Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure Flashcards
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aden/o
A
gland
adenitis
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Where do you start reading a medical term?
A
With the suffix (ending)
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arthr/o
A
joint
arthritis
3
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bi/o
A
life
biology
4
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carcin/o
A
cancerous, cancer
carcinoma
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cardi/o
A
heart
cardiology
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cephal/o
A
head
cephalic
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of brain)
cerebral
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cis/o
A
to cut
incision
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crin/o
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to secrete
endocrine glands
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
cytoscopy
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cyt/o
A
cell
cytology
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derm/o
detmat/o
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skin
hypodermic, dermatitis
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electr/o
A
electricity
electrocardiogram
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encephal/o
A
brain
electroencephalogram
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enter/o
A
intestines (usually small)
enteritis
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erythr/o
A
red
erythrocyte
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gastr/o
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stomach
gastrectomy
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glyc/o
A
sugar
hyperglycemia
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gnos/o
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knowledge
diagnosis
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gynec/o
A
woman, female
gynecology
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hemat/o
hemo/o
A
blood
hematoma, hemoglobin
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hepat/o
A
liver
hepatitis
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iatr/o
A
treatment, physician
iatrogenic
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leuk/o
white
leukocyte
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log/o
study of
dermatology
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neur/o
nerve
neurology
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onc/o
tumor
oncology
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ophthalm/o
eye
ophthalmoscope
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oste/o
bone
osteitis
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path/o
disease
pathology
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ped/o
child
pediatric
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psych/o
mind
psychology
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radi/o
x-rays
radiology
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ren/o
kidney
renal
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rhin/o
nose
rhinitis
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sarc/o
flesh
sarcoma
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sect/o
to cut
resection
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thromb/o
clot, clotting
thrombocyte
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ur/o
urinary tract, urine
urology
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-ac -al -ic -ical
pertaining to
cardiac, neural, gastric
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-algia
pain
neuralgia
42
-cyte
cell
erythrocyte
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-ectomy
excision, removal
nephrectomy
44
-emia
blood condition
leukemia
45
-genic
pertaining to producing
pathogenic
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-globin
protein
hemoglobin
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-gram
record
electroencephalogram
48
-ion
process
excision
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-ist
specialist
gynecologist
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-itis
inflammation
gastritis
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-logy
process of study
radiology
52
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
hepatoma
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-opsy
process of viewing
biopsy
54
-osis
condition, usually abnormal, slight increase when referring to blood cells
nephrosis
55
-pathy
disease condition
enteropathy
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
endoscope
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-scopy
process of visually examining
endoscopy
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-sis
state of; condition
prognosis
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-tomy
process of cutting, incision
osteotomy
60
-y
process, condition
radiology
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a- an-
no, not, without
anemia
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aut- auto-
self, own
autopsy
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dia-
complete, through
diagnosis
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endo-
within
endoscopy
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epi-
above, upon
epigastric
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ex- exo-
out, outside of
excision, exocrine gland
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hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
hyperglycemia
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hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
hypogastric
69
in-
into, in
incision
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peri-
surrounding, around
pericardium
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pro-
before, forward
prostate gland
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re-
back, backward, again
resection
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retro-
behind
retrocardiac
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sub-
below, under
subhepatic
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trans-
across, through
transhepatic
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What is the difference between the root and combining form?
The combining form has the /o. The root is the combing form without the /o.
ex. comb form. aden/o
root. aden
