Chapter 3 Flashcards
1
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acr/o
A
height, extreminities
2
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acu/o
A
sharp, severe, sudden
3
Q
amni/o
A
amnion
4
Q
angi/o
A
vessel
5
Q
anteri/o
A
artery
6
Q
axill/o
A
axillo, armpit
7
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
8
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchial tube
9
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chem/o
A
drug, chemical
10
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chron/o
A
time
11
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col/o
A
colon
12
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hydr/o
A
fluid, water
13
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isch/o
A
to hold back
14
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lapar/o
A
abdomen, abdominal
15
Q
lymph/o
A
lymph
16
Q
mamm/o
A
breast
17
Q
mast/o
A
breast
18
Q
morph/o
A
shape
19
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
20
Q
my/o
A
muscle
21
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myel/o
A
spinal cord
22
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necr/o
A
death (cells, body)
23
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neutr/o
A
neutrophil (white blood cells)
24
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ot/o
A
ear
25
peritone/o
peritoneum
26
phag/o
to eat, swallow
27
phleb/o
vein
28
plas/o
formation, development
29
pleu/ro
pleura
30
pneumon/o
lung, air
31
pulmon/o
lung
32
rect/o
rectum
33
splen/o
spleen
34
staphyl/o
clusters
35
strept/o
twisted chains
36
tonsill/o
tonsil
37
ven/o
vein
38
-cele
hernia
39
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
40
-coccus
round, berry-shaped bacteria
41
-dynia
pain
42
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
43
-graph
instrument for recording
44
-graphy
process of recording
45
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation
46
-malacia
softening
47
-megaly
enlargement
48
-penia
deficiency
49
-phobia
fear
50
-plasia
development, formation, growth
51
-plasty
surgical repair
52
-pstosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
53
-rrhea
flow, discharge
54
-sclerosis
hardening
55
-stasis
stopping, controlling
56
-stomy
opening to form a mouth
57
-theraphy
treatment
58
-throphy
development, nourishment
59
-er
one who
60
-ia
condition
61
-ole
small, little
62
-ule
small, little
63
-um, -ium
structure, tissue
64
-us
structure, substance
65
-y
condition, process
66
-ar
pertaining to
67
-oid
resembling
68
-ous
pertaining to
69
-tic
pertaining to
