Chapter 2 Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
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derma, dermatos
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skin
2
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gaster, gastros
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stomach
3
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nyx, nyctos
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night
4
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hepar, hepatos
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liver
5
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amphi, ampho
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on both sides, around, both
6
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meta
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change, transformation, after, behind
7
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pro
A
before
8
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pros, prosth
A
in place of
9
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ase
A
enzymes (noun)
10
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ics, tics
A
science, study of
11
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oid, ode, id
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form, resemblance (noun), like, resembling (adj)
12
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oma, omat
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tumor, disease
13
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what are the 4 chemical substance suffixes?
A
ate (chlorate)
ide (bromide)
ite (nitrite)
one (testosterone)
14
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ize
A
to make, become, cause to be, subject to, engage in
it’s a verbal suffix
15
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coli
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refers to the colon bacillus
16
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cyst
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refers to the urinary bladder
17
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cholecyst
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refers to the gallbladder
18
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what is a cystoma?
A
tumor in the urinary bladder; a cystic tumor
19
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endo
A
within
20
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gastr
A
stomach
21
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itis
A
inflammation
22
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eu
A
good, normal, healthy
23
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chol
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bile, gall
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ia
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state or condition
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hetero
different, other, relationship to another
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prosop
face
27
us
condition, person, sometimes a malformed fetus
28
nephr
kidney
29
cyst
bladder
30
ana
up, back, against
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stom
mouth, opening
32
osis
abnormal or diseased condition
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lip
fat
34
cyte
cell
35
bio
life
36
acr
extremities
37
megal
large
38
y
state or condition
39
cheir
hands
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logy
the study or science of
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splen
spleen
42
pachy
thick
43
cephal
head
44
ic
pertaining to
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melan
black
46
stomat
opening, mouth
47
cele
hernia, tumor
48
diplo
double, twin
49
chir
hand
50
spasm
spasm
51
py
pus
