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Section 1: Lecture M1 Flashcards

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leuk (combining form)

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white, white blood cell

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nephr (combining form)

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kidney

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neur (combining form)

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nerve, nervous system

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The Four ways Greek Nouns are used in English

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  1. Original form
  2. Latin form
  3. Silent -e ending
  4. Ending dropped
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a- (an- before a vowel or h)

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not, without, lacking, deficient

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ab- (a- rarely before certain consonants; abs- before C and T

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away from

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acanth (combining form)

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thorn, spine

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cardi (combining form)

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heart

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cyt ( combining form)

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cell

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En-, Em- ( prefix)

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in, into, within

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-itis (noun-forming suffix)

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inflamed condition, inflammation

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Anti-, Ant- (prefix)

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against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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Lept (combining form)

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thin, fine, slight

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Crani (combining form)

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skull

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Ecto-, Ect- (prefix)

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outside of

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Prosop (combining form)

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Face

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-itides (noun-forming suffix)

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plural for words ending in -itis

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Exo- (prefix)

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outside, toward the outside

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Ex-, Ec- (prefix)

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out of, away from

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-ia (abstract noun-forming suffix)

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Indicates a state or condition

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-ic (adjective-forming suffix)

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Indicates pertaining to or located in

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tachy (combining form)

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Rapid

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Erythr (combining form)

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red, red blood cells

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Arhtr (combining form)

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Joint

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Malac (combining form)
Soft
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Sym-, Syn- (prefix)
Together, with, joined
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Bi (combining form)
Life
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Hypo-, Hyp- (prefix)
Under, deficient, below normal
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Mono-, Mon- (prefix)
One, single
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Brady (combining form)
slow
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dys- (prefix)
Difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
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di- (prefix)
two, twice, double
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-logy (suffix form)
Study, science, the study or science of
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Endo-, Ento- (prefix)
Within
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Epi-, Ep- (prefix)
upon, over, above
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-ma (noun-forming suffix)
Indicates an abnormal or diseased conditions
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Arteri (combining form)
Artery
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Peri- (prefix)
Around, surrounding
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Toxic (suffix form)
Poisonous
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Oste (combining form)
Bone
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Angi (combining form)
(blood) vessel, duct
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-a (abstract noun-forming suffix)
state, conditions
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Hyper- (prefix)
Over, above, excessive, beyond normal
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Cephal (combining form)
Head
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-osis (noun-forming suffix)
Indicates an abnormal or diseased condition
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-otic (suffix)
Forms adjectives from nouns ending in -osis
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sclerosis (suffix form)
the hardening of
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Neur (combining form)
Nerve, nervous system
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Mes (combining form)
Middle, Secondary, Partial
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-in, -ine (suffixes)
Substances
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-ic (adjective-forming suffix)
Can refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition
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Log (combining form)
Word, study
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Encephal (combining form)
Brain
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Sten (combining form)
Narrow
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Meter, Metr (combining form)
Measure, measuring device
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Scler (combining form)
Hard
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Ex-, Ec- (prefix)
out of, away from
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-iac (noun-forming suffix)
Indicates the person afflicted
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-iasis (abstract noun-forming suffix)
Indicates a disease, abnormal condition, or abnormal prescience of
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En-, Em- (prefix)
in, into, within
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Hemi- (prefix)
Half, partial; (often) one side of the body
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Alges (combining form)
Sensitivity to pain
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A-, An- (prefix)
Not, without, lacking deficient
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Stere (combining form)
Solid, having three dimensions
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Lith (combining form)
Stone, Calculus
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Prot (combining form)
First, primitive, early
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-ist (suffix)
Indicates a person interested in
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-iac (noun-forming suffix)
Indicates a person afflicted

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