Chapter 3 Flashcards
(118 cards)
1
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Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
2
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Acr/o
A
Extremities, top, extreme point
3
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Acu/o
A
Sharp, severe, sudden
4
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
5
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
6
Q
Amni/o
A
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
7
Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel
8
Q
Arteri/o
A
Artery
9
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
10
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
11
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
12
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
13
Q
Bronch/o
A
Bronchial tubes
14
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer
15
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
16
Q
Chem/o
A
Drug, chemical
17
Q
Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
18
Q
Chron/o
A
Time
19
Q
Col/o
Colon/o
A
Colon
20
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder (fluid filled sac)
21
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
22
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
23
Q
Hem/o
Hemat/o
A
Blood
24
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
25
Hydr/o
Water, fluid
26
Inguin/o
Groin
27
Isch/o
To hold back
28
Lamar/o
Abdomen, abdominal wall
29
Laryng/o
Larnyx
30
Leuk/o
White
31
Lymph/o
Lymph
32
Mamm/o
Mast/o
Breast
33
Morph/o
Shape, form
34
Muc/o
Mucus
35
My/o
Muscle
36
Myel/o
Spinal cord, bone marrow
37
Necr/o
Death (of cells or whole body)
38
Nephr/o
Ren/o
Kidney
39
Neur/o
Nerve
40
Neutr/o
Neutrophil (a white blood cell)
41
Nucle/o
Nucleus
42
Ophthalm/o
Eye
43
Oste/o
Bone
44
Ot/o
Ear
45
Path/o
Disease
46
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
47
Phag/o
To eat/ swallow
48
Phleb/o
Ven/o
Vein
49
Plas/o
Formation/ development
50
Pleur/o
Pleura
51
Pneumon/o
Pneum/o
Lung, air
52
Pulmon/o
Lung
53
Radi/o
X-rays
54
Rect/o
Rectum
55
Rhin/o
Nose
56
Sarc/o
Flesh
57
Splen/o
Spleen
58
Staphyl/o
Clusters
59
Strept/o
Twisted chains
60
Thorac/o
Chest
61
Thromb/o
Clot
62
Tonsill/o
Tonsils
63
Trache/o
Trachea (windpipe)
64
-algia
Pain
65
-cele
Hernia
66
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
67
- coccus
| - cocci
Berry-shaped bacterium
68
-cyte
Cell
69
-dynia
Pain
70
-ectomy
Surgical removal
71
-emia
A blood condition of...
72
-genesis
Condition of producing, forming
73
-gram
A record
74
-graphy
Process of recording with an instrument
75
-itis
Inflammation
76
-logy
The study of
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-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
78
-malacia
Softening
79
-megaly
Enlargement
80
-oma
Tumor, mass
81
-opsy
To view
82
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
83
-pathy
Disease condition
84
-penia
Deficiency
85
-phobia
Fear
86
Agora
Marketplace
87
-plasia
Development, formation, growth in context of cell #’s
88
-plasty
Surgical repair
89
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, sagging
90
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
91
-sclerosis
Hardening
92
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
93
-scopy
Process of visual examination with an instrument
94
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
95
Meta-
Change, beyond
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-stomy
Creating a new mouth
97
-therapy
Treatment
98
-tomy
Cutting into but not removing tissue
99
-trophy
Development, nourishment in context of cell size
100
-er
One who
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-ia
Condition
102
-ist
Specialist
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- ole
| - ule
Little, small
104
- um
| - ium
Structure, tissue
105
-us
Structure, substance
106
-y
Condition, process
107
- ac
- iac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- ical
- ous
- tic
Pertaining to
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-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by or in
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-oid
Resembling, derived from
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-ose
Pertaining to, full of
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Omphal/o
Umbilicus, navel
112
Streptococcus
Berry-shaped bacterium, grows in twisted chains
113
Staphylococci
Grow in small clusters like grapes (berry-shaped bacterium)
114
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
115
Leukocytes
White blood cells
116
Phagocytes
Engulf and digest bacteria
117
Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Neutrophils
118
Thrombocytes
Platelets
clotting cells
