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UMC PCT Medical Terminology Quiz

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Term
Definition
Anterior   Front, in front of  
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Posterior   Back, behind  
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Medial   pertaining to the center of the body or located nearest to center  
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Proximal   nearest to the point of attachment or origin  
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Lateral   pertaining to the side, positioned farther away from center  
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a, an   absent, deficient, lack of  
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bi   two, double  
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contra   against, opposite  
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eryth   red  
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hyper   above, high, excessive  
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mega   great, large  
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olig   few, small  
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poly   many, much  
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sub   under, below  
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abdomin   relating to the abdomen  
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angi   vessels  
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cardi   heart  
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crani   skull  
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derma   skin  
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enter   intestines  
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hem(at)   blood  
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hydr   water  
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my   muscle  
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nephr   kidney  
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orth   straight, normal, correct  
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pnea   to breathe, air  
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psych   of the mind, mental  
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py   pus  
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stomat   mouth  
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uro   urinary tract, urine  
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algia   pain  
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asis   condition or state of  
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emia   pertaining to blood  
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graph   recording instrument  
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itis   inflammation  
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oma   tumor  
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phag   to eat  
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rrhage   excessive flow or discharge  
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stomy   surgical opening  
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anti   against  
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brady   slow  
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dys   painful, difficult  
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hemi   half  
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hypo   under, below  
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neo   new, young  
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peri   around, near  
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pro   before in time or place  
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tachy   rapid, fast  
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broncho   air passageways to the lungs  
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cephal   head  
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cyst   sac, bladder  
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leuk   white  
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gastr   stomach  
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hepat   liver  
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lith   stone  
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myelo   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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neur   nerve  
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osteo   bone  
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pneum   lung, air, breath  
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pulmo   lung  
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rect   straight  
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toxo   poison  
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ectomy   surgical removal  
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gram   a recording  
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ia   abnormal state  
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megaly   enlarged  
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pathy   abnormality, disease  
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plasty   surgical repair / reconstruction  
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scope   instrument  
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otomy   surgical incision  
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Distal   away from the point of attachment or origin  
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