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Lesson 1 Flashcards

1
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anti-, ant-

A

Against, opposed to, preventing, relieving (prefix)

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di-

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two, twice, double (prefix)

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dys-

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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal (prefix)

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ec-, ex-

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Out of, away from (prefix)

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ecto-, ect-

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outside of (prefix)

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en-, em-

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in, into, within (prefix)

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endo-, ento-, end-, ent-

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within (prefix)

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epi-, ep-

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upon, over, above (prefix)

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exo-

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outside, from the outside, toward the outside (prefix)

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hemi-

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half, partial, one side of the body (prefix)

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hyper-

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over, above, excessive, beyond normal (prefix)

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hypo-, hyp-

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under, deficient, below normal (prefix)

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mono-, mon-

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One, single (prefix)

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peri-

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around, surrounding (prefix)

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syn-, sym-

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Together, with, joined (prefix)

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-a, -ia, -sia, -sis

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State, condition (suffix)

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-ac, -ic

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Pertaining to, located in (suffix)

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-iac

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Person afflicted with (suffix)

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-iasis

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Disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence (suffix)

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-in, -ine

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Form names of substance (suffix)

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-ist

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A person interested in (suffix)

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-itic

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Pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation

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-itis

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Inflammation (suffix)

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-itides

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Plural form of -itis (suffix)

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-ium, -eum

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Membrane, connective tissue (suffix)

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-ma, -osis

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Abnormal, diseased condition (suffix)

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-otic, -tic

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Pertaining to (suffix)

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-y

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Condition (suffix)

29
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Acanth-

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Thorn, spine

30
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Alg-

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Pain

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Alges-

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Sensitivity to pain

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All-

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Other, divergence, difference from

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Angi-

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(Blood) vessel, duct

34
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Arteri-

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[air passage] artery

35
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arther-

A

Joint

36
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bi-

A

Life

37
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brady-

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Slow

38
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cardi-

A

Heart

39
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cephal-

A

Head

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crani-

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Skull

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cyt-

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[hollow container] cell

42
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encephal-

A

Brain

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erythr-

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Red, red blood cell

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lept-

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Thin, fine, slight

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leuk-

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White, white blood cell

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lith-

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Stone, calculus

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log-

A

Word, study

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malac-

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Soft

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mes-

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Middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

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-meter

A

Measure (suffix)

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nephr-

A

Kidney

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neur-

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[tendon] nerve, nervous system

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oste-

A

Bone

54
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prosop-

A

Face

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prot-

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First, primitive, early

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scler-

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Hard

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sten-

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Narrow

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stere-

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Solid (having three dimensions)

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tachy-

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Rapid

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Tox(i) -

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Poison

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-logy

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Study, science (the study of or science of) (suffix)

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-malacia

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The softening (of tissues) (suffix)

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-sclerosis

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The hardening (of tissues) (suffix)

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-stenosis

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The narrowing (of part of the body) (suffix)

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-toxic

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Poisonous (to an organ) (suffix)

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-toxin

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A substance poisonous to (a part of the body) (suffix)

67
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metr-

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Measuring device

68
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-logist

A

One who specializes in certain study or science (suffix)

69
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a-, an-

A

Not, without, lacking, deficient (prefix)

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