Chapter 1 Flashcards
(113 cards)
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Carcino
A
Cancer
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Adeno
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Glands
2
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Cardio
A
Heart
3
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Entero
A
Small intestines
4
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Gastro
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Stomach
5
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Gyneco
A
Females
6
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Hemato
A
Blood
7
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Hydro
A
Water
8
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Immuno
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Immune
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Laryngo
A
Voice box
10
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Morpho
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Shape
11
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Nephro
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Kidney
12
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Neuro
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Nerve
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Ophthalmo
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Eye
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Oto
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Ear
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Patho
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Disease
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Pulmono
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Lungs
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Rhino
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Nose
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Uro
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Urine, urinary tract
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A-
A
Without, away from
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An-
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Without
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Ante-
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Before, in front of
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Anti-
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Against
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Auto-
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Self
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Brady-
Slow
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Dys-
Painful, difficult
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Endo-
Within, inner
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Epi-
Upon, over
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Eu-
Normal, good
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Hetero-
Different
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Homo-
Same
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Hyper-
Over, above
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Hypo-
Under, below
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Infra-
Under, beneath, below
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Inter-
Among, between
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Intra-
Within, inside
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Macro-
Large
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Micro-
Small
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Neo-
New
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Pan-
All
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Para-
Beside, beyond, near
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Per-
Through
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Peri-
Around
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Post-
After
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Pre-
Before, in front of
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Pseudo
False
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Retro-
Backward, behind
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Sub-
Below, under
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Super-
Above, excess
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Supra-
Above
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Tachy
Fast, rapid
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Trans-
Through, across
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Ultra-
Beyond, excess
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Bi-
2
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Hemi-
Half
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Mono-
One
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Multi-
Many
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Nulli-
Null
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Poly-
Many
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Quad
4
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Semi-
Partial, half
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Tri-
3
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Uni-
One
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Ex-
Outside, out, away from
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Contra-
Against, opposite
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-algia
Pain
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-cele
Hernia, protrusion
67
-cise
Cut
68
-dynia
Pain, difficult
69
-ectasis
Dilation
70
-gen
That which produces
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-Genesis
Produces, generates
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-Genic
Producing, produced by
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-ia
State, condition
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-iasis
Abnormal condition
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-ism
State of
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logist
One who studies
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-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Destruction
80
-malacia
Abnormal softening
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-megaly
Enlargement, large
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-oma
Tumor, mass
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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-pathy
Disease
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-plasia
Development, growth
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-plasm
Formation, development
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-ptosis
Drooping
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-rrhage
Excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhea
Discharge, flow
90
.
-rrhexis
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-stenosis
Narrowing
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-therapy
Treatment
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-trophy
Nourishment, development
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-phobia
Irrational fear
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-oid
Like
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-ule
Small
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-centesis
Puncture to withdraw fluid
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-ostomy
Surgically create an opening
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-otomy
Cutting into
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-pexy
Surgical fixation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-gram
Record or picture
106
-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of recording
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-meter
-instrument for measuring
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-metry
Process of measuring
110
-scope
Instrument for viewing
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-scopy
Process of visually examining
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Paracentesis
Insertion of a needle into the abdominal cavity to withdraw fluid.
