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Module 4 Flashcards

1
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an/o

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anus

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bi/o

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life

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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cis/o

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to cut

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cost/o

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ribs

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cutane/o

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skin

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dur/o

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dura mater (outermost membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord)

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gen/o

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to produce, to begin

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glyc/o

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sugar

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men/o

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menses (monthly discharge of blood)

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nat/i

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birth

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norm/o

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rule, order

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plas/o

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formation, growth, development

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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son/o

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sound

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top/o

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to put, place, position

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troph/o

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development, nourishment

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urethr/o

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urethra (tube leading from bladder to exit body)

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uter/o

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uterus

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-al

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pertaining to

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21
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-ation

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process, condition

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22
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-cision

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process of cutting

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23
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-crine

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secretion

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24
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-dipsia

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thirst

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-gen

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to produce

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-ia

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condition

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27
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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ine

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pertaining to

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29
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-ism

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condition, process

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30
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-lapse

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to fall, slide

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31
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-meter

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to measure

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32
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-mission

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to send

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33
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-mortem

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death

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34
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-ous

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pertaining to

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35
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-partum

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birth

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36
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-phagia

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eating

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37
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-phasia

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speech

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38
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-plasia

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formation (condition)

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39
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-plasm

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formation (tissue)

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40
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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

42
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-section

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to cut

43
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-stasis

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to stand, place, stop, control

44
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-tension

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pressure

45
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-thesis

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to put, place (state of putting or placing)

46
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-tic

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pertaining to

47
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-trophy

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nourishment; development

48
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-um

A

structure

49
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-y

A

process, condition

50
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hemi-

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half

51
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a- or an-

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no, not, without or none

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con- and syn-

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with or together

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poly-

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much or many

54
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Quadriplegia

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paralysis (-plegia) of all 4 limbs

55
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anesthesia

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create loss (an-) of sensation (-esthesia)

56
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polycystic

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pertains (-ic) to any surface/tissue containing multiple (poly-) cysts

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congenital

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condition (-al) that is with (con-) a child from birth (gen/o); ie. spina bifida= congenital fissure of vertebral column

58
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dactyl/o

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fingers/toes

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syndactyly

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a condition (-y) in which fingers or toes (dactyl/o) are fused together (syn-)

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hyper-

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excessive, above

61
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hypo-

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deficient, under

62
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ultra-

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beyond, excess

63
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therm/o

A

body temperature

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dys-

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bad, painful, abnormal

65
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dysplasia

A

abnormality (dys-) of development (-plasia) of organs to tissues

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mal-

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bad

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neo-

A

new

68
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neoplasm

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new (neo-) formation (-plasm) ; a mass or growth that arises from normal tissue; abnormal growth/tumour

69
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benign

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tumour that is nonrecurrent (not malignant) , does not invade or spread and is favourable for recovery

70
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malignant

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a tumour that is cancerous, and spreads taking over and destroying more and more healthy tissue

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in-

A

into, in

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ex-

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out

73
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endo-

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in, within

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ec-

A

out, outside

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extra-

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outside of

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ab-

A

away from

77
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ad-

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towards or near

78
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ante-

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before, forward

79
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post-

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after, behind

80
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pre-

A

before, in front of

81
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pro-

A

before, forward

82
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inter-

A

between

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intra-

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within or into

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para-

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near, beside

85
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peri-

A

surrounds

86
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re-

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back, again

87
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retro-

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behind, backward

88
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sub-

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under, less than

89
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epi-

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above, upon, on

90
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subcutaneous

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beneath (sub-) the skin (cutane/o); a spongy, porous layer with a rich blood supply and a wealth of fat-producing cells

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ana-

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up, apart; ie. analysis

92
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trans-

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through, across

93
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dia-

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through, complete

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di-

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twice

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meta-

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change or beyond

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metastasis

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process by which tumour cells spread from one part or organ to another not directly connected with it

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transmission

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process of passing, transferring (-mission) a disease through (trans-) the population

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anti-

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against

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antibiotic

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the ability to destroy (anti-) life (bi/o) or interfere with growth of living organism

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brady-

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slow

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tachy-

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fast

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