Lesson 1 Flashcards by Melissa Palmares

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a-

A

not, without, lacking, deficient

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anti-

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against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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di-/dis-

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two, twice, double

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dys-

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difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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ec-/ex-

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out of, away from

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ecto-

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outside of

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en-/em-

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in, into, within

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endo-/ento-

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within

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ep-/epi-

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upon, over, above

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exo-

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outside, from the outside, toward the outside

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hemi-

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half, partial; one side of body

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hyper-

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over, above, excessive, beyond normal

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hypo-/hyp-

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under, deficient, below normal

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mono-/mon-

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one, single

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peri-

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around, surrounding

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syn-/sym-

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together, with, joined

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-a

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state, condition

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-ac

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pertaining to, located in

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-ia/-y

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state, condition

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-iac

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person afflicted with

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-iasis

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disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of; formation and/or presence of calculu in body (when used with lith-)

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-ic

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pertaining to, located in; can indicate drug/agent

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-in/-ine

A

forms names of substances

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-ist

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person interested in

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-itic

pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation; can also indicate drug/agent

-itis

inflammation

-itides

plural of -itis

-ium/-eum

membrane, connective tissue

-ma/-mat

abnormal/diseased condition

-osis

abnormal/diseased condition

-otic

pertaining to

-sia

state, condition

-sis

state, condition

-tic

pertaining to; indicate drug/agent

acanth-

thorn, spine

alg-

pain

alges-

sensitivity to pain

all-

other, divergence, difference from

angi-

(blood) vessel, duct

arthr-

joint

bi-

life

brady-

slow

cardi-

heart

cephal-

head

crani-

skull

cyt-

cell

encephal-

brain

erythr-

red, red blood cell

lept-

thin, fine, slight

leuk-

white, white blood cell

lith-

stone, calculus

log-

word, study

malac-

soft

mes-

middle, secondary, partial, mesentery

-meter/metr-

measure, measuring device

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve, nervous system

oste-

bone

prosop-

face

prot-

first, primitive, early

scler-

hard

sten-

narrow

stere-

solid, having three dimensions

tachy-

rapid

tox(i)-

poison