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Unit 1- The Word Building System Flashcards

1
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Word roots

A

Foundation of a word
Come from language of origin
Most commonly Greek and Latin for medical terms

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2
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Combining form

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Word root plus a vowel
Ex: therm/o
Adding a vowel allows 2 or more roots to be joined and makes term easier to pronounce
“O” is most common combining vowel
Never used as a suffix
Use a CF when adding a word root to another word root or suffix that begins with a CONSONANT
No CF if the second root begins with a VOWEL

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3
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Compound words

A

Formed when 2 or more word roots are used to build the word (brainstem)
Can also be formed from a combining form and a word (thermometer)

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Micr/o

A

Small

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Hydr/o

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Water

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Suffix

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Usually described first in a definition
Ex: Electric= pertaining to electricity
Cystitis= inflammation of the bladder

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-er

A

Who or one which

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Port

A

To carry

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9
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Adjectives

A

Describe or modify the meaning of a noun

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10
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Cyanosis/ cyanotic

A

Condition of blueness

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Condyle/ condyler

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Rounded bony process

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12
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Anemia/ anemic

A

Lack of blood

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-ism, -osis

A

Condition or state, theory

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-tion

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Condition

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ity

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Quality

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17
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-ous

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Possessing, having, full of

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18
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-able, -ible

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Ability

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19
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Past tense

A

-ed

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20
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Present particible

A

-ing

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21
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Helping verbs

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Will, is, was

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22
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ex-

A

From or out from

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23
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Acr/o

A

Extremitites

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24
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Megal/o

A

Enlarged, large

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25
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Dermat/o

A

Skin

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26
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-logos

A

Study

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27
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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28
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Paralysis

A

Loss of movement

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29
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singular -on

A

plural -a

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30
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sin. -ma

A

pl. -mata

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31
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sin. -sis

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pl. -es

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32
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sin. -nx

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pl. -ges

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33
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sin. -a

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pl. -ae

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34
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sin. -us

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pl. -i

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35
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sin. -um

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pl. -a

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36
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sin. -is

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pl. -es

37
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sin. -ex

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pl. -ices

38
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sin. -ix

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pl. -ices

39
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sin. -ax

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pl. -aces

40
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dermatitis

A

inflammation of the skin

41
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-y makes a word a ___

A

noun

42
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Inflammation of the skin on the extremities

A

acrodermatitis

43
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surgery using a microscope

A

microsurgery

44
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instrument used to measure (count) cells

A

cytometer

45
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plural of carcinoma

A

carcinomata

46
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plural of phalanx

A

phalanges

47
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acromegaly

A

enlarged extremities

48
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acroparalysis

A

paralysis of the extremities

49
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appendix/appendices

A

glandular structure below cecum

50
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bacillus/bacilli

A

rod-shaped bacteria

51
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bacterium/bacteria

A

microorganism group

52
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brainstem

A

brain structure that includes midbrain, pons, medulla oblongtata

53
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carcinoma/carcinomata

A

cancerous tumor (epithelial origin)

54
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carpus, carpal, carpi

A

wrist bone(s)

55
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chickenpox

A

viral infection with Varicella zoster

56
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contraction

A

condition of shortening body part, tension, muscle function

57
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crisis/crises

A

acute (severe) situation

58
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dermatitis

A

inflammation of the skin

59
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dermatology

A

study of the skin, medical specialty

60
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disease

A

abnormal function or condition

61
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extension

A

stretching or elongation

62
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gastrectomy

A

excision of the stomach

63
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gastric

A

stomach (adjective form)

64
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gastritis

A

inflammation of the stomach

65
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gastroduodenoscopy

A

examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope

66
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hydrocele

A

herniation or sac containing water/fluid

67
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hydrophobia

A

abnormal fear of water

68
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hydrotherapy

A

therapy using water

69
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hyperthyroidism

A

overactive thyroid condition

70
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ilium/iliac

A

upper pelvic bone

71
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inflammation

A

condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, and warmth

72
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inject, injected, injecting

A

put in using a needle

73
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larynx/larynges

A

voice box

74
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lymphadenopathy

A

disease of a lymph gland

75
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microbe

A

very small organism

76
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microfilm

A

image reduced to small size on film

77
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micrometer

A

one millionth of a meter

78
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mucus/mucous

A

watery substance produced by a membrane

79
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neurospasm

A

nerve spasm (twitching)

80
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practioner

A

one who practices

81
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psychiatrist

A

specialist in treating mental disorders

82
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radiographer

A

one who makes x-ray images

83
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sensitivity

A

quality of being sensitive

84
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spermatozoon

A

sperm (sin.)

85
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thermometer

A

instrument that measures temperature

86
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transport

A

carry across

87
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vertebra/vertebrae

A

spinal bones

88
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vomit, vomited, vomiting

A

evacuate stomach contents

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