Chapter 1 Flashcards
(81 cards)
1
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Aden/o
A
Gland
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Arthur/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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Q
Cardi/o
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Heart
6
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Cephal/o
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Head
7
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
8
Q
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)
10
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Cysto/o
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Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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Cyt/o
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Cell
12
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Derm/o
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Skin
13
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Electr/o
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Electricity
14
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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
18
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GLYC/O
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Sugar
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Q
A
20
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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
HEM/O
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Blood
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HEPAT/O
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Liver
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IATR/O
A
Treatment/physician
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LEUK/O
White
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LOG/O
Study of kidney
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NEPHR/O
Kidney
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NEUR/O
Nerve
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ONC/O
Tumor or cancerous
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OPHTHALM/O
EYE
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OSTE/O
Bone
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PATH/O
Disease
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PED/O
Child
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RADI/O
X-rays
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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
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– AC
Pertaining to
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-AL
Pertaining to
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-ALGIA
Pain
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-CYTE
Cell
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-ECTOMY
Excision, removal
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-EMIA
Blood condition
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-GENIC
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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-Globin
Protein
51
-Gram
Record
52
-ic
-ical
Pertaining to
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-Ion
Process
54
-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
Condition, usually abnormal slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells
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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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A-, An-
Not, no, without
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Aut-
Auto-
Self, own
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Dia-
Complete, through
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Endo-
Within
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Epi-
Above, upon
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Ex-,exo-
Out, outside of, outward
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Hypo-
Deficient, below, under, less than normal
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Hyper-
Excessive, above, more than normal
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In-
Into, in
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Peri-
Surrounding, around
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PRO-
Before, forward
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RE-
Back, backward, again
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Retro-
Behind
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Sub-
Below, under
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Trans-
Below, under cross, through