chapter 17 word parts Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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eu-
A
good, normal
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hyper-
A
above, excessive
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hypo-
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below, under, deficient
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oxy-
A
rapid, sharp, acid
5
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pan-
A
total, all
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para-
A
around, beside, beyond, abnormal
7
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poly-
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many or much
8
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syn-
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joined, together
9
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tetr-
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four
10
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tri-
A
three
11
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acr/o
A
extremities, height
12
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aden/o
A
gland
13
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adren/o
A
adrenal glands
14
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adrenal/o
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adrenal glands
15
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calc/i
A
calcium
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cortic/o
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cortex, outer layer of a body organ
17
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dips/o
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thirst
18
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endocrin/o
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endocrine
19
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glyc/o
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sugar
20
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home/o
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sameness
21
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kal/i
A
potassium
22
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myx/o
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mucus
23
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natr/o
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sodium
24
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parathyroid/o
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parathyroid gland
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phys/o
growing
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pituitar/o
pituitary gland
27
somat/o
body
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thyr/o
thyroid gland
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thyroid/o
thyroid gland
30
-drome
run, running together
31
-ectomy
excision, cut out
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-emia
in the blood
33
-ia
condition, abnormal state, diseased state
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-ism
state of
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
specialist who studies and treats
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlarged, enlargement
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-oid
resembling
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-oma
tumor
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-pathy
disease
42
-plasia
condition of, formation, development, growth
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-tomy
cut into, incision
