Chp 1- Basic Word Structure Flashcards
(76 cards)
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aden/o
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Gland
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arthr/o
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Joint
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bi/o
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Life
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carcin/o
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Cancerous/ Cancer
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cardi/o
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Heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cis/o
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to cut
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crin/o
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to secrete
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o or dermat/o
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skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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glyc/o
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sugar
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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gynec/o
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woman/female
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hemat/o or hem/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment/ physician
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leuk/o
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white
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log/o
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study of
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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onc/o
tumor
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
child
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psych/o
mind
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radi/o
X-ray
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
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sect/o
cut
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thromb/o
clot/clotting
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ur/o
urinary tract / urine
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
excision/removal
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-emia
blood condition
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-genic
produced by or in
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-globin
protein
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-ic/-ical
pertaining to
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-ion
process
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-ist
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
process of study
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-oma
tumor/mass/swelling
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-opsy
process of viewing
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-osis
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
disease condition
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-scope
instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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-sis
state of; condition
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-tomy
process of cutting/ incision
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-y
process/condition
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a- / an-
no/not/without
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aut- / auto-
self/own
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dia-
complete/through
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end- / endo-
within
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epi-
above/upon
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ex-/ exo-
out/outside of/ outward
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hyper-
excessive/ above/ more than normal
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hypo-
deficient/ below/ under/ less than normal
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in-
into/ in
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peri-
surrounding/ around
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pro-
before/forward
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re-
back/backward /again
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below/ under
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trans-
across/ through
