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Chapter 1- Basic Word Structure Flashcards

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What are the 3 General Rules?

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  1. Read the meaning of medical terms from the SUFFIX back to the beginning of the terms and across.
  2. Drop the combining vowel (usually O) before a suffix beginning with a vowel.
  3. Keep the combining vowel between 2 roots.
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What is a ROOT?

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Foundation of the term.

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What is a SUFFIX?

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Word Ending.

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What is a PREFIX?

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Word Beginning.

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What is a COMBINING VOWEL?

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Vowel (Usually O), that links root to suffix or root to root.

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What is a COMBINING FORM?

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Combination of root and combining vowel

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7
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What is Aden/o?

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Gland

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What is Arthr/o?

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Joint (Arthritis(Dad))

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What is Bi/o?

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Life (Biology)

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What is Carcin/o?

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Cancerous (think of how smoking causes cancer)

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What is Cardi/o

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Heart (Think Cardiovascular System)

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What is Cephal/o?

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Head

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What is Cerebr/o?

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Cerebrum (think Cerebro from X-Men)

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What is Cis/o?

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To Cut (InCISion)

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What is Crin/o?

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To Secrete (think EndoCRINe)

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What is Cyst/o?

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Urinary Bladder sac or cyst

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What is Cyt/o?

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Cell (Cytoplasm- jelly within the cell for protection)

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What is Derm/o?

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Skin (Dermatologist)

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What is Dermat/o?

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Skin (Dermatologist)

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What is Electr/o?

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Electricity (Spiderman Villan Electro)

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What is Encephal/o?

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Brain (Think EEG- Measures brain waves)

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What is Enter/o?

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Intestines/ Small intestines

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What is Erythr/o?

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Red (Erythrocyte- Red Blood Cells)

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What is Gastr/o?

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Stomach (think Gastric Sleeve Bypass)

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What is Glyc/o?
Sugar (Think Glycogen Glucose)
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What is Gnos/o?
Knowledge (Diagnosis)
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What is Gynec/o?
Female (Gynecology)
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What is Hemat/o?
Blood
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What is Hemat/o?
Blood
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What is Hepat/o?
Liver (HEPATitis)
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What is iatr/o?
Treatment or Physician
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What is Leuk/o?
White (Leukocyte- White Blood Cell)
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What is Log/o?
The Study of (-ology(Biology, Dermatology, and more))
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What is Nephro/o?
Kidney (Think Nephrons)
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What is Neur/o?
Nerve (Think Neurology)
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What is Onc/o?
Tumour or Cancerous (Think Oncology)
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What is Opthalm/o?
Eye
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What is Osteo/o?
Bone (Think Osteoperosis)
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What is Path/o?
Disease (Think Pathogen)
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What is Ped/o?
Child (Think Pediatric)
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What is Psych/o?
Mind (Think Psycho, Psychiatrist)
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What is Radi/o?
X-Ray (Think Radiology)
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What is Ren/o?
Kidney
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What is Rhin/o?
Nose (Think Rhinoplasty)
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What is Sarc/o?
Flesh (Think Sarcolemma)
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What is Sect/o?
To Cut (Think Resection)
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What is Thromb/o?
Clot or Clotting
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What is Ur/o?
Urinary tract
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What is -ac?
Pertaining to
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What is -al?
Pertaining to
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What is -algia?
Pain
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What is -cyte?
Cell (Erythrocyte, Oocyte, Leukocyte)
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What is -ectomy?
Excision, or Removal (you want your EX/EC out of your life)
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What is -emia?
blood condition (Think of Anemia)
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What is -genic?
Pertaining to Producing Produced by Produced in
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What is -globin?
Protein (Hemoglobin (proteins in blood))
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What is -gram?
Record (paper record not voice)
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What is -ic/ -ical?
Pertaining to
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What is -ion?
Process of doing something (incision, excision)
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What is -ist?
Specialist
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What is -itis?
Inflammation
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What is -ology?
The study of
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What is -oma?
Tumor/ Swelling/ Mass
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What is -opsy?
Process of viewing
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What is -osis?
Abnormal condition
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What is -pathy?
Disease Condition (Encephalopathy)
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What is -scope?
Instrument to visually examine
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What is -scopy?
Process of visually examining
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What is -sis?
State of/ condition
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What is -tomy?
Process of cutting/ Incision
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What is -y?
Process/ Condition
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What is a-, an-?
no, not, without (Think Anemia- Decreased Red Blood Cells)
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What is aut-, auto-?
Self/ own (AUTopsy)
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What is dia-?
Complete/ Through (Diagnosis)
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What is Endo-?
Within
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What is Epi-?
Above, Upon
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What is ex-, exo-?
out, outside of, outward
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What is hyper-?
Too much, excessive
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What is hypo-?
Too little, deficient
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What is in-?
into, in
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What is peri-?
surrounding, around
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What is pro-?
Before, forward, in front
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What is re-?
back, backward again, to do again
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What is retro-?
Behind
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What is Sub-?
Below, or Under
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What is Trans-?
Across, Through

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