Chapter 1 - intro Flashcards
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root
A
the foundation of a medical term
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
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cardi/o
A
heart
4
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derm or dermat/o
A
skin
5
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gastr/o
A
stomach
6
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combining form
A
root combined with a vowel
7
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cyan/o
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blue; bluish
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eosin/o
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rosy red; rosy
9
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erythr/o
A
red
10
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leuk/o
A
white
11
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melan/o
A
black
12
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xanth/o
A
yellow
13
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prefix
A
word element added before the root word
14
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pre-
A
before
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post-
A
after
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anti-
A
against
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ante-
A
before; forward
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hemi-
A
half
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multi-
A
many
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neo-
A
new
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sub-
A
under; below
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suffix
A
added to the end of the root word
23
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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary
A
pertaining to; like
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-ic; -iac
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pertaining to
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-oid
like; resembling
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-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
27
-itis
inflammation of
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-megaly
enlargement
29
-pathy
disease
30
enter/o
intestine
31
arteri/o
artery
32
hepat/o
liver
33
myc/o
fungus
34
oste/o
bone
35
endo-
within
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epi-
above, upon
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hypo-
below, deficient
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peri-
around
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poly-
many
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-algia
pain
41
-osis
abnormal condition
42
-plasty
repair
43
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
