Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Suffixes
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Is commonly used to define a state, condition, disorder, or procedure.
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal
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-itis
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inflammation
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-algia
-dynia
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pain
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-ologist
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medical specialist
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-gram
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picture
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-rrhage
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bleeding
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tonsillitis
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inflammation of the tonsils
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tonsillectomy
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surgical removal of tonsils
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neuralgia
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nerve pain
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neurologist
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medical specialist of the nervous system
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hemorrhage
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excessive bleeding
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cardiac
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pertains to the heart
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tonsillar
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pertains to the tonsils
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gastric
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pertains to the stomach
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intestinal
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pertains to the intestines
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uterine
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pertains to the uterus
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Word roots
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often refer to a body part and provide the basic and essential meaning of the medical term
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gastr
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stomach
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enter
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small intestine
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erythr
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red
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leuk
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white
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melan
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black
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cyan
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blue
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Combining Forms
Is a word root with vowel added to the end of the word root. The vowel is added if the suffix that follows begins with a consonant (ex: gastr/o-scopy), or if two word roots are joined (ex: gastr/o-enter-itis)
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Prefixes
Usually indicates the location, direction, amount, quantity, size, time, or status of the word root.
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ab-
away from
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hyper-
excessive, increased
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inter-
between
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peri-
surrounding
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pre-
before
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bi-
two, twice
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abduction
movement of a limb away from the body's midline
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hyperventilation
excessive and rapid rate of breathing
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interstitial
area between tissues
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peritonsillar
area surrounding the tonsils
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prenatal
time before a birth
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bilateral
two sides
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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angi/o
blood vessel
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append/o
appendix
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appendic/o
appendix
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
fatty substance or plaque
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col/o
colon
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chondr/o
cartilage
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crani/o
skull
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geront/o
old age
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gynec/o
female, woman
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hepat/o
liver
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laryng/o
throat, larnyx
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lingu/o
tongue
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muscul/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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ot/o
ear
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pyr/o
fever/fire
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ad-
toward
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dys-
difficulty, bad, painful
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endo-
within, inner
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eu-
good, normal
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hemi-
half
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hypo-
deficient, decreased, below
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intra-
within or inside
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neo-
new
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post-
after
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sub-
under, less, below
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super-
above, higher
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supra-
above, upper, excessive
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-ancy
state of
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-cele
swelling, herniation
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-clasis
breaking down
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-graphy
producing a picture or record
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-osis
condition
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-ology
study of
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-oma
tumour
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-ostomy
creation of an artificial opening
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-otomy
cutting into or surgical incision
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-pathy
disease process
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-penia
deficiency
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhage
-rrhagia
bleeding or excessive discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-scopy
visual examination
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-er
Person who
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-orexia
apetite
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-mania
obsessive preoccupation
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-ician
specialist
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-rrhea
flow, discharge
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phon/o
voice
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acoust/o
sound, hearing
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arthr/o
joint
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therm/o
heat
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mobil/o
capable of moving
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neutr/o
neautral
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aque/o
water
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chron/o
time
