Chapter 1- Basic Term Flashcards by Grace Bergquist

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Angi/o, vas/o , vascul/o

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Vessel

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Enter/o

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Small intestines

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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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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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ur/o , urin/o

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Urine

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-al, -eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectasis

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Expansion or dilation

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-ectomy

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Excision (removal)

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-ia

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Condition of

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-Logy

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Study of

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-stomy

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Creation of an opening

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-tomy

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Incision

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Oligo-

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Few or deficient

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Para-

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Alongside of, abnormal

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Peri-, circum-

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Around

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-ac, -al, -ar

Pertaining to

-dynia, -algia

Pain

-ium

Structure or tissue

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rehexis

Rupture

Endo-

Within

Epi-

Upon

Sub-

Below

A-, an-

Without

Anti-, contra-

Against

De-

From, down, or not

Ab-

Away from

Ad-

To, toward, or near

Dia- , trans-

Across or through

E-, ec-, ex-

Out or away

Ecto-, exo-, extra-

Outside

Inter-

Between

Meso-

Middle

Meta-

Beyond, after or change

Retro-

Backward or behind

Hemi-, semi-

Half

Macro-

Large or long

Pan-

All

Ante-, pre-, pro-

Before

Brady-

Slow

Tachy-

Fast

Post-

After or behind

Con-, syn-, sym-

Together or with

Dys-

Pain

Eu-

Good or normal

Neo-

New

-genesis

Origin

-lysis

Breaking down

-megaly

Enlargement

-oid

Resembling

-penia

Abnormal reduction

-rrhea

Discharge

-cele

Pouching or hernia

-emia

Blood condition

-Malacia

Softening

-Oma

Tumor

-osis

Condition

-ptosis

Falling or displacement

-desis

Binding

-pexy

Fixation

-gram

Record

-iatrics, -iatry

Treatment

-poiesis

Formation

Cyan/o

Blue

Erythr/o

Red

Leuk/o

White

Melan/o

Black

aer/o

Air, gas

Hydr/o

Water

Py/o

Pus

Ur/o, urin/o

Urine

Lapar/o

Abdomen

Acr/o

Extremity

Aden/o

Gland

Arthr/o

Joint

Cephal/o

Head

Cyt/o

Cell

Hist/o

Liver

Nas/o , rhin/o

Nose

Nephr/o, ren/o

Kidney

Crin/o

To secrete

Esthesi/o

Sensation

Gynec/o

Woman

Lith/o

Stone

Morph/o

Form

Necr/o

Death

Orth/o

Straight, normal, correct

Path/o

Disease

Phas/o

Speech

Scler/o

Hard

Sten/o

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