Basic Term Components Flashcards
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eti/o
A
cause
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-graphy
A
Process of recording
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en-, ends-, intra-
A
within
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lip/o
A
fat
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-scopy
A
Process of examination
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xer/o
A
dry
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fibr/o
A
fiber
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-ium
A
structure or tissue
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epitheli/o
A
epithelium
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-logy
A
Study of
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-metry
A
Process of measuring
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ultra-
A
beyond or excessive
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-pexy
A
suspension or fixation
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poli/o
A
gray
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-icle, -ole, -ula, -ule
A
small
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Circum-, peri-
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around
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plas/o
A
formation
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-ptosis
A
falling or downward displacement
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gen/o
A
origin or production
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-rrhea
A
discharge
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hepat/o
A
liver
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-phil, -philia
A
attraction for
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algia,-dynia
A
pain
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-poiesis
A
formation
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hydr/o
water
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retro-
backward or behind
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nephr/o, ren/o
kidney
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-rrhage, rrhagia
to burst forth (usually blood)
29
-rrhaphy
suture
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cephal/o
head
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sub-, infra-
below or under
32
psych/o
mind
33
col/o, colon/o
colon
34
-edema
swelling
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-emia
blood condition
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mono-, uni-
one
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peri-
around
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-rrhexis
rupture
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scler/o
hard
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acr/o
extremity or topmost
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cardi/o
heart
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-genesis
origin or production
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pan-
all
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-iatrics, -iatry
treatment
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-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
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-oid
resembling
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-penia
abnormal reduction
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-ation
process
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or/o
mouth
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-tomy
incision
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neur/o
nerve
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necr/o
death
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hemat/o
blood
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esthesi/o
sensation
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside
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my/o
muscle
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epi-
upon
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de-
from, down, or not
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hypo-
below or deficient
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ab-
away from
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gynec/o
woman
62
macro-
large or long
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erythr/o
red
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cyt/o
cell
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sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
66
-centesis
puncture for aspiration
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hemi-, semi-
half
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abdomin/o, lapar/o
abdomen
69
meso-
middle
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-scope
instrument for examination
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neo-
new
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tachy-
fast
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kary/o
nucleus
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phag/o
eat or swallow
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-oma
tumor
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cyan/o
blue
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xanth/o, jaund/o, cirrh/o
yellow
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phas/o
speech
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chrom/o
color
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-malacia
softening
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tri-
three
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arthr/o
joint
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- ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous,
| - tic
pertaining to
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brady-
slow
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carcin/o
cancer
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hyper-
above or excessive
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angi/o
vessel
88
onc/o
tumor, mass
89
-megaly
enlargement
90
sten/o
narrow
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aer/o
air, gas
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-ist, -ician
one who specializes in
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dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
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bi-
two or both
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-graph
instrument for recording
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vascul/o
vessel
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-itis
inflammation
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crin/o
to secrete
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endo-
within
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-stomy
creation of an opening
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-iasis
formation or presence of
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-gnosis
knowing
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oste/o
bone
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esophag/o
esophagus
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eu-
good or normal
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leuk/o, albin/o
white
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-ia, -ism
condition of
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
skin
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-lysis
breaking down or dissolution
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son/o
sound
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troph/o
nourishment or development
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gastr/o
stomach
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a-, an-
without
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ped/o
child or foot
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con-, syn-, sym-
together or with
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chlor/o
green
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-ectomy
excision (removal)
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py/o
pus
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enter/o
small intestine
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meta-
beyond, after, or change
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pneumon/o
air or lung
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-stasis
stop or stand
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orth/o
straight, normal, correct
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-spasm
involuntary contraction
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ur/o; urin/o
urine
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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morph/o
form
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ante-, pre-, pro-
before
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vas/o
vessel
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-cele
pouching or hernia
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nas/o, rhin/o
nose
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lith/o
stone
133
-desis
binding
134
-osis
condition or increase
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para-
alongside of, or abnormal
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-y
condition or process of
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dia-, trans-
across or through
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viscer/o
internal organs
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aden/o
gland
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-logy
study of
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tox/o, toxic/o
poison
142
ad-
to, toward, or near
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re-
again or back
144
post-
after, or behind
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-ectasis
expansion or dilation
146
super-, supra-
above or excessive
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-logist
one who specializes in the study or treatment of
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phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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anti-, contra-
against or opposed to
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micro-
small
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melan/o
black
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inter-
between
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hem/o
blood
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-emesis
vomiting
155
hist/o
tissue
156
quadri-
four
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-gram
record
158
path/o
disease
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poly-, multi-
many
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oligo-
few or deficient
161
e-, ec-, ex-
out or away
