M1 Flashcards
(115 cards)
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The combining form of Greek word “leptos”
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lept-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “leptos”
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thin, fine, slight
e.g. lept-omeninges
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The combining form of Greek word “leukos”
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leuk-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “leukos”
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white, white blood cell
e.g. leuk-emia
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The combining form of Greek word “lithos”
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lith-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “lithos”
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stone, calculus
e.g. angio-lith
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The meaning and example of Greek word “logos”
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word, study
e.g. bio-log-y
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The combining form of Greek word “logos”
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log-
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The combining form of Greek word “malakos”
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malac-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “malakos”
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soft
e.g. malac-osteon
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The combining form of Greek word “mesos”
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mes-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “mesos”
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middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
e.g. mes-oderm
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The combining form of Greek word “metron”
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-meter, metr-
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The meaning and examples of Greek word “metron”
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measure, measuring device (Words ending in “-meter” indicate instruments for measuring.)
e.g. bio-metr-y, cyto-meter
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The combining form of Greek word “nephros”
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nephr-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “nephros”
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kidney
e.g. nephr-ectomy
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The combining form of Greek word “neuron”
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neur-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “neuron”
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[tendon] nerve, nervous system
e.g. neur-ology
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The combining form of Greek word “osteon”
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oste-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “osteon”
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bone
e.g. oste-oporosis
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The combining form of Greek word “prosōpon”
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prosop-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “prosōpon”
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face
e.g. prosop-ospasm
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The combining form of Greek word “prōtos”
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prot-
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The meaning and example of Greek word “prōtos”
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first, primitive, early
e.g. prot-oneuron
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The combining form of Greek word "skleros"
scler-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "skleros"
hard
e.g. scler-oderma
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The combining form of Greek word "stenos"
sten-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "stenos"
narrow
e.g. sten-ocephaly
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The combining form of Greek word "stereos"
stere-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "stereos"
solid, having three dimensions
e.g. stere-otropism
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The combining form of Greek word "tachys"
tachy-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "tachys"
rapid
e.g. tachy-cardia
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The combining form of Greek word "toxon"
tox(i)-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "toxon"
poison
e.g. tox-in
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What are the suffix forms of the combining form "log-"?
-logy, -logist
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The meaning and examples of the combining form "log-"
study, science, the study or science of one who specializes in a certain study or science
e.g. cardio-logy, neuro-logist
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What is the suffix form of the combining form "malac"?
-malacia
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The meaning and example of the combining form "malac"
the softening (of tissues) of
e.g. nephro-malacia
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What is the suffix form of the combining form "scler-"?
-sclerosis
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The meaning and example of combining form "scler-"
the hardening (of tissues) of
e.g. arterio-sclerosis
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What is the suffix form of the combining form "sten-"
-stenosis
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The meaning and example of combining form "sten-"
the narrowing (of a part of the body)
e.g. angio-stenosis
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What are the suffix forms of the combining form "tox-"?
-toxic, -toxin
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The meanings and examples of combining form "tox-"
-toxic: poisonous to an organ, -toxin: a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)
e.g. cardio-toxic, neuro-toxin
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When affixed to a combining form indicating an organ or a part of the body, it
usually indicates...
a noninflammatory diseased condition
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Anastomosis
a surgical or pathological connection between two passages
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Exostosis
a bony growth arising from the surface of a bone
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Aponeurosis
a sheet of tissue connecting muscles to bones
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Symbiosis
the living together in close associations of two organisms of different species
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Antibiosis
the association between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other
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The combining form of Greek word "akantha"
acanth-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "akantha"
thorn, spine
e.g. acanth-ocytosis
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The combining form of Greek word "algos"
alg-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "algos"
pain
e.g. my-alg-ia
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The combining form of Greek word "algēsis"
alges-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "algēsis"
sensitivity to pain
e.g. alges-ia
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The combining form of Greek word "allos"
all-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "allos"
other, divergence, difference from
e.g. all-oplasia
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The combining form of Greek word "angeion"
angi-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "angeion"
(blood) vessel, duct
e.g. angi-ocarditis
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The combining form of Greek word "arteria"
arteri-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "arteria"
[air passage] artery
e.g. arteri-ogram
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The combining form of Greek word "arthron"
arthr-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "arthron"
joint
e.g. arthr-itis
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The combining form of Greek word "bios"
bi-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "bios"
life
e.g. bi-ology
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The combining form of Greek word "bradys"
brady-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "bradys"
slow
e.g. brady-rhythmia
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The combining form of Greek word "kardia"
cardi-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "kardia"
heart
e.g. cardi-ogram
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The combining form of Greek word "kephalē"
cephal-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "kephalē"
head
e.g. cephal-algia
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The combining form of Greek word "kranion"
crani-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "kranion"
skull
e.g. epi-crani-um
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The combining form of Greek word "kytos"
cyt-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "kytos"
[hollow container] cell
e.g. leuko-cyt-e
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The combining form of Greek word "enkephalon"
encephal-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "enkephalon"
brain (a combination of en, in, and kephalē, head)
e.g. encephal-itis
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The combining form of Greek word "erythros"
erythr-
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The meaning and example of Greek word "erythros"
red, red blood cell
e.g. erythr-ocyte
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"a-" / "an-" (before a vowel or h)
not, without, lacking, deficient
e.g. a-biogensis, cardi-a-sthenia, an-algesia
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"anti-" / "ant-" (often before a vowel or h; hyphenated before i)
against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
e.g. anti-biotic, ant-acid
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"di-" (rarely "dis-")
two, twice, double
e.g. di-phonia, dis-diaclast
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"dys-"
difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
e.g. dys-menorrhea, dys-pnea
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"ec-" / "ex-" (before a vowel)
out of, away from
e.g. ec-tasis, ex-encephalia
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"ecto-" / "ect-" (often before a vowel)
outside of
e.g. ecto-derm, ect-ostosis
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"en-" / "em-" (before b, m, and p)
in, into, within
e.g. en-cephalitis, em-bolism
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"endo-" / "ento-" / "end-" , "ent-" (before a vowel)
within
e.g. endo-genous, ento-cele, end-odontics, ent-optic
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"epi-" / "ep-" (before a vowel or h)
upon, over, above
e.g. epi-cardium, ep-encephalon
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"exo-"
outside, from the outside, toward the outside
e.g. exo-cardia, exo-thermal
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"hemi-"
half, partial; (often) one side of the body
e.g. hemi-cardia, hemi-plegia
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"hyper-"
over, above, excessive, beyond normal
e.g. hyper-hidrosis, hyper-glycemia
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"hypo-" / "hyp-" (before a vowel or h)
under, deficient, below, normal
e.g. hypo-chondria, hyp-algesia
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"mono-" / "mon-" (before a vowel or h)
one, single
e.g. mono-blast, mon-ocular
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"peri-"
around, surrounding
e.g. peri-angiitis, peri-cardiac
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"syn-" / "sym-" (before b, p, and m; the n assimilates or is dropped before s)
together, with, joined
e.g. syn-apse, sym-biosis
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"-a" (forms abstract nouns)
state, condition
e.g. dyspne-a, erythroderm-a
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"-ac" (rare) (forms adjectives)
pertaining to, located in
e.g. cardi-ac, celi-ac
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"-ia" (forms abstract nouns; often the suffix "-ia" appears as "-y")
state, condition
e.g. anem-ia, hypertroph-y
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"-iac" (rare) (forms nouns)
person afflicted with
e.g. hemophil-iac, man-iac
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"-iasis" (forms abstract nouns)
disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate infestation of the body by that organism
e.g. elephant-iasis, nephrolith-iasis
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"-ic" (forms adjectives, but can be used as both adjectives and nouns to often indicate a drug or agent)
pertaining to, located in
e.g. analges-ic, gastr-ic, parapleg-ic
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"-in" / "-ine"
form names of substances
e.g. adrenal-in, chlor-ine
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"-ist" (forms nouns)
a person interested in
e.g. cardiolog-ist, dermatolog-ist
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"-itic" (forms adjectives, but can be used as both adjectives and nouns to often indicate a drug or agent)
pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation
e.g. antineur-itic, nephr-itic
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"-itis" (forms nouns indicating an inflamed condition)
inflammation
e.g. gastr-itis, hepat-itis
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"-itides"
the plural form for words ending in "-itis"
e.g. arthr-itides, derma-itides
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"-ium" / "-eum" (rarely) (forms nouns)
membrane, connective tissue
- (in a few words) names a region of the body
e.g. endometr-ium, periton-eum, hypochondr-ium
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"-ma" (forms nouns) (combining form is "-mat-", sometimes the final "-a" drops off the noun)
(often) abnormal or diseased conditioned
e.g. ede-ma, sper-m, trau-mat-ic
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"-osis" (forms abstract nouns)
abnormal or diseased condition
e.g. nephr-osis, neur-osis
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"-otic" (forms adjectives from nouns ending in "-osis")
pertaining to
e.g. nephr-otic, neur-otic
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"-sia" (forms abstract nouns)
state, condition
e.g. amne-sia, ecta-sia
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"-sis" (forms abstract nouns)
state, condition
e.g. antisep-sis, eme-sis
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"-tic" (forms adjectives from nouns ending in "-sis", but can be used as both adjectives and nouns to often indicate a drug or agent)
pertaining to
- words ending in "-itic" / "-tic" cana refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition
e.g. antisep-tic, neuro-tic
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"-y" (forms abstract nouns)
see "-ia"
