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Week 9 Flashcards

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  • oma
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Meanings: tumor, swelling (melanoma)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: fibroma, osteoma, hematoma

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  • osis
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Meanings: diseased condition (psychosis)
Language: Latin
Sample Words: neurosis, psychosis, necrosis

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  • tom, -tomy
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Meanings: cut (tonsillectomy)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: gastrotomy, hysterectomy, tonsillectomy

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alg

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Meanings: pain (nostalgia)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: neuralgia, analgesic, nostalgia

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cardi

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Meanings: heart (cardiac)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: cardiac, cardiogenic, cardiologist

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cephal

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Meanings: head (cephalopod)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: encephalitis, cephalic, cephalopod

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cerebr

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Meanings: brain (cerebral)
Language: Latin
Sample Words: cerebral, cerebrate, cerebrospinal

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crani

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Meanings: skull (cranium)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: craniology, cranium, craniotomy

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dent, dont

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Meanings: tooth (dentist)
Language: Latin
Sample Words: dental, dentist, dentures

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derm, dermat

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Meanings: skin (hypodermic)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: dermatologist, pachyderm, dermatitis, epidermis

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gastr

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Meanings: stomach (gastric)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: gastric, gastronomy, gastritis

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hem, haem, - hemia

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Meanings: blood (hemoglobin)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: hemorrhage, hemoglobin, leukemia

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my, myo

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Meanings: muscle (myocardium)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: myocardium, myasthenia, myosin

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neur

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Meanings: nerve (neuron)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: neuralgia, neurologist, neurosis

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ocul

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Meanings: eye (binocular)
Language: Latin
Sample Words: binoculars, monocle, inoculate

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opt, ops, - opia

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Meanings: eye, sight (optical)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: optic, optician, autopsy

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ophthalm

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Meanings: eye (ophthalmologist)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: ophthalmia, ophthalmologist, photoophthalmia

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ost, osteo

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Meanings: bone (osteoarthritis)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: osteoarthritis, osteology, osteosis

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path, - pathy

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Meanings: feeling, disease (sympathy)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: neuropathology, antipathy, apathy, sympathy

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ped

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Meanings: foot (pedal)
Language: Latin
Sample Words: pedal, pedestrian, pedicure, millipede

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pod

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Meanings: foot (tripod)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: podiatrist, podium, tripod

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psych

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Meanings: mind, mental (psychology)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: psyche, psychic, psychology

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rheo, rrhag, rrhea

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Meanings: flow (diarrhea)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: diarrhea, hemorrhage, rheostat

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  • itis
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Meanings: inflammation (appendicitis)
Language: Greek
Sample Words: periodontitis, tonsillitis, appendicitis

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