CH 2 Flashcards
(154 cards)
1
Q
aut(o)
A
self
2
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bi(o)
A
life or living
3
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dipl(o)
A
double
4
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gen(o)
A
beginning or origin
5
Q
iatr(o)
A
physician or treatment
6
Q
idi(o)
A
individual
7
Q
nos(o), path(o)
A
disease
8
Q
anti
A
against
9
Q
intra
A
within
10
Q
micro
A
small
11
Q
-cidal
A
killing
12
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-emia
A
condition of the blood
13
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-gen
A
that which generates
14
Q
-genesis
A
producing or forming
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-genic
A
produced by or in
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Q
seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)
A
infection
17
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bacter(i), bacteri(o)
A
bacteria
18
Q
fung(i), myc(o)
A
fungus
19
Q
parasit(o)
A
parasite
20
Q
staphyl(o)
A
grapelike cluster; uvula
21
Q
strept(o)
A
twisted
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vir(o), virus(o)
A
virus
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Q
aden(o)
A
gland
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angi(o)
A
vessel
25
append(o), appendic(o)
appendix
26
blephar(o)
eyelid
27
cephal(o)
head
28
cerebr(o), encephal(o)
brain
29
chir(o)
hand
30
col(o), colon(o)`
colon
31
cutane(o), derm(o), dermat(o)
skin
32
hist(o)
tissue
33
mamm(o), mast(o)
breast
34
muscul(o), my(o)
muscle
35
nas(o), rhin(o)
nose
36
nephr(o), ren(o)
kidney
37
or(o), stomat(o)
mouth
38
oste(o)
bone
39
pod(o)
foot
40
steth(o)
thorax(chest)
41
tonsil(o)
tonsil
42
trachea(o)
trachea(windpipe)
43
vas(o)
vessel
44
cancer(o), carcin(o)
cancer
45
lith(o)
stone or calculus
46
-cele
hernia(protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of the cavity that contains it)
47
-emia
condition of the blood
48
-ia, -iasis
condition
49
itis
inflammation
50
-lith
stone or calculus
51
-mania
excessive preoccupation
52
-maniac
a person who shows excessive preoccupation
53
-oma
tumor
54
-osis
condition (often an abnormal condition; sometimes an increase)
55
-pathy
disease
56
-phobia
abnormal fear
57
-ptosis
prolapse(sagging)
58
-able, -ible
capable of, able to
59
-al, -ary, -eal, -ive, -tic
pertaining to
60
-ase
enzyme
61
-crine
to secrete
62
-eum, -ium
membrane
63
-ia, -ism
condition or theory
64
-iac
one who suffers
65
-opia
vision
66
-ose
sugar
67
-ous
pertaining to or characterized by
68
-y
state or condition
69
cyt(o), -cyte
cell
70
kinesi(o), -kinesia
movement
71
kinesis
motion
72
leps(o), -lepsy
seizure
73
log(o)
knowledge or words
74
-logy, -logist
the study of, one who studies
75
lys(o)
destruction or dissolving
76
-lysin
that which destroys
77
-lysis
the process of destroying
78
-lytic
capable of destroying
79
megal(o)
large, enlarged
80
-megaly
enlargement
81
metr(o)
measure; uterine tissue
82
-meter
instrument used to measure
83
-metry
process of measuring
84
path(o), -pathy
disease
85
phag(o)
eat, ingest
86
-phagia, -phagic, -phagy
eating, swallowing
87
phas(o), -phasia
speech
88
plas(o)
formation, development
89
-plasia
formation or development
90
plasma
substance of cells
91
plast(o)
repair
92
-plasty
surgical repair
93
pleg(o), plegia
paralysis
94
-schisis, schis(o), schiz(o), schist(o)
split, cleft
95
scler(o)
hard
96
sclerosis
hardening
97
scop(o)
examine, to view
98
-scope
instrument used for viewing
99
-scopy
process of visually examining
100
troph(o) -trophic, -trophy
nutrition
101
chlor(o)
green
102
cyan(o)
blue
103
erythr(o)
red
104
melan(o)
black
105
xanth(o)
yellow
106
-endo
inside
107
-algia, -dynia
pain
108
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilation or stretching of a structure or part
109
-edema
swelling
110
-emesis
to vomit, vomitting
111
-malasia
soft, softening
112
-megaly
enlargement
113
-oid
resembling
114
-penia
lack of, deficieny
115
-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive bleeding or hemorrhage
116
-rrhea
flow or discharge
117
-rrhexis
rupture
118
-spasm
twitching, cramp
119
-stasis
stopping, controlling
120
-gram
a record
121
-graph
instrument used to record
122
-graphy
process of recording
123
-meter
instrument used to measure
124
-scope
instrument used for viewing
125
-scopy
visual examination
126
ech(o), son(o)
sound
127
electr(o)
electricity
128
fluor(o)
emitting or reflecting light
129
radi(o)
radiant energy
130
tom(o)
to cut
131
ultra
excessive
132
algesi(o)
sensitivity to pain
133
chem(o)
chemical
134
cry(o)
cold
135
esthesi(o)
feeling or sensation
136
narc(o)
stupor
137
pharmac(o), pharmaceut(o)
drugs or medicine
138
therapeut(o)
treatment
139
therm(o)
heat
140
tox(o), toxic(o)
posion
141
-an
no, not, without
142
-therapy
treatment
143
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
144
-ectomy
excision( surgical removal or cutting out)
145
-lysis
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
146
-pexy
surgical fixation(fastening in a fixed position)
147
-plasty
surgical repair
148
-rrhaphy
suture(uniting a wound by stitches)
149
-scope
instrument used for viewing
150
-scopy
visual examination
151
-stomy
formation of an opening
152
-tome
an instrument used for cutting
153
-tomy
incision(cutting into the tissue)
154
-tripsy
surgical crushing
