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Language of Medicine: Chapter 1-3
Flashcards for Med Term (Basic Word Structure)
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Undergraduate 1
06/06/2010
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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bi/o
 Definition
life
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carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
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cardi/o
 Definition
heart
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cis/o
 Definition
to cut
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crin/o
 Definition
to secrete
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cyst/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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derm/o
 Definition
skin
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electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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erythr/o
 Definition
red
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gnos/o
 Definition
knowledge
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gynec/o
 Definition
woman
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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iatr/o
 Definition
physician
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leuk/o
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white
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nephr/o
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kidney
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve
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onc/o
 Definition
tumor
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ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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path/o
 Definition
disease
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ped/o
 Definition
child
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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radi/o
 Definition
x-rays
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sac/o
 Definition
flesh
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sect/o
 Definition
to cut
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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ur/o
 Definition
urinary tract
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-genic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-globin
 Definition
protein
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-gram
 Definition
protein
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-ic, -ical
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ion
 Definition
process
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-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logy
 Definition
process of study
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-opsy
 Definition
process of viewing
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-osis
 Definition
condition (usually abnormal)
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-pathy
 Definition
disease condition
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-scope
 Definition
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining with an endoscope
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-sis
 Definition
state of; condition
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting, incision
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dia-
 Definition
through
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