Chapter 1 Flashcards
(76 cards)
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a-
an-
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no, not, without
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aut-
auto-
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self, own
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dia-
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complete, through
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-
exo-
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out, outside of, outward
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
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into, in
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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pro-
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before, forward
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re-
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back, backward, again
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retro-
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behind
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Sub-
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below, under
(think of a subway and how they go under ground)
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trans-
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across, through
(think of transportation)
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-ac, -al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in
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-globin
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protein
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-gram
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record
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-ic
-ical
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pertaining to
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-ion
process
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-ist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
process of study
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-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
process of viewing
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-pathy
disease, condition
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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-sis
state of condition
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-tomy
process of cutting, incision
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-y
process, condition
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adeno/o
gland
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arthr/o
joint
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bi/o
life
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carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
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cardi/o
heart
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cephal/o
head
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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cis/o
to cut
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crin/o
to secrete
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cyst/o
urinary bladder; a sac or cyst
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derm/o
dermat/o
skin, flesh
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electr/o
electricity
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
intestines
(usually small intestine)
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erythr/o
red
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gastr/o
stomach
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glyc/o
sugar
55
gnos/o
knowledge
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gynec/o
woman, female
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hemat/o
hem/o
blood
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hepat/o
liver
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iatr/o
treatment, physician
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leuk/o
white
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log/o
study of
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
68
ped/o
child
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psych/o
mind
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radi/o
x-ray
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
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sect/o
to cut
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thromb/o
clot, clotting
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ur/o
urinary tract, urine
