Ch 1 Basic Word Structure Flashcards
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1
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Foundation of a medical term
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root
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Word ending of a medical term
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suffix
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Word beginning of a medical term
A
prefix
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Vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation
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combining vowel
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3 rules of word analysis
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- READ the meaning of medical terms from the SUFFIX back to the BEGINNING of the term and ACROSS
- DROP the COMBINING VOWEL before a suffix beginning with a VOWEL
- KEEP the COMBINING VOWEL between two ROOTS
6
Q
The fundamental unit of all living things
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cell
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Spaces within the body that contain internal organs or viscera
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body cavities
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anter/o
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front
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bi/o
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life
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*bol/o
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to cast/throw
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*cis/o
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to cut
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*crin/o
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to secrete (to form/give off)
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*dist/o
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far, distant
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*dors/o
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back portion of the body
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*gnos/o
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knowledge ex. diagnosis
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*iatr/o
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treatment
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inguin/o
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groin
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later/o
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side
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*log/o
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study
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back, behind
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*proxim/o
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nearest
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*sarc/o
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flesh
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*sect/o
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to cut ex. dissect
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spin/o
spine, backbone
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*thel/o
nipple
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*ventr/o
belly side of the body
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*viscer/o
internal organs
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umbilic/o
belly button, navel
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*ana-
up
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*aut-, auto-
self, own
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*cata-
down
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*meta-
change
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-eal
pt
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-iac
pt
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-ior
pt
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*-genic
pt to creating, producing
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*-globin
protein
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*-ion
process
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*-opsy
process of viewing
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*-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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*-plasm
formation
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*-type
picture, classification
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-logy
process of study
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Read medical terms starting from the ___ before the ___
suffix, prefix or root
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gastr/o
stomach
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The combining vowel is dropped before a suffix that begins with a ____
vowel
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Combining vowels are retained between two ___, even if the second ___ begins with a vowel
roots
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When a term contains two or more roots related to parts of the body, ____ determines which root goes before the other
anatomic position, ex: stomach receives food before the intestines, therefore gastroenterology not enterogastrology
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T or F. Combining vowel =/= combining form
T
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The root plus the combining vowel
combining form, ex: hepat/o, gastr/o, cardi/o
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aden/o
gland
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*oma
tumor of a gland
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arthr/o
joint
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*carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
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vascul/o
blood vessel
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cerebr/o
cerebrum: largest part of the brain
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cyst/o
urinary bladder; a SAC or a CYST
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derm/o
skin
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dermat/o
skin
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electr/o
electricity
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*encephal/o
brain
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*glyco
sugar
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gynec/o
woman, female
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hemat/o
blood
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hem/o
blood
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*iatr/o
treatment, physican
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nephr/o
kidney
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*neur/o
nerve
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*onc/o
tumor
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oste/o
bone
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ped/o
child
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psych/o
mind
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radi/o
x-rays
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ren/o
kidney
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*thromb/o
clot, clotting
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ur/o
urinary tract, urine
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-emia
blood condition
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-gram
record
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-ist
specialist
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-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
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*-pathy
disease condition
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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a-,an-
no, not without
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dia-
complete, through
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epi-
above, upon
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hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
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ex, exo-
out, outside of, outward
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hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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peri-
surrounding, around
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pro-
before, forward
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re-
back, backward, again
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below, under
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trans-
across, through
