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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
Q

-osis

(NFS) suffix

A

diseased condition of, act of, process of, (related to -sis in ch 8)

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2
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-itis

(NFS) suffix

A

inflammation of, inflammatory disease of

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3
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-in, -ine

(NFS) suffix

A

chemical substance

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4
Q

-ium

(NFS) suffix

A

part, lining or enveloping tissue, region

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5
Q

aden

base

A

gland

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6
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angi

base

A

vessel

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7
Q

arachn

base

A

spider (occasionally “arach noid membrane”)

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8
Q

astr, aster

base

A

star

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9
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blast

base

A

bud, germ, embryonic cell

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10
Q

chlor

base

A

green, chlorine

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11
Q

cocc

base

A

berry-shaped organism

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12
Q

coni

base

A

dust

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13
Q

eo(s)

base

A

dawn or early age, rosy

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14
Q

ly

base

A

to loosen, to dissolve, to break up

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15
Q

mening

base

A

membrane, (especially “meninges, the membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord (meninx))

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16
Q

metr

base

A

uterus

17
Q

myc, mycet

base

A

fungus

18
Q

myel

base

A

spinal cord, marrow

19
Q

neur

base

A

nerve, nervous system, tendon

20
Q

orch(i), orchid

base

A

testicle

21
Q

pan, pant

base

A

all, complete

22
Q

pneumon, pneum

base

A

lung

23
Q

poli

base

A

gray

24
Q

thromb

base

A

clot

25
Q

-oma, (-omat when followed by another element)

(NFS) suffix

A

usually “tumor arising in or composed of”, occasionally “swelling containing”, rarely “diseased condition”, “result of” (related to -ma in ch 8)

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