Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards by Michelle Lee

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aden/o

A

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

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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

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cis/o

A

to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o
dermat/o

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skin

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electro/o

A

electricity

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encephal/o

A

brain

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enter/o

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intestines (small)

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erythr/o

A

red

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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female; woman

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hemat/o
hem/o

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blood

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hept/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment; physician

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leuk/o

A

white

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log/o

study of

nephr/o

kidney

neur/o

nerve

onc/o

tumor

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

ped/o

children

psych/o

mind

radi/o

x-rays

ren/o

kidney

rhin/o

nose

sarc/o

flesh

sect/o

to cut

thromb/o

clot

ur/o

urine; urinary tract

root

foundation of the word

suffix

word ending

combining vowel

links root to the suffix and then going back to the beginning of the term

combining form

root + combining vowel

prefix

small part attached to beginning of the term

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

removal; excision

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to producing; produced by; produced in

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ic -ical

pertaining to

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

process of study

-oma

mass; collection; tumor

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

abnormal condition (increase with blood cells usually)

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument to visually examine

-scopy

process of visually examining

-tomy

process of cutting; incision

-y

process; condition

a- an-

no; not; without

aut- auto-

self; own

dia-

complete

endo-

within

epi-

above

ex- exo-

out; outside of; outward

hyper-

excessive; above; more than normal

hypo-

deficient; below; under; less than normal

in-

into; in

peri-

surrounding; around

re-

back; backward; again

retro-

behind

sub-

below; under

trans-

through; across

biopsy

process of viewing life

diagnosis

complete knowledge

gastrectomy

removal of the stomach