CS Word Roots Flashcards
(86 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain and suffering
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-dynia
A
pain
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-itis
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inflammation
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-megaly
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abnormal enlargement
5
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- malacia
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abnormal softening
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-necrosis
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tissue death
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sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
9
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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-graphy
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process of producing picture or record
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-gram
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picture or record
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-scopy
A
visual examination
14
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-rrhage / -rrhagia
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bleeding; mostly sudden severe bleeding
15
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-rrhaphy
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surgical suturing to close a wound; includes use of sutures, staples or surgical glue
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-rrhea
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flow or discharge; most bodily fluids
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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myel/o
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spinal cord
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my/o
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muscle
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oste/o
A
bone
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neur/o
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nerve
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arthr/o
A
joint
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
gray
28
ab-
away from, negative, absent
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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in-
in, into, not, without
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macro-
large, abnormal size, or long
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micr/o, micro
small
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mega- / megal/o
large, great
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olig/o
scanty, few
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ad-
towards or in the direction of
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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eu-
good, normal, well or easy
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hyper-
excessive or increased
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hypo-
deficient or decreased
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inter-
between or among
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intra-
within or inside
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sub-
under, less or below
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super- / supra-
above or excessive
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lith
stone
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-otomy
surgical incision
46
-osis
abnormal condition or disease
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-cyte
cell
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peri-
surrounding
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enter
small intestine
50
-al
pertaining to
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
plaque of fatty substance
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arthr/o
joint
54
-ectomy
surgical removal
55
-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
56
-otomy
cutting or a surgical incision
57
tendin
tendon
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myc/o
fungus
59
-ologist
specialist
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-ology
study of
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pyel/o
renal pelvis; part of the kidney
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py/o
pus
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pyr/o
fever or fire
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aden/o
gland
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adip/o
fat
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anter/o
before, front
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caud/o
downward; tail or feet
68
cephal/o
head; upward
69
cyt/o
cell
70
end-, endo-
in, within, inside
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exo-
out of, outside, away from
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hist/o
tissue
73
path/o
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
74
-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling emotion
75
-cyte
cell
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plas/i, plas/o
development, growth, formation
77
-plasia
development, growth, formation
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poster/o
behind, toward the back
79
-stasis
control, maintenance of a constant level
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infer/o
downwards; tail or feet
81
dist/o
away from; away from point of attachment
82
proxim/o
near the point of attachment
83
poster/o
back or behind
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dors/o
back or behind
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later/o
toward the side (outside)
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medi/o
toward the middle (inside)
