Chapter 1 Word Roots Flashcards
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Acanth(o)
Acanthoid:
A
Spiny thorny
spiny, thorny
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Actin
Actinotherapy
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Light
Ultraviolet light therapy used in a dermatology
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Aer(o)
Aerogen:
A
Air, gas
has producing microorganism
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Alge, algesi, algio, algo
Alagoplasm
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Pain
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Amyl(o)
Amylophagia:
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Starch
abnormal craving for starch
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Andro
Androblastoma
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Masculine
testicular tumor
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Athero
Atheroma:
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Plaque, fatty substance
dwelling on the surface of an artery from a fatty deposit
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Bacill(I)
Bacilliform,
A
Bacilli, bacteria
rod shaped like a bacterium
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Bacteri(o)
Bacteriogenic:
A
Bacteria
caused by bacteria
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Bar(o)
Barostat:
A
Weight pressure
pressure regulating device
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Bas(o), basi(o)
Basophilic:
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Base
having an affinity for basic dyes
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Blasto
Glioblastoma:
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Immature cells
growth consisting of immature neural cells
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Cac(o)
Cacomelia:
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Bad; ill
congenital limb deformity
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Chlor
Chloruresis:
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Chlorine; green
excretion of chloride in urine
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Chondrio, chondro
Chondroycte:
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Cartilage, grainy, gritty
Cartilage cell
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Chore(o)
choreoathetosis:
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dance
abnormal body movements
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Chrom, chromat, chromo
chromatogenous:
A
color
producing color
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chrono
chronometry:
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time
measurement of time intervals
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chyl(o)
chylopoiesis:
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chyle, a digestive juice
production of chyle in the intestine
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chym(o)
chymopoiesis:
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chyme, semifluid production of chyme in the stomach
present during digestion
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cine(o)
cineradiography:
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movement
imagining of an organ in motion
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coni(o)
coniometer
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dust
device for measuring dust
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crin(o)
crinogenic:
endocrine:
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secrete
causing secretion
a gland that secretes internally into systemic circulation
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cry(o)
cryocautery:
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cold
destruction of tissue by freezing
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crypt(o)
cryptogenic:
hidden; obscure
of obscure origin
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cyan(o)
cyanopsia:
blue
condition following a cataract operation in which all objets appear blue
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cycl(o)
cyclectomy:
circle; cycle; ciliary body
removal of a part of a ciliary body
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cyst(o), cysti
cystoid:
bladder, cyst, cystic duct
bladder shaped
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cyt(o)
cytoarchitecture:
cell
arrangement of cells in tissue
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detxtr(o)
dextrocardia:
right, toward the right
displacement of the heart to the right
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dips(o)
dipsomania,
thirst
alcholism
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dors(o), dorsi
dorsalgia:
back
upper back pain
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dynamo
dynamometer:
force, energy
instrument for measuring muscular power
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echo
echocardiogram:
reflected sound
ultrasound recording of the heart
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electr(o)
electrocardiogram:
electricity, electric
graphic record of the heart's electrical currents
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eosin(o)
eosinophilic:
red; rosy
staining readily with certain dies
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ergo
ergograph
work
instrument for measuring work of muscular contractions
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erythr(o)
erythroclasis
red, redness
fragmentation of red blood cells
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esthesio
esthesiometery
sensation, perception
measurement of tactile sensibility
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ethmo
ethmonasal
ethmoid bone
relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones
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etio
etiopathology
cause
study of the cause of an abnormality or disease
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fibr(o)
fibroplastic
fiber
producing fibrous tissue
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fluor(o)
fluorochrom
light, luminous, flourine
fluorescent contrast medium
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fungi
fungicide
fungus
fungicide: substance that destroys fungi
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galact(o)
galactophoritis
milk
inflammation of the milk ducts
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gen(o)
genoblast
producing; being born
nucleus of a fertilized ovum
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gero, geront(o)
gerontology
old age
problems of aging
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gonio
goniometer
angle
instrument for measuring angles
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granulo
granuloma
granular
small granular lesion
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home(o), homo
homeoplasia
same constant
formation of new, similar tissue
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hypn(o)
hypnogenesis
sleep
induction of sleep
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iatr(o)
iatrogenic
physician; treatment
produced or caused by treatment or diagnostic procedure
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ichthy(o)
ichthyotoxism
dry; scaly; fish
poisoning by fish
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idio
idiopathic
distinct; unknown
of unknown origin (said of a disease)
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immun(o)
immunodeficient
safe; immune
lacking in some essential immune function
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kal(i)
Kalemia
potassium
presence of potassium in blood
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ket(o), keton(o)
ketogenesis
ketone, acetone
metabolic production of ketones
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kinesi(o), kineso
kinesiology
motion
study of movement
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kyph(o)
kyphoscoliosis
humpback
kyphosis combined with scoliosis
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lact(o), lacti
lactogen
milk
agent that stimulates milk production
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lepto
leptomeninges
light, frail, thin
two delicate layers of meninges
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leuk(o)
leukoblast
white
immature white blood cell
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lip(o)
lipoblast
fat
embryonic fat cell
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lith(o)
lithotomy
stone
operation for removal of stones
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log(o)
logopathy
speech, words, thought
speech disorder
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lys(o)
lysemia
dissolution
dissolution of red blood cells
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macr(o)
macromelia
large, long
abnormally sized limb
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medi(o)
mediolateral
middle, medial plane
relating to the medial plane and one side of the body
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meg(a), megal(o)
megaloencephaly
large, million
abnormally large brain
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melan(o)
melanoderma
black, dark
abnormal skin darkening
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mes(o)
mesocephalic
middle, median
having a medium-sized head
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micr(o)
microorganism
small; one-millionth, tiny
tiny organism
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mio
miopragia
smaller less
lessened functional activity
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narco
narcolepsy
sleep, numbness
sleep disorder
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noct(i)
nocturia
night
urination at night
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normo
normocyte
normal
normal red blood cell
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oncho, onco
oncolysis
tumor
destruction of a tumor
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ortho(o)
orthodontics
straight, normal
dental specialty concerned with correction of tooth placement
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oxy
oxyphonia
sharp, acute, oxygen
shrillness of voice
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pachy
pachyonychia
thick
abnormal thickening of nails
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path(o)
pathogen
disease
disease causing substance
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phago
phagocyte
eating, devouring, swallowing
cell that ingests bacteria and other particles
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phon(o)
phonometer
sound , voice, speech
instrument for measuring sound
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phot(o)
photometer
light
instrument for measuring light
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phyt(o)
phytoxin
plant
substance from plants that is similar to a bacterial toxin
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physo
physocele
air, gas, growing
swelling due to gas
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plasma, plasmo
plasmapheresis
formative, plasma
separation of blood into parts
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poikilo
poikilocyte
varied, irregular
irregularly shaped red blood cell
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pyo
pyocyst
pus
cyst filled with pus
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pyreto
pyretogenous
fever
causing fever
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pyro
pyrogenic
fever, fire, heat
causing fever
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salping
salpingectomy
tube
removal of the fallopian tube
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schisto
schistocytosis
split
bladder fissure
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schiz(o)
schizophrenia
split, division
a spectrum of mental disorders often with a disorder in perception
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scler(o)
scleroderma
hardness, hardening
thickening and hardness of skin
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scolio
scoliometer
crooked bent
instrument for measuring curves
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scoto
scotograph
darkness
appliance for helping the blind to write
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sidero
sideropenia
iron
abnormally low level of iron in the blood
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sito
sitotoxin
food, grain
any food poison
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somat(o)
somatogenic
body
originating in the body
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somn(o), somni
somnambulism
sleep
sleepwalking
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spasmo
spasmolytic
spasm
agent that relieves spasms
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spher(o)
spherocyte
round, spherical
spherical red blood cell
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spir(o)
spiroscope
breath, breathe
device for measuring lung capacity
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squamo
squamofrontal
scale, squamous
relating to the squamous part of the frontal bone
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staphyl(o)
staphylococcus
grapelike clusters
a common species that is the cause of a variety of infections
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steno
stenocephaly
narrowness
narrowness of the head
108
stere(o)
sterology
three-dimensional
study of 3D aspects of a cell
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strepto
streptococcus
twisted chains, streptococci
a common organism that can cause various infections
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styl(o)
styloid
peg-shaped
said of a bony growth
111
syring(o)
syringitis
tube
inflammation of the eustachian tube
112
tel(o), tele(o)
telophase
distant, end, complete
final stages of mitosis or meiosis
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terato
teratogen
monster (as a malformed fetus)
agent that causes a malformed fetus
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tono
tonometer
tension, pressure
instrument for measuring pressure
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top(o)
topography
place, topical
description of a body part in terms of specific surface area
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tox(i), toxico, toxo
toxipathy
poison, toxin
disease due to poisoning
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tropho
trophocyte
food, nutrition
cell that provides nutrition
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vivi
viviparous
life
giving birth to living young
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xanth(o)
xanthoderma
yellow
yellowish skin
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xer(o)
xerasia
dry
dry and brittle hair
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xiph(o)
xiphocostal
sword, xiphoid
relating to the xiphoid process and the ribs
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zo(o)
zooblast
life
animal cell
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zym(o)
zymogram
fermentation, enzyme
strips of paper for testing for location of enzymes
