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What does the prefix 'Oligo' mean?
What does the suffix '-oma' refer to?
tumor
What does '-opia' relate to?
vision
What is the meaning of '-ose'?
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What does '-osis' indicate?
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What does 'osteo' refer to?
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What does 'oto' refer to?
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What is the definition of 'oxi/oxo/-oxia'?
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What does '-paresis' mean?
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What does '-patho/-pathy' signify?
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What does '-penia' indicate?
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What does '-pepsia' refer to?
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What does 'phago/-phage/-phagia' mean?
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What does '-phasia' refer to?
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What does 'photo' signify?
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What does '-plasty' mean?
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What does '-plegia' refer to?
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What does '-pnea' signify?
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What does 'pneumo' refer to?
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What does 'poly' mean?
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What does '-porosis' refer to?
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What does 'post' mean?
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What does 'postero' indicate?
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What does '-prandial' mean?
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What does 'procto' refer to?
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What does 'proximo' mean?
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What does 'pseudo' signify?
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What does 'pub' mean?
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What does 'pyo' indicate?
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What does 'rhino' refer to?
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What does 'sacro' refer to?
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What does 'Sclera' refer to?
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What does 'semi' signify?
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What does 'thermo' indicate?
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What does '-tocia' denote?
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What does 'tomo' mean?
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What does 'tri' indicate?
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What does '-ule' indicate?
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What does 'utero' mean?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Flashcards (O-Y)
- Oligo refers to scanty or limited quantity.
- The suffix -oma indicates a tumor.
- The suffix -opia relates to vision or visual conditions.
- The suffix -ose pertains to something being like or related to sugar.
- The suffix -osis denotes an abnormal condition.
- Osteo is a prefix that means bone.
- Oto refers specifically to the ear.
- Oxi/oxo/-oxia is associated with oxygen.
- The suffix -paresis signifies partial paralysis.
- The suffixes -patho and -pathy relate to disease.
- The suffix -penia denotes decrease or deficiency.
- The suffix -pepsia refers to digestion.
- Per means through.
- Peri signifies being around or surrounding something.
- Phago/-phage/-phagia relates to swallowing or eating.
- The suffix -phasia refers to speech or the ability to speak.
- The suffix -phobia indicates fear of something.
- The suffix -phoria relates to a feeling or mental state.
- Photo is the prefix for light.
- The suffix -plasty denotes surgical repair.
- The suffix -plegia indicates paralysis.
- The suffix -plexy refers to stroke.
- The suffix -pnea relates to breathing.
- Pneumo refers to air or lungs.
- Poly means many or multiple.
- The suffix -porosis indicates a porous condition.
- Post signifies after or behind.
- Postero refers to the back of the body or posterior.
- The suffix -prandial relates to meals.
- Pre means before.
- Presby pertains to old age.
- Procto relates to the anus or rectum.
- Proximo indicates near or nearest.
- Pseudo refers to false or deceptive.
- Psych pertains to the mind.
- Pub refers to the pelvic bone.
- Pyo indicates the presence of pus.
- Pyelo refers to the renal pelvis.
- Quadri means four.
- Recto refers to the rectum.
- Reno signifies kidney.
- Retro means backward or behind.
- Rhino refers to the nose.
- The suffixes -rrhage and -rrhagia signify bursting forth.
- The suffix -rrhea indicates discharge, often of fluids.
- The suffix -rrhexis relates to rupture.
- Sacro pertains to the sacrum, a bone in the lower back.
- The suffix -sarcoma indicates a malignant tumor.
- Sclera refers to the hardening or the white part of the eye.
- The suffix -scopy denotes visual examination.
- Semi means one half.
- The suffix -sis denotes a state or condition.
- The suffix -stasis signifies standing still or stability.
- The suffix -stenosis indicates narrowing of a body passage.
- The suffix -stomy refers to forming an opening.
- Sub means under or below.
- Super means upper or above.
- Tachy indicates rapid motion or speed.
- thermo relates to heat.
- Thrombo refers to a blood clot.
- The suffix -tocia relates to childbirth or labor.
- Tomo refers to cutting.
- The suffix -tomy indicates an incision.
- Toxo refers to poison.
- Tri means three.
- The suffix -trophy denotes development or nourishment.
- The suffix -ule signifies something small or minute.
- The suffix -uria refers to urine.
- Utero pertains to the uterus.
- Vaso refers to a vessel.
- Ventro relates to the belly or belly side.
- The suffix -version indicates turning or orientation.
- Viscero refers to internal organs.
- Vol means volume or capacity.
- Xantho refers to the color yellow.
- The suffix -y denotes a condition or process.
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