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Chapter 2: Word Parts Flashcards

Body Structure, Color, and Oncology (103 cards)

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aden/o

Ex: aden/oma

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Gland

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cancer/o, carcin/o

Ex: cancer/ous

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Cancer

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chlor/o

Ex: chlor/oma

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Green

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chrom/o

Ex: xanth/o/chrom/ic

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Color

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cyan/o

Ex: cyan/osis

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Blue

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cyt/o

Ex: cyt/o/logy

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Cell

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epitheli/o

Ex: epitheli/oma

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Epithelium

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erythr/o

Ex: erythr/o/cyte

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Red

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eti/o

Ex: eti/o/logy

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Cause (of disease)

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fibr/o

Ex: fibr/o/sarcoma

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Fiber

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hist/o

Ex: hist/o/logy

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Tissue

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gno/o

Ex: pro/gno/sis

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Knowledge

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iatr/o

Ex: iatr/o/genic

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Physician, Medicine (also means treatment)

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kary/o

Ex: kary/o/plasm

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Nucleus

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lei/o

Ex: lei/o/my/oma

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Smooth

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leuk/o

Ex: leuk/o/cyte

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White

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lip/o

Ex: lip/oma

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Fat

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melan/o

Ex: melan/oma

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Black

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my/o

Ex: my/o/pathy

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Muscle

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neur/o

Ex: neur/oma

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Nerve

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onc/o

Ex: onc/o/logist

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Tumor, Mass

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path/o

Ex: path/o/genic

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Disease

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organ/o

Ex: organ/ic

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Organ

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rhabd/o

Ex: rhabd/o/my/oma

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Rod-shaped, striated

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sarc/o ## Footnote Ex: sarc/oma
Flesh, connective tissue
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somat/o ## Footnote Ex: somat/o/plasm
Body
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system/o ## Footnote Ex: system/ic
System
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viscer/o ## Footnote Ex: viscer/al
Internal organs
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xanth/o ## Footnote Ex: xanth/o/chrom/ic
Yellow
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dia- ## Footnote Ex: dia/gno/sis
Through, complete
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dys- ## Footnote Ex: dys/plasia
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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hyper- ## Footnote Ex: hyper/plasia
Above, excessive
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hypo- ## Footnote Ex: hypo/plasia
Below, incomplete, deficient, under
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meta- ## Footnote Ex: meta/stasis
After, beyond, change
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neo- ## Footnote Ex: neo/plasm
New
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pro- ## Footnote Ex: pro/gno/sis
Before
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-al, -ic, -ous ## Footnote Ex: epitheli/al
Pertaining to
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-cyte ## Footnote Ex: eryghr/o/cyte
Cell
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-gen ## Footnote Ex: carcin/o/gen
Substance or agent that produces or causes
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-genic ## Footnote Ex: carcin/o/genic
Producing, originating, causing
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-logist ## Footnote Ex: onc/o/logist
One who studies and treats (specialist or physician)
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-logy ## Footnote Ex: onc/o/logy
Study of
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-megaly ## Footnote Ex: organ/o/megaly
Enlargement
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-oid ## Footnote Ex: cyt/oid
Resembling
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-oma ## Footnote Ex: fibr/oma
Tumor, swelling
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-osis ## Footnote Ex: cyan/osis
Abnormal condition | means INCREASE when used with blood cell word roots
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-pathy ## Footnote Ex: somat/o/pathy
Disease
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-plasia ## Footnote Ex: hyper/plasia
Condition of formation, development, growth
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-plasm ## Footnote Ex: neo/plasm
Growth, substance, formation
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-sarcoma ## Footnote Ex: aden/o/sarcoma
Malignant tumor
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-sis ## Footnote Ex: pro/gno/sis
State of
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-stasis ## Footnote Ex: meta/stasis
Control, stop, standing
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Gland
aden/o | Ex: aden/oma
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Cell
cyt/o, -cyte | Ex: cyt/o/logy
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Epithelium
epitheli/o | Ex: epitheli/oma
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Fiber
fibr/o | Ex: fibr/o/sarcoma
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Tissue
hist/o | Ex: hist/o/logy
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Nucleus
kary/o | Ex: kary/o/plasm
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Fat
lip/o | Ex: lip/oma
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Muscle
my/o | Ex: my/o/pathy
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Nerve
neur/o | Ex: neur/oma
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Organ
organ/o | Ex: organ/ic
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Flesh, Connective Tissue
sarc/o | Ex: sarc/oma
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System
system/o | Ex: system/ic
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Internal Organs
viscer/o | Ex: viscer/al
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Cancer
cancer/o, carcin/o | Ex: cancer/ous
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Cause (of disease)
eti/o | Ex: eti/o/logy
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Knowledge
gno/o | Ex: pro/gno/sis
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Physician, Medicine (also means treatment)
iatr/o | Ex: iatr/o/genic
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Smooth
lei/o | Ex: lei/o/my/oma
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Tumor, Mass
onc/o | Ex: onc/o/logist
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Disease
path/o | Ex: path/o/genic
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Rod-shaped, Striated
rhabd/o | Ex: rhabd/o/my/oma
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Body
somat/o | Ex: somat/o/plasm
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Green
chlor/o | Ex: chlor/oma
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Color
chrom/o | Ex: xanth/o/chromic
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Blue
cyan/o | Ex: cyan/osis
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Red
erythr/o | Ex: erythr/o/cyte
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White
leuk/o | Ex: leuk/o/cyte
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Black
melan/o | Ex: melan/oma
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Yellow
xanth/o | Ex: xanth/o/chrom/ic
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Through, Complete
dia- | Ex: dia/gno/sis
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Painful, Abnormal, Difficult, Labored
dys- | Ex: dys/plasia
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Above, Excessive
hyper- | Ex: hyper/plasia
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Below, Incomplete, Deficient, Under
hypo- | Ex: hypo/plasia
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After, Beyond, Change
meta- | Ex: meta/stasis
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New
neo- | Ex: neo/plasm
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Before
pro- | Ex: pro/gno/sis
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Pertaining to
-al, -ic, -ous | Ex: epitheli/al
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Substance or agent that produces or causes
-gen | Ex: carcin/o/gen
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Producing, Originating, Causing
-genic | Ex: carcin/o/genic
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One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
-logist | Ex: onc/o/logist
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Study of
-logy | Ex: onc/o/logy
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Enlargement
-megaly | Ex: organ/o/megaly
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Resembling
-oid | Ex: cyt/oid
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Tumor, Swelling
-oma | Ex: fibr/oma
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Abnormal condition | Means *increase* when used with blood cell word roots
-osis | Ex: cyan/osis
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Disease
-pathy | Ex: somat/o/pathy
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Condition of formation, development, growth
-plasia | Ex: hyper/plasia
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Growth, Substance, Formation
-plasm | Ex: neo/plasm
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Malignant tumour
-sarcoma | Ex: aden/o/sarcoma
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State of
-sis | Ex: pro/gno/sis
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Control, Stop, Standing
-stasis | Ex: meta/stasis
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