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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 4 Part 2

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This flashcard deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and suffixes, focusing on definitions and meanings essential for understanding medical language.

squam/o

scale, scale-like cell
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
squam/o
scale, scale-like cell
-stalsis
contraction, constriction
staped/o
stapes
staphyl/o
clusters, bunch of grapes
-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of constant level, stoppage of flow
steat/o
fat, lipid, sebum

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TermDefinition
squam/o
scale, scale-like cell
-stalsis
contraction, constriction
staped/o
stapes
staphyl/o
clusters, bunch of grapes
-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of constant level, stoppage of flow
steat/o
fat, lipid, sebum
sten/o
narrowing, contracted
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing, tightening
ster/o
steroid, solid structure
stere/o
solid, 3D
stern/o
sternum
steth/o
chest
-sthenia
strength
stigmat/o
point, spot
stimul/o
goad, prick, incite
-stitial
pertaining to standing/positioned
stom/o, stomat/o
mouth, oral cavity
-stomosis, -stomy
furnish w/mouth/outlet, opening
strept/o
twisted chain, curved
styl/o
pen, pointed instrument, stake, column, pillar, tube
sub-
under, less, below
sucr/o
sugar
sud/o, sudor/i
sweat
super-
above, excessive, higher than
supinat/o
bent backward, lying on back
suppress/o
press down
-suppression
to stop
suppur/o
to form pus
supra-
above, upper, excessive
-surgery
operative procedure
sym-
w/, joined together
symptomat/o
falling together, symptoms
syn-
together, with, union, association
synaps/o, synapt/o
point of contact, to join
syncop/o
to cut short, cut off, faint
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
system/o
body system, body as whole
systol/o
contraction, contracting
-ula
small, little
-ule
small one, little
uln/o
ulna
ultra-
beyond, excess
-um
singular noun ending, structure, tissue, thing
umbilic/o
navel, umbilicus
un-
not
ungu/o
nail
uni-
one
ur/o
urine, urinary tract
-uria
urination, condition of urine
-uresis
urination