HTHS 1101 Unit 11 for Brainscape - Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbrev 2024 Flashcards
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an–
A
not
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anti–
A
against (an action)
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dys–
A
bad
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en–
A
inside
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extra–
A
outside, more, beyond
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hemi–
A
half
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hyper–
A
too much
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hypo–
A
too little
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in–
A
not
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intra–
A
inside
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juxta–
A
beside; close to
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oligo–
A
several; a handful
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para–
A
beside; near
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peri–
A
around
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poly–
A
many; too much
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re–
A
again
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retro–
A
backwards; behind
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trans–
A
through
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ultra–
A
beyond; extremely
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absorp
A
taking up
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albumin
A
protein found in egg white; major blood protein
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anastomosis
A
the joining of two or more vessels
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azo/t
azo/to
A
chemical group with two nitrogen atoms joined together
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calyx
A
part of the kidney’s urine collection system
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capsule
a membranous sac
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cele
hernia
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contin
holding together; holding back (as urine)
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convolute
twisted together
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corpus
body
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cortex
outside of a two-layered organ
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cyan
blue
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cyst
cyst/o
bladder
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densa
dense; tightly packed cells
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detrusor
muscle that expels urine
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dialysis
the process of separating (waste products out of blood)
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dips
dips/o
drinking
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fascia
connective tissue
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fulgur/a
electrocautery
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glomer
glomer/ul
glomer/ul/o
filtering system of the nephron
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glucos
sugar
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glycos
sugar
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hem
hem/at
hem/at/o
hem/o
blood
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hydr/o
water
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ileo
flank
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keto
keton
chemical made in the liver when fats are broken down
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lapar/o
abdomen
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lith
lith/o
stone
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macula
spot
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meatus
meat/o
tube, such as the urethra
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medulla
center of a two-layered organ
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micturi
desire to urinate
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natr
sodium
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nephr
nephr/o
kidney
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noct
night
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periton
membrane surrounding the intestinal organs
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py
py/o
pus
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pyel
pyel/o
renal pelvis
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pyramid
renal pyramid
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rectum
end of the gastrointestinal tract
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ren
kidney
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resect
cut away
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scler
hardening
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sono
sound waves
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spadon
fissure
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spasm
involuntary contraction
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stoma
anatomical mouth; opening
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toxin
substance which is damaging
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trigone
triangular region
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tripsy
using sound waves to crush or break apart
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tube
tube
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tubule
tubul/o
small tube
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ur
ur/o
urine
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ureter
ureter/o
tube between the kidney and bladder
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urethr
urethr/o
tube between the bladder and the outside world
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urine
waste fluid created by the body
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vesic/o
bladder
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void
empty
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xanth
yellow
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–al
pertaining to
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–algia
pain
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–ar
pertaining to
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–ary
pertaining to
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–ation
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–cele
hernia
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–cle
diminutive suffix
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–dynia
pain
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–eal
pertaining to
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–ectasia
dilated condition
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–ectasis
dilation
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–ectomy
cutting out of
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–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
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–ence
word ending that turns an adjective into a noun
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–esis
process
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–etic
a drug causing a process
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–genic
giving rise to
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–gram
a record of a test or procedure
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–graphy
a test or procedure
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–ia
disease
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–iasis
presence of an abnormality
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–ic
pertaining to
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–in
chemical name ending
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–ing
at the end of a verb, means "ongoing"
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–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–ism
belief; process word ending
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–itis
inflammation
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–lith
stone
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–logist
one who studies
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–logy
study of
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–lysis
breaking down; destroying
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–malacia
softening due to disease
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–megaly
enlargement due to disease
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–oma
tumor
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–on
unit of anatomical structure
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–or
muscle that has that action
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–osis
process
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–pathy
disease process
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–pexy
surgical fixation
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–plasty
surgical revision
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–plegia
inability to move
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–poiesis
creation process
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–ptosis
drooping
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–rrhaphy
suturing
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–rrhea
abnormal flow
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–rrhexis
rupture
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–scope
instrument for looking inside
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–scopy
the process of looking inside
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–spasm
involuntary contraction
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–stenosis
abnormal narrowing of an opening
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–stomy
creating an opening with surgery
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–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–tomy
cutting
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–trophy
nourishment, growth
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–ule
diminutive suffix
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–us
anatomical structure ending
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ARF
acute renal failure
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BUN
blood urea nitrogen
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cath
catheter
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cysto
cystoscopy
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ESWL
extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy
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HD
hemodialysis
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I&O
intake and output
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IVP
intravenous pyelography
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OAB
overactive bladder
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PKD
polycystic kidney disease
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RP
retrograde pyelogram
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SUI
stress urinary incontinence
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UA
urinalysis
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UTI
urinary tract infection
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VCUG
voiding cystourethrogram
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VUR
vesicoureteral reflex
