chapter 1 vocabulary review Flashcards
(104 cards)
1
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abdomin/o-
A
abdomen
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append/o
A
appendix; small structure hanging form a larger structure
3
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arteri/o-
A
artery
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arthr/o-
A
joint
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bi/o-
A
life; living organism; living tissue
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cardi/o
A
heart
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cholecyst/o-
A
gallbladder
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col/o-
A
colon
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colon/o-
A
colon
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communicat/o-
A
impart; transmit
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cost/o-
A
rib
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cutane/o-
A
skin
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derm/o-
A
skin
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dietet/o-
A
diet; foods
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digest/o-
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break down food; digest
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enter/o-
A
intestines
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esthest/o-
A
feeling; sensation
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etym/o-
A
word origin
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gastr/o-
A
stomach
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gemin/o-
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group; set
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hepat/o-
A
liver
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hyster/o-
A
uterus; womb
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intestin/o-
A
inttestine
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lapar/o-
A
abdomen
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laryng/o-
larynx
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later/o-
side
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mamm/o-
breast
28
medic/o-
medicine; physician
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menstru/o-
monthly discharge of blood
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ment/o-
chin; mind
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muscul/o-
musccle
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nas/o-
nasal
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neur/o-
nerve
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nutrit/o-
nourishment
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pelv/o-
hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis
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phag/o-
eating; swallowing
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pleg/o-
paralysis
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pneumon/o-
air; lung
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psych/o-
mind
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sperm/o-
sperm; spermatozoon
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spir/o-
breath;coil
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tens/o-
pressure; tension
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therap/o-
treatment
44
thyroid/o-
thread gland
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tonsill/o-
tonsil
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trache/o-
trachea; windpipe
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urin/o-
urinary system; urine
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uter/o-
uterus; womb
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vagin/o-
bagina
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ven/o-
vein
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-ac
pertaining to
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-gram
picture; record
53
-graphy
process of recording
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-al
pertaining to
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-ia
condition; state; thing
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-iatry
medical treatment
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ics
knowledge; prctice
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-ation
being; having; process
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-ine
pertaining to ; thing pertaining to
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-ion
action; condition
65
-ism
disease from a specific cause; process
66
-ist
person who specializes in; thing that specializes in
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-itis
infection of; inflammation of
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-ive
pertaining to
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
71
-metry
process of measuring
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-oma
mass; tumor
73
-osis
condition; process
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-ous
pertaining to
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-pathy
disease
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-scope
instrument used to examine
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-stomy
surgical created opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
process of cutting; process of making an incision
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a-
away from; without
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an-
not; without
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anti-
against
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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de-
reversal of; without
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dis-
abnormal; difficult; painful
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endo-
innermost; within
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epi-
above; upon
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hemi-
one half
90
hyper-
above; more than normal
91
hypo-
below; deficient
92
inter-
between
93
intra-
within
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mal-
bad; inadequate
95
peri-
around
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poly-
many; much
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front of
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quadrillion's-
four
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re-
again and again; backward; unable to
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sub-
below; underneath
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across; through
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tri-
three
