Chapter 1- Basic Terminology Flashcards
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A-, An-
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(P) No, Not
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Aut-
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(P) Self
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Dia-
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(P) complete, Through
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Dys-
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(P) bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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Endo-
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(P) within
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Exo-
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(P) Outside
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Hyper-
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(P) excessive, more than normal, too much
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Hypo-
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(P) below, less than normal, under
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Peri-
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(P) surrounding
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Pro-
A
(P) before, forward
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Re-
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(P) Back
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Retro-
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(P) Behind
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Sub-
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(P) below, under
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Trans-
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(P) across, through
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Aden/o
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(R) gland
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Arthr/o
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(R) joint
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Bi/o
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(R) life
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Carcin/o
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(R) cancer, cancerous
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Cardi/o
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(R) heart
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Cephal/o
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(R) head
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cerebr/o
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(R) cerebrum, largest part of brain
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cyst/o
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(R) urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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(R) cell
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derm/o
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(R) skin
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dermat/o
(R) skin
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electr/o
(R) electricity
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encephal/o
(R) brian
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enter/o
(R) intestines (usually small intestines)
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erythr/o
(R) red
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gastr/o
(R) stomach
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gnos/o
(R) knowledge
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gynec/o
(R) woman, female
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hem/o, Hemat/o
(R) Blood
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lapar/o
(R) abdomen
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leuk/o
(R) wite
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Nephr/o
(R) kidney
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neur/o
(R) nerve
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onc/o
(R) tumor
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ophthalm/o
(R) eye
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oste/o
(R) bone
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path/o
(R) disease
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psych/o
(R) mind
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ren/o
(R) kidney
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rhin/o
(R) nose
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sarc/o
(R) flesh
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thromb/o
(R) clotting
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-al
(S) pertaining to
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-algia
(S) pain
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-cyte
(S) cell
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-ectomy
(S) cutting out, removal
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-emia
(S) blood condition
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-globin
(S) protein
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-gram
(S) record
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-ia
(S) condition
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-ic
(S) pertaining to
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-ism
(S) condition, process
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-itis
(S) inflamation
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-logist
(S) specialist in study of
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-logy
(S) study of
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-oma
(S) tumor, mass
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-opsy
(S) to view
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-osis
(S) abnormal condition
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-scope
(S) instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
(S) process of visual examination
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-sis
(S) state of
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-tomy
(S) process of cutting into, incision
