Scientific Terminology #2 Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
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-tome
A
cutting instrument
2
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-tomy
A
to cut into
3
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-ectomy
A
to cut out
4
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-stomy
A
to form a new opening
5
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-gram
A
record or picture
6
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-graph
A
instrument used to record data
7
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-graphy
A
process of making a recording of data
8
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-pathy
A
disease
9
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-emia
A
blood condition
10
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-penia
A
decrease in, not enough
11
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-ac
A
pertaining to
12
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-ia
A
condition
13
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-cyte
A
cell
14
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-blast
A
embryonic cell
15
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hyper-
A
above or more than normal
16
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hypo-
A
below or less than normal
17
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meta-
A
beyond
18
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path/o
A
disease
19
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cyt/o
A
cell
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hymph/o
A
water or liquid
21
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thromb/o
A
blood clot
22
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cardi/o
A
heart
23
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gastr/o
A
stomach
24
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col/o
A
colon (large intestine)
25
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
26
enter/o
small intestine
27
append/o
appendix
28
appendic/o
appendix
29
esophag/o
esophagus
30
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
31
hepat/o
liver
32
pancreat/o
pancreas
33
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
34
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
35
cholecystectomy
to cut out the gallbaldder
36
enteropathy
disease in the small instestine
37
leukocytopenia
decrease in white blood cells
38
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
39
dermatome
skin cutting instrument
