Chapter 1 Flashcards
(51 cards)
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Hepar
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Liver
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Hypo
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Under, deficient, below normal
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Syn/Sym
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together, with, joined
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Hemi
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half, partial
5
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itis, ium, ma, sis– are suffixes that indicate which part of speech?
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Nouns
6
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ac, itic, otic– are suffixes that indicate which part of speech?
A
adjectives
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ize– is a suffix that indicates which part of speech?
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verb
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Peri
A
around, surrounding
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cardi
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heart
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ium
A
membrane, connective tissue
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an
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not, without, lacking, deficient
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alg
A
pain
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ia
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state, condition
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erythr
A
red
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prosop
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face
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meter
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instrument for measuring
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cyt
A
cells
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di (dis)
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two, twice, double (rarely “dis”)
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dys
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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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ec (ex)
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out of, away from
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ecto
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outside of
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exo
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outside, from the outside, toward the outside
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en
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in, into, within
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endo (ento)
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within
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itis
indicates an inflamed condition
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sia
state, condition
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ia
state, condition
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logy
study, science, the study or science of
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logist
one who specializes in a certain study or science
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malacia
the softening of the tissue of
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sclerosis
the hardening of the tissue of
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stenosis
the narrowing (of a part of the body)
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toxic
poisonous (to an organ)
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toxin
a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
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osis
indicates an abnormal or diseased condition that is noninflammatory
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anti
against, preventing
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bio
life
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tic
indicates a drug or agent if used as a noun
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arthr
joint
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scler
hard
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encephal
brain
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malac
soft
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exo
outside
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lith
stone
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iasis (with lith)
condition marked by formation of calculi and concretions
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mes
middle, secondary, partial
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a
state, condition--; not, without, lacking, deficient
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sis
state, condition
49
neur
nerve
50
y
state, condition
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cephal
head
