Chapter 1 Flashcards by Mr Tumbleturd

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C ( before a, o, u)

A

K sound

Cardiac

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C (before e, I, y)

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S sound

Cyst

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Ch

A

K sounds

Chiropractor

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G (before a, o, u)

A

G sound

Gamma

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G (before e, i , y)

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J sound

Genetic

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Ph

A

F sound

pharmacy

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Pn

A

N sound

Pnemonia

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Pt (initial)

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T sound

Pterigium

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Rh, rrh

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R sound

Rhinoplasty

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X (initial)

A

Z sound

Xeroderma

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arthr/o

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Joint

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cardi/o

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Heart

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enter/o

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Small intestine

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gastr/o

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Stomach

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hepat/o

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Liver

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neur/o

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Nerve

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hem/o

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Blood

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hemat/o

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Blood

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my/o

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Muscle

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muscul/o

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Muscle

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angi/o

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Vessel

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vas/o

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Vessel

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vascul/o

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Vessel

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derm/o

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Skin

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dermat/o

Skin

cutane/o

Skin

pneum/o

Lung

pneumon/o

Lung

pulmon/o

Lung

gen/o

Creation/cause

hydr/o

Water

morph/o

Change

myc/o

Fungus

necr/o

Death

myc/o

Fungus

necr/o

Death

orth/o

Straight

path/o

Suffering, disease

phag/o

Eat

plas/o

Formation

py/o

Pus

scler/o

Hard

sten/o

Narrowing

troph/o

Nourishment, development

xen/o

Foreign

-ac

Pertaining to

-al

Pertaining to

-ar

Pertaining to

-ary

Pertaining to

-eal

Pertaining to

-ic

Pertaining to

-tic

Pertaining to

-ous

Pertaining to

-ia

Condition

-ism

Condition

-ium

Tissue, structure

-y

Condition, structure

-icle

Small

-ole

Small

-ule

Small

-ula

Small

-iatrics

Medical science

-iatry

Medical science

-ist

Specialist

-logist

Specialist in the study of

-logy

Study of

-algia

pain

-dynia

Pain

-cele

Hernia

-emia

Blood condition

-iasis

Presence of

-itis

Inflammation

-lysis

Loosen, break

-malacia

Abnormal softening

-megaly

Enlargement

-oid

Resembling

-oma

Tumor

-osis

Condition

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficiency

-ptosis

Drooping

-rrhage

Excessive flow

-rrhagia

Excessive flow

-rrhea

Flow

-rrhexis

rupture

-spasm

Involuntary contraction

-centesis

Puncture

-gram

Written record

-graph

Instrument used to produce a record

-graphy

Writing procedure

-meter

Instrument used to measure

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

instrument used to look

-scopy

process of looking

-desis

binding, fixation

-ectomy

removal

-pexy

surgical fixation

-plsaty

reconstruction

-rrhaphy

suture

-stomy

creation of an opening

-tomy

incision