Chapter 1 Flashcards by Cynthia Gudino

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a-

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not, without, lacking, deficient

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anti-

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against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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di-

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two twice, double

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dys-

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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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ec-

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out of, away from

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ecto-

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outside of

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en-

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in, into, withen

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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upon, over, above

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exo-

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outside, from the outside, toward the outside

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hemi-

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half, partial, one side of the body

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hyper-

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over, above, excessive, beyond normal

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hypo-

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under, deficient, below normal

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mono-

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one, single

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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syn-

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together, with, joined

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-a

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state condition, noun

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-ac

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pertaining to, located in, adj

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-ia

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state, condition, noun

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-iac

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persons afflicted with, noun

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-iasis

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disease, abnormal condition

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-ic

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pertaining to, located in, adj

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-in, -ine

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forms names of substances

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-ist

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a person interested in, nouns

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-itic

pertaining to inflammation, adj

-itis

inflammation nouns

-itides

inflammaiton

-ium

membrane, connective tissue, nouns

-ma

abnormal or diseased condition, nouns

-osis

abnormal or diseased condition, nouns

-otic

pertaining to, adj

-sia

state, condition, nouns

-sis

state condition, noun

-tic

pertaining to, drug or agent, adj or noun

-y

abstract nouns

acanth-

thorn, spine

alg-

pain

alges-

sensitivity to pain

all-

other, divergence, difference from

angi-

blood vessel, duct

arteri-

artery

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

crani-

skull

cyt-

cell

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red blood cells, red

lept-

thin, fine, slight

leuk-

white, white blood cells

lith-

stone, calculus

log-

word, study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

-meter, metr-

measure, measuring device

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve, nervous system

oste-

bone

prosop-

face

prot-

first, primitive, early

scler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid, having three demensions

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)

poison

-logy

study of, science

-logist

one who studies

-malacia

the softening of tissues of

-sclerosis

the hardening of tissues of

-stenosis

the narrowing of a part of the body

-toxic

poisonous to an organ

-toxin

substance poisonous to a part of the body