Chapter 1 Flashcards
Introduction to terminology (77 cards)
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-algia
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Pain
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-ic
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Pertaining to
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-al
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Pertaining to
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-genic
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Produced by or in
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Cerebr/o
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Brain; cerebrum
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Carcin/o
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Cancerous
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Cephal/o
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Head
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Sect/o
A
To cut
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Endo-
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In; within
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-emia
A
Blood condition
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Hyper-
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Above; excessive
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Hypo-
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Deficient; below; under
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Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder; cyst; sack of fluid
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Thromb/o
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Clot
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Ex-
A
Out; away from
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Sub-
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Under; below
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-osis
A
Abnormal condition
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-sis
A
State of; condition
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Aden/o
A
Gland
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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Radio/o
A
X-ray; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)
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Hepat/o
A
Liver
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-scope
A
Instrument for visual examination
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Auto/o
Self, own
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-globin
Protein
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Leuk/o
White
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Path/o
Disease
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Erythr/o
Red
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-ion
Process
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-ac
Pertaining to
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a-, an-
No; not; without
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-ist
Specialist
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Re-
back, again, backward
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Enter/o
Intestines (usually small intestines)
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Sarc/o
Flesh (connective tissue)
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Glyc/o
Glucose, sugar
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Peri-
Surrounding
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Cis/o
To cut
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Dermat/o
Skin
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Log/o
Study of
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Dia-
Complete, through
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Oste/o
Bone
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-scopy
Visual examination
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Hem/o
Blood
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-opsy
View of
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Encephal/o
Brain
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-tomy
Process of cutting
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-pathy
Disease, emotion
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Gnos/o
Knowledge
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Rhin/o
Nose
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-cyte
Cell
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Exo-
Out, away from
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Derm/o
Skin
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Trans-
Across
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Iatr/o
Physician, treatment
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Pro-
Before
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End/o
In, within
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-itis
Inflammation
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Retro-
Behind, backward
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Psych/o
Mind
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-logy
Study of
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In-
In, into, not
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-y
Condition, process
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-gram
Record
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Hemat/o
Blood
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Epi-
Above, upon, on
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-ectomy
Removal, excision, resection
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Ren/o
Kidney
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-oma
Tumor, mass, fluid collection
