Chapter 1 - Basic Word Structure Flashcards by Karolina S

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sub

A

below

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trans

A

across

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retro

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behind

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pro

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before (like pro active, acting before problem)

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dia

A

complete

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a-, an-

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no, not

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aut

A

self (think auto immune where your body attacks itself)

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dys

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bad, abnormal, difficult

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endo

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within

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exo

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outside

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hyper

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excessive

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hypo

A

under, less than normal, below

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peri

A

surrounding

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re

A

back (think reverse)

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aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

A

life

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carcin/o

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cancer, cancerous

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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electr/o

electricity

encephal/o

brain

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

gnos/o

knowledge

gynec/o

woman, female

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen

leuk/o

white

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

opthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

psych/o

mind

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

thromb/o

clotting

OMA

tumor/mass

ITIS

inflammation

LOGY

study of

OPSY

(process of) viewing (living tissue removed & viewed)

-IC/-AL

pertaining to

VASCULAR

pertaining to blood vessels

SCOPE

instrument to visually examine

SCOPY

process of visually examining

GRAM

record

CYTE

cell

SIS

state of

GLOBIN

protein

TOMY

cutting into

ECTOMY

cutting out

(log)IST

specialist

OSIS

abnormal condition

ALGIA

pain

EMIA

blood condition

IA

condition

ISM

condition/process

SECTION

cutting into an organ

singular word ending in A:

add an e (bursa --> bursae)

singular word ending in IS:

change to ES (diagnosis --> diagnoses)

singular word ending in EX/IX:

change to ICES (cortex --> cortices)s

singular word ending in ON:

change to A (ganglion --> ganglia)

singular word ending in UM:

change to A (bacterium --> bacteria)

singular word ending in US:

change to I (bronchus --> bronchi) *viruses and sinuses exception*