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24 Cards
by maya_thompson
Decode medical words by learning the building blocks: common roots, prefixes, and suffixes. Essential for nursing, pre-med, and health-science students.
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cardi/o
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Heart (e.g., cardiology = study of the heart)
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derm/o, dermat/o
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Skin (e.g., dermatology)
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gastr/o
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Stomach (e.g., gastritis = inflammation of the stomach)
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hem/o, hemat/o
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Blood (e.g., hematology)
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hepat/o
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Liver (e.g., hepatitis)
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nephr/o, ren/o
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Kidney (e.g., nephrology)
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neur/o
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Nerve / nervous system (e.g., neurology)
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oste/o
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Bone (e.g., osteoporosis)
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pulmon/o, pneum/o
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Lung (e.g., pulmonary, pneumonia)
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my/o
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Muscle (e.g., myalgia = muscle pain)
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-itis
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Inflammation (e.g., arthritis = joint inflammation)
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal (e.g., appendectomy)
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-otomy
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Surgical incision / cutting into (e.g., tracheotomy)
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-ology
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Study of (e.g., biology)
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-pathy
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Disease (e.g., neuropathy = nerve disease)
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-algia
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Pain (e.g., neuralgia = nerve pain)
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-emia
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Blood condition (e.g., anemia)
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-osis
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Abnormal condition (e.g., necrosis)
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hyper-
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Excessive / above normal (e.g., hypertension = high blood pressure)
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hypo-
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Below normal / deficient (e.g., hypothermia = low body temperature)
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tachy-
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Fast / rapid (e.g., tachycardia = fast heart rate)
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brady-
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Slow (e.g., bradycardia = slow heart rate)
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-scopy
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Visual examination with an instrument (e.g., colonoscopy)
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-plasty
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Surgical repair / reshaping (e.g., rhinoplasty)
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