Chapter 1 Flashcards
chapter 1 (55 cards)
1
Q
bi/o
A
life
2
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
3
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
4
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
5
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
6
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
7
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
8
Q
nephro/o
A
kidney
9
Q
dys-
A
pain
10
Q
epi-
A
above
11
Q
endo-
A
within
12
Q
extra-
A
beyond
13
Q
inter-
A
between
14
Q
intra-
A
inside
15
Q
hyper-
A
above/excessive
16
Q
para-
A
beside
17
Q
auto-
A
self
18
Q
brady-
A
slow
19
Q
retro-
A
backward
20
Q
pan-
A
all
21
Q
ultra-
A
beyond
22
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tachy-
A
fast
23
Q
mono-
A
one
24
Q
semi-
A
half
25
trans-
across
26
poly-
many
27
True or False: Word Roots HAVE to be in all words
False
28
T or F the combining vowel translates to pertaining to.
False
29
What is the most used combining vowel
O
30
-itis
inflammation
31
-algia
pain
32
-ia
state/condition
33
-malacia
abnormal softening
34
-pathy
disease
35
-opsy
view of
36
-rrhage
abnormal flow
37
-rrhea
abnormal discharge
38
-cyte
cell
39
-rrhexis
rupture
40
-sclerosis
hardening
41
-stenosis
narrowing
42
-trophy
development
43
-centesis
puncture to withdrawal fluid
44
-gram
to record
45
-graphy
process of recording
46
-meter
instrument for recording
47
-metry
process for measuring
48
-scope
instrument for viewing
49
-scopic
relating to visually exxamining
50
-scopy
process of visually examining
51
gastr/o
-algia
gastralgia: stomach pain
52
gynec/o
-logy
gynecology: study of women
53
nephr/o
-megaly
nephromegaly: enlarged kidney
54
pan-
cardi/o
-itis
pancarditis: inflammation of the entire heart
55
dys-
-plasia
dysplasia: development of pain
