Chapter 1 Flashcards by Charlene B

arthr/o
AR-thro

Joint
ie. Arthritis, Arthroscope

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Cardi/o
KAR-dee-oh

Heart
ie. Pericardium, Cardiology

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enter/o
En-ter-o

Small Intestine
ie. Enteropathy, Dysentery

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gastr/o
GAS-tro

Stomach
ie. Gastrointestinal, gastritis

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hepat/o
he-Pah-to

Liver
ie. hepatology, hepatitis

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neur/o
NUR-oh

Nerve
ie. Neurology, Neuralgia

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hem/o
HEE-moh
hemat/o
he-MAH-toh

Blood
ie. hematoma, hemmorage

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my/o
MAI-oh
muscul/o
MUS-kyoo-loh

Muscle
ie. myalgia, myocardial, musculoskeletal, muscular

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angi/o
AN-gee-oh

Vessel
ie. angioplasty, angiectomy

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vas/o
VAS-oh
vascul/o
VAS-kyoo-loh

Vessel
ie. Vasectomy, Vasculitis

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derm/o
DER-moh
dermat/o
der-MAH-toh

Skin
ie. Epidermis, Dermatology

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cutane/o
kyoo-TAY-nee-oh

Skin
ie. Subcutaneous

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pneum/o
NOO-moh
pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh

Lung
ie. pneumology, pneumonia

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pulmon/o
PUL-maw-noh

Lung
ie. cardiopulmonary

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gen/o
JIN-oh

Creation, Cause
ie. Genesis, pathogenic

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hydr/o
HAI-droh

Water
ie. hydrophobia, dehydration

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morph/o
MOR-foh

Change
ie. Morphology

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myc/o
MAI-koh

Fungus
ie. dermatomycosis

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necr/o
NEH-kroh

Death
ie. Necrosis

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orth/o
OR-thoh

Straight
ie. Orthodontist

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path/o
PAH-thoh

Suffering/ Disease
ie. pathology

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phag/o
FAY-goh

Eat
ie. phagocyte, aphagia

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plas/o
PLAH-soh

Formation
ie. hyperplasia

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py/o
PAI-oh

Pus
ie. pyemia, pyorrhea

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scler/o SKLEH-roh

Hard ie. scleroderma

sten/o STIH-noh

Narrowing ie. stenosis

troph/o TROH-foh

Nourishment, Development ie. trophology, hypertrophy

xen/o ZEE-noh

Foreign ie. xenograft

-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -tic -ous

Pertaining to ie. cardiac, skeletal,muscular, pulmonary, esophageal, medic, neurotic, subcutaneous

-ia -ism

Condition ie. pneumonia, autism

-ium

tissue, structure ie. pericardium

-y

condition, procedure ie. hypertropy

-icle -ole -ule -ula

Small ie. uvula, pestule

-iatrics -iatry

Medical Science ie. pediatrics, podiatry

-iatrist

Specialist in the medicine of ie. psychiatrist

-ist

Specialist ie. dentist

-logist

Specialist in the study of ie. psychologist

-logy

Study of ie. Biology

-algia -dynia

Pain ie. myalgia, gastrodynia

-cele

hernia (bulging of tissue where it doesn't belong) ie. hydrocele

-emia

Blood Condition ie. leukemia

-iasis

presence of ie. lithiasis

-itis

inflammation ie. arthritis

-lysis

loosen, break down ie. hemolysis

-malacia

abnormal softening ie. osteomalacia

-megaly

enlargement ie. hematomegaly

-oid

resembling ie. keloid

-oma

tumor ie. melanoma

-osis

Condition ie. thrombosis

-pathy

disease ie. myopathy

-penia

deficiency ie. leukopenia

-ptosis

drooping ie. nephroptosis

-rrhage -rrhagia

excessive flow ie. hemmorage, menorrhagia

-rrhea

Flow ie. Diarrhea

rrhexis

Rupture ie. metorrhexis

-spasm

involuntary contraction ie. myospasm

-centesis

puncture ie. amniocentesis

-gram

Written record ie. cardiogram

-graph

Instrument used to produce written record ie. cardiogram

-graphy

writing procedure ie. cardiography

-meter

instrument used to measure ie. cephalometer

-metry

process of measuring ie. cephalometry

-scope

instrument used to look ie. arthroscope

-scopy

process of looking ie. arthroscopy

-desis

binding, fixation ie. arthrodesis

-ectomy

removal ie. vasectomy

-pexy

surgical fixation ie. retinopexy

-plasty

reconstruction ie. rhinoplasty

-rrhaphy

suture ie. herniorrhapy

-stomy

creation of an opening ie. colostomy

-tomy

incision ie. dermotomy

a- an-

Not ie. aphasia, anemia

anti- contra-

Against ie. antibiotics, contraceptives

de-

Down, Away ie. dehydration

ante- pre-

Before ie. antepartum, precondition

pro-

Before, on behalf of ie. probiotic

brady-

Slow ie. bradycardia

tachy

Fast ie. tachycardia

post-

After ie. Postpartum

re-

Again ie. rehabilitation

ab-

away ie. abduct

ad-

toward ie. adrenaline

circum- peri-

Around ie. circumcision, pericardium

dia- trans-

Through ie. diagnostic, translate

e- ec- ex-

Out ie. evoke, ectoptic, exhale

ecto- exo- extra-

Outside ie. ectoderm, exoskeleton

en- endo- intra-

in, inside ie. enema, endocrine, intravenous

epi-

upon ie.epidydimus

sub-

Beneath ie. subcutaneous

inter-

between ie. intercostal

bi-

Two ie. bilateral

hemi- semi-

Half ie. hemiplegia

hyper-

Over ie. hyperthermia

hypo-

Under ie. hypoglycemia

macro-

Large ie macrotia

micro-

Small ie. microdontia

mono- uni-

One ie. monocyte, unisex

oglio-

Few ie. ogliomenorrhea

pan-

All ie. pancytopenia

poly- multi-

Many ie. polygraph, multicellular

con- syn- sym-

Work together ie. congestion, syndrome, symmetry

dys-

Bad ie. dysentery

eu-

Good ie. euphoria

Chapter 1 Flashcards

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