Chapter 1 Flashcards by Hailey Muchler

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Life

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Carcin/o

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Cancerous/ Cancer

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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Cis/o

A

To cut

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Crin/o

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To secrete (to form and give off)

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Cyst/o

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A sac or cyst (a sac containing fluid)
Urinary bladder

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines ( usually the small intestine)

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Sugar

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Gynec/o

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Woman/female

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Hemat/o

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Blood

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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iatr/o

Treatment/ physician

Leuk/o

White

Log/o

Study of

Nephr/o

Kidney

Neur/o

Nerve

Onc/o

Tumor (cancerous)

Ophthalm/o

Eye

Oste/o

Bone

Path/o

Disease

Ped/o

Child

Psych/o

Mind

Radi/o

X-Ray

Ren/o

Kidney

Rhin/o

Nose

Sarc/o

Flesh

Sect/o

To cut

Thromb/o

Clot/ clotting

Ur/o

Urinary tract/ urine

-ac

Pertaining to

-al

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-cyte

Cell

-ectomy

Excision/ removal

-emia

Blood condition

-genic

Pertaining to Produced Produced by Produced in

-globin

Protein

-gram

Record

-ic, -ical

Pertaining to

-ion

Process

-ist

Specialist

-itis

Inflammation

-logy

Process of study

-oma

Tumor Mass Swelling

-opsy

Process of viewing

-osis

Condition (usually abnormal) Increase in number of blood cell numbers when used with blood

-pathy

Disease condition

-scope

Instrument to visually examine

-scopy

Process of visually examining

-sis

State of; condition

-tomy

Process of cutting Incision

-y

Process Condition

A-

No Not Without

An-

No Not Without

Aut-

Self Own

Auto-

Self Own

Dia-

Complete Through

Endo-

Within

Epi-

Above Upon

Ex-

Out Outside of Outward

Exo-

Out Outside of Outward

Hyper-

Excessive Above More than normal

Hypo-

Deficient Below Under Less than normal

In-

Into In

Peri-

Surrounding Around

Pro-

Before Forward

Re-

Back Backward Again

Retro-

Behind

Sub-

Below Under

Trans-

Across Through