Medical Terminology Flash Cards
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| adeno; adenoma | glands; gland tumor
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| calculi; calculosis | stone; stones, condition of
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| cele; hydrocele | tumor, cyst (hernia); water cyst, tumor
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| cyto; cytology | cell; cells, study of
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| glyco; glycosuria | sweet, sugar; sugar in the urine
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| homeo/homo; homeostasis | similar, same, like; same environment
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| lingua; linguiform | tongue; tongue-shaped
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| lip; lipoma | fat; fat tumor
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| lith; lithotripsy | stone; stone dissolve
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| madaro; madarosis | falling hair; loss of eyelashes or eyebrows
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| psych; psycho | mind; mind, study of psychology; mental processes
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| pyo; pyogenic | pus; pus producing
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| radi; radiology | rays; rays, study of
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| thermic; thermobiosis | heat; exists at high temperatures
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| artho; arthritis | joint; joint inflammation
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| carpo; carpoptosis | wrist; wrist drop
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| chondro; chondromalacia | cartilage; cartilage, soft
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| costa; intercostal | ribs; between ribs
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| cranio; craniotomy | skull; skull incision
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| dactyl; dactylitis | finger; finger inflammation
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| ili; iliosacral | hip; ilium and sacrum
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| manus; manicure | hand; hand care
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| myel; myeloma | bone marrow; marrow tumor
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| myo; myoedema | muscle; muscle swelling
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| ortho; orthopedic | straighten; concerning deformities
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| osteo; osteoplast | bone; bone surgery
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| pedi; pedicure | foot; foot care
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| spondyl; spondylitis | vertebra; vertebrae, inflammation
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| cholelithiasis | bladder + stone + condition of (gall stones)
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| craniosynostosis | skull + together + bone + condition of (head and brain malformation)
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| myonecrosis | muscle + death + condition of (gangrene)
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| myelomeningocele | spinal cord (marrow) + membrane + hernia (type of spina bifida)
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| osteoporosis | bone + porous + condition of (low bone density)
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| cutis; cutitis | skin; skin inflammation
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| dent; dentiform | teeth; toothlike
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| derma; dermatology | skin; skin, study of
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| hapsis; parapsia | touch; touch disorder
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| odont; odontoprisis | teeth; teeth grinding
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| onco; oncology | tumor; tumors, study of
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| onychia; onychitis | nail beds; nail bed inflammation
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| pedicular; pediculosis | lice; lice, condition of
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| prurigo; pruritis | itching; itching inflammation
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| psora; psoriasis | itch; itch, condition of
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| sarco; sarcolysis | flesh; flesh decomposing
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| sclero; sclerogenous | hard; hardening tissue
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| squama; squamous | scaly; scalelike
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| tricho; trichoid | hair; hairlike
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| chole; cholecystectomy | bile/gallbladder; gallbladder excision
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| colon; colitis | large intestine; large intestine inflammation
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| emesis; emetic | vomiting; produces vomit
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| entero; enteritis | intestine; intestinal inflammation
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| gastro; gastritus | stomach; stomach inflammation
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| glosso; glossopathy | tongue; tongue disease
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| hepat; hepatitus | liver; liver inflammation
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| ile; ileitus | ileum; ileum inflammation
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| laparo; laparatomy | abdomen; abdomen incision
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| myxo; myxoma | mucus; mucus tumor
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| procto; proctology | anus/rectum; study of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus
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| pyloro; pylorostenosis | pyloros/gatekeeper; pyloric narrowing (pylorus holds food in the stomach until digested)
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| stoma; stomatitus | opening/mouth; mouth inflammation
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| viscero; visceromegaly | body organs; enlarged abdominal organs
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| onychomycosis | nail + fungus + condition of (fungal nail infection)
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| sarcoidosis | flesh + like + condition of (inflammatory disease)
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| trichinosis | hair (worm) + condition of (parasitic roundworm disease)
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| gastroschisis | stomach + hernia (birth defect where infant's intestines protrude from body through defect in umbilical cord)
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| hepatomegaly | liver + enlarged (swelling of liver)
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