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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY FLASH CARDS
Terminology
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Medical
Post-Graduate
05/15/2025
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Brady-
 Definition
slow
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Dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful,abnormal
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A-/an-
 Definition
absence of, without
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Endo-
 Definition
within,in
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Eu-
 Definition
normal, good
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Hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
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Hypo-
 Definition
below, incomplete
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Intra-
 Definition
within, in
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Poly-
 Definition
many, much
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Tachy-
 Definition
fast, rapid
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Ana-
 Definition
up, upward or back, backward
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Inter-
 Definition
between
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Pan-
 Definition
all
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Lympho-
 Definition
lymph, lymph tissue
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Lymphaden/o
 Definition
lymph gland, lymph node
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Spleno-
 Definition
spleen
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Thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
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-ac
 Definition
one affected with
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-apheresis
 Definition
withdrawal or removal
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ectomy
 Definition
excision,cut out
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
speciakist who studies or treats
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-megaly
 Definition
enlarged,enlargement
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor,swelling
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-penia
 Definition
decrease,deficiency
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation,production
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-poiesis
 Definition
formation,production
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-rraphy
 Definition
suturing
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-emia
 Definition
in the blood
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-genic
 Definition
producing,originating
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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-scpoic
 Definition
pertaining to visual examination
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing or constriction
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-tomy
 Definition
incision or surgial cut
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-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation or suspension
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-ectasis
 Definition
dilation or expansion
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-rrhagia
 Definition
excessive bleeding or flow
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting or coughing up
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-cele
 Definition
hernia or protrusion
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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Aden/o
 Definition
gland
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Immun/o
 Definition
immune,immunity
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Lymph/o

 Definition
lymph,lymph tissue
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