ago
abnormal condition
-esis
abnormal condition
-ia
abnormal condition
-iasis
abnormal condition
-ion
abnormal condition
-ism
abnormal condition
-osis
abnormal condition
-ac
pertaining to
-ap
pertaining to
-an
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ial
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ory
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-al
pertaining to
-graphy
process of recording
-graph
instrument used to record
-gram
picture of the record
-scopy
visual exam
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-tomy
surgical incision or to cut
-oma
tumor
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
-pathy
disease
-itis
inflammation
-cyte
cell
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing or stitches
-ectomy
surgical removal or cutting out
-logy
the study of
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-megaly
enlargement
-malacia
softening
-necrosis
tissue death
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
enter/o
small intestine
phalanges
more than one finger or toe bone
[plural]
phalanx
one finger or toe bone
[singular]
sign
evidence of disease such as a fever
symptom
evidence of a disease that can only be evaluated or determined by the patient
syndrome
a set of signs and symptoms that occur together
diagnosis
the identification of a disease
differential diagnosis
an attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be causing the signs and symptoms that are present
prognosis
a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
acute
rapid onset, severe course and a short duration
eponym
a disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
fissure
a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.

also describes folds in the contours of the brain
ileum
the last and longest portion of the small intestine
ilium
part of the hip bone
laceration
a torn or jagged wound
supination
the act of rotating the arm so that thw palm of thw hand is forward or upward
triage
the medical screening of patients to determine thier relative priority of need and proper place of treatment
trauma
wound or injury that may occur in an accident, shooting, natural disaster or fire
inflammation
a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues.
key indications of inflammation
1] redness
2] heat
3] swelling
4] pain

all are caused by extra blood flowing into the area as part of the healing process