Medical Vocabulary Flashcards 8

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Abdomin-

Back 1

combining form

belly, abdomen

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Adip-

Back 2

combining form

fat

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Aur-

Back 3

combining form

ear

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Bacill-

Back 4

combining form

bacillus

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Burs-

Back 5

combining form

bursa

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Calc-

Back 6

combining form

stone, calcium, lime (salts)

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Calor-

Back 7

combining form

heat, energy

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Capit-

Back 8

combining form

head

Front 9

Cerebr-

Back 9

combining form

brain

Front 10

Cost-

Back 10

combining form

rib

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Dent-

Back 11

combining form

tooth

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Dors-

Back 12

combining form

back (of the body)

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Extern-

Back 13

combining form

outer

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Fibr-

Back 14

combining form

fiber, filament

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Fistul-

Back 15

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body

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Frig-, Frigor-

Back 16

combining form

cold

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Insul-

Back 17

combining form

island

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Intern-

Back 18

combining form

inner

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Meat-

Back 19

combining form

passage, opening, meatus (pronounced mee-ate'-us)

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Nas-

Back 20

combining form

nose

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Pur-

Back 21

combining form

pus

Front 22

Radic-, Rad-, Radix

Back 22

combining form

root

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Ren-

Back 23

combining form

kidney

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Sangui(n)-

Back 24

combining form

blood

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Son-

Back 25

combining form

sound

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Synov-

Back 26

combining form

synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac

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Tub-

Back 27

combining form

tube

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Tuss-

Back 28

combining form

cough

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Vacc-

Back 29

combining form

cow

Front 30

Vir-, Virus-

Back 30

combining form

virus

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Viscer-

Back 31

combining form

internal organ(s)

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Ab- (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before c and t)

Back 32

Prefix

Away from

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Ad- (ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; as- before s; a- before sp; at- before t)

Back 33

Prefix

to, toward

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ambi-

Back 34

Prefix

both

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ante-

Back 35

Prefix

before, forward

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bi- (bin-, bis-)

Back 36

Prefix

two, twice, double, both

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Circum-

Back 37

Prefix

around

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con- (co- before h; col- before l; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)

Back 38

Prefix

together, with; thoroughly, very

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Contra-

Back 39

Prefix

against, opposite

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de-

Back 40

Prefix

down, away from, absent

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dis- (di- before g, v, and usually l; dif- before f)

Back 41

Prefix

apart, away

Front 42

ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)

Back 42

Prefix

out of, away from

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extra- (rarely extro-)

Back 43

Prefix

on the outside, beyond

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(1) in- (il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)

(2) in-

(3) in-

Back 44

(1) in, into

(2) not

(3) very, thoroughly

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infra-

Back 45

Prefix

beneath, below

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Inter-

Back 46

Prefix

between

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Intra (rarely intro-)

Back 47

Prefix

within

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Non-

Back 48

Prefix

not

Front 49

Mult- (often multi-)

Back 49

Prefix

many, much, affecting many parts

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ob- (oc- before c; op- before p)

Back 50

Prefix

against, toward; very, thoroughly

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per- (pel- before l)

Back 51

Prefix

through; very, thoroughly

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post-

Back 52

Prefix

after, following, behind

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pre-

Back 53

Prefix

before, in front of

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pro-

Back 54

Prefix

forward, in front

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re-

Back 55

Prefix

back, again

Front 56

retro-

Back 56

Prefix

backward, in back, behind

Front 57

se-

Back 57

Prefix

apart, away from

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semi-

Back 58

Prefix

half

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sub- (suf- before f; sup- before p)

Back 59

Prefix

under

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super- (often supra)

Back 60

Prefix

over, above; excess

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trans-

Back 61

Prefix

across, through

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Ultra-

Back 62

Prefix

beyond, excess

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-an

Back 63

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ar

Back 64

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-arium

Back 65

noun-forming suffix

denotes a place for something

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-ary

Back 66

noun-forming suffix

denotes a place for something

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-ary

Back 67

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ate

Back 68

adjective-forming suffix

having the form of, possessing

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- ia

Back 69

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process or procedure

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-ian

Back 70

noun-forming suffix

indicated an expert in a certain field

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-ic

Back 71

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-id

Back 72

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-ile

Back 73

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, capable of

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-ine

Back 74

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to, located in

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-ive

Back 75

adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-lent

Back 76

adjective-forming suffix

full of

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-ose

Back 77

adjective-forming suffix

full of

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-ous

Back 78

adjective-forming suffix

full of

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-ty

Back 79

abstract noun-forming suffix

state, condition, process or procedure

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-y

Back 80

abstract noun-forming suffixstate, condition, process or procedure

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-ad

Back 81

adverb-forming suffix

direction toward a part of the body