Chapter 1 Flashcards by Abigail Hinds

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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 brain

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cis/o

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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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urinary bladder; cyst;sac of fluid

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

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eletricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines (usually 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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glucose; sugar

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gnos/o

A

KNOWLEDGE

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gynec/o

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woman; female

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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physician;treatment

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

study

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

ped/o

child

psych/o

mind

radi/o

x-rays; radioactivity ;radius (lateral lower arm bone)

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh (connective tissue)

sect/o

to cut

thromb/o

clot

ur/o

urine; urinary tract

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal; excision;resection

-emia

blood condition

-genic

produced by or in

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ic, -ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study (process of)

-oma

tumor

-opsy

view of

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-pathy

disease, condition

-scope

instrument for visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-sis

state of; condition

-tomy

process of cutting

-y

condition; process

a-, an-

no; not; without

aut-, auto-

self;own

dia-

complete; through

endo-

in; within

epi-

above; upon; on

ex-, exo-

out; outside of; outward

hyper-

above; excessive; more than normal

hypo-

deficient; below; under; less than normal

in-

in; into; not

peri-

surrounding; aroundpr

pro-

before; forward

re-

back; again;backward

retro-

behind; back; backward

sub-

under; below

trans-

across; through