Quiz 1 Flashcards by abby proksch

Word Root (WR)

foundation of the word that contains the words meaning

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Combining Form (CF)

WR with a combining vowel that has no meaning on its own but allows for elements to be connected

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Suffix

element at the end that changes the meaning, indicates pathology, condition, symptom, therapeutic procedure, diagnostic procedure, or part of speech

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Prefix

element at the beginning of the word that changes the meaning, indicates number, time, position, measurement, direction, or negation

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Steps for defining words

define the suffix
define the first part of the word (WR, CF, or prefix)
define the middle part of the word (WR or CF)

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Rule 1

WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel

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Rule 2

CF links a suffix that begins with a consonant

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Rule 3

CF links a root to another root to form a compound word

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-ectomy

excision, removal

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-centesis

surgical puncture

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-tripsy

crushing

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-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening

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-tomy

incision

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-pexy

fixation of an organ

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-rrhaphy

suture

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

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-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-tome

instrument to cut

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-scope

instrument for examining

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-scopy

visual examination

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-graphy

process of recording

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-meter

instrument for measuring

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-metry

act of measuring

-gram

record, writing

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-plasia

formation, growth

-plasm

formation, growth

-gen

forming, producing, origin

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

-rrhage

bursting forth (of)

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of)

-edema

swelling

-cele

hernia, swelling

-lith

stone, calculus

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching

-stenosis

narrowing, stricture

-rrhea

discharge, flow

-pathy

disease

-itis

inflammation

-oma

tumor

-rrhexis

rupture

-plegia

paralysis

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-iasis

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

pertaining to

-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ous

conditon

- esis, -ia, -ism

specialist

-ician, -ist

medicine, treatment

-iatry

dipl-

double

diplo-

double

macro-

large

homo-, homeo-

same

mono-, uni-

one

micro-

small

circum-

around

peri-

around

a-, an-

without, not

super-

above, upper

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front

pro-

before, in front

primi-

first

dia-

through, across

trans-

through, across

Quiz 1 Flashcards

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