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104 Cards in this Set
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ante- |
before; in front; forward |
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anti- |
against |
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dys- |
abnormal; painful; difficult/difficulty |
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endo- |
within |
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hyper- |
above; excessive |
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hypo- |
below / beneath; deficient / insufficient |
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neo- |
new |
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per- |
through |
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peri- |
surrounding / around |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-algia |
pain |
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-ectomy |
removal / excision / resection |
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-graphy |
process of recording; radiographic imaging |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-logy |
the study of / branch of medicine dealing with problems of |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-scope |
instrument used to view |
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-tomy |
incision / process of cutting |
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arthro/o |
joint |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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col/o |
colon / large intestine |
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cyst/o |
bladder; sac; cyst |
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enter/o |
small intestines |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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hyster/o |
uterus / womb |
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mamm/o |
breast |
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nat/o |
born / birth |
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neur/o |
nerve / nerve tissue |
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ophthalm/o |
eye |
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oste/o |
bone |
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path/o |
disease |
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ped/o |
child; foot |
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rhin/o |
nose |
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thermo/o |
heat / temperature |
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acronym |
type of abbreviation |
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acute |
sudden, severe onset of a disese or episode |
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combining form |
word root and combing vowel |
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decodable term |
term made of word parts from which we can give a working definition |
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diagnosis |
identification of a condition, disease, or problem |
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eponym |
term named for a person or place |
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non-decodable term |
term that the definition must be memorized - Vocabulary |
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prefix |
word part found at the beginning of some terms to specifically modify |
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prognosis |
prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or disorder |
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sign |
objective findings that can be seen or measured |
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suffix |
word part found at the end of every medical term |
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symptom |
subjective report of a problem |
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word root |
foundation of mediical term; there may be more than one in a term |
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bi- |
two |
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contra- |
opposite |
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epi- |
above / upon |
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ipsi- |
same |
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meta- |
beyond; change |
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mid- |
middle |
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uni- |
one |
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-ad |
toward |
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-um |
structure; membrane |
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abdomen/o |
abdomen |
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anter/o |
front / frontside |
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crani/o |
cranium / skull |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dextr/o |
right |
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dist/o |
far |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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infer/o |
below / downward / lower |
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later/o |
side |
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pelv/i |
pelvis |
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medi/o |
middle |
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poster/o |
backside; behind |
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proxim/o |
near |
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sinestr/o |
left |
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super/o |
upper / upward |
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thorac/o |
chest / thorax |
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umbilic/o |
umbilicus / navel |
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ventr/o |
frontside / bellly |
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viscer/o |
internal organ / viscera |
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caudad |
may denote inferior |
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cephalad |
may denote superior |
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deep |
away from the surface |
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superficial |
on the surface of the body or an organ |
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supine |
lying on one's back |
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prone |
lying on one's belly |
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frontal / coronal plane |
divides structure into anterior and posterior portions |
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midsagittal plane |
divides structure into right and left halves |
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transverse plane |
divides structure into superior and inferior portions |
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anterior |
to the front |
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posterior |
to the back |
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bilateral |
two sides |
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unilateral |
one side |
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caudad/caudal |
toward the tail |
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cephalad/cephalic |
toward the head |
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contralateral |
opposite side |
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ipsilateral |
same side |
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distal |
far from the origin |
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proximal |
near the origin |
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inferior |
downward |
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superior |
upward |
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lateral |
to the side |
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medial |
to the middle |
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ventral |
belly side |
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dorsal |
back of the body |
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etiology |
The study of the cause of a disease or problem |
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eti/o |
cause |