Unit 1 Flashcards
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Q
a-
an-
A
Not
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Q
Anti-
Contra-
A
Against (action)
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Q
Auto-
A
Self
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Q
Hyper-
A
Too much
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Q
Hypo-
Sub-
A
Too little
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Q
Neo-
A
New
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Q
Post-
A
After
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Pre-
Pro-
A
Before
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Q
Re-
A
Again
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Ab-
A
Away from (abduct)
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Q
Ad-
A
Toward (adduct)
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Q
Ana-
A
Up
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Q
Ante-
A
Before, in front of
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Q
Apo-
A
From, away from
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Q
Circum-
Peri-
A
Around
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Q
Con-
A
With or together
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Q
Contra-
A
Against (place)
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Q
De-
A
Down or away from
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Q
Dia-
Trans-
A
Through
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Q
E-
Ec-
A
Out of
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Q
Ecto-
A
Outside
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Q
En-
Endo-
Intra-
A
In or inside
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Q
Epi-
Supra-
A
Upon; on top of
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Q
Ex-
Exo-
Extra-
A
Out or outside
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Hyper-
Over
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Hypo-
Infra-
Infro-
Under
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Inter-
Between
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Pre-
| Pro-
Before; in front of
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Retro-
Behind
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Sub-
Underneath
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Sym-
| Syn-
With or together
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Xeno-
Foreign
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Dys-
Bad
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Eu-
Perfect, good, true
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Macro-
Large
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Mega-
Enlarged
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Micro-
Small
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Hemi-
| Semi-
Half
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Mono-
| Uni-
One
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Bi-
| Di-
Two
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Tri-
Three
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Quad-
| Tetra-
Four
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Penta-
| Pento-
Five
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Hexa-
| Hexo-
Six
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Pluri-
| Poly-
Several; more than one
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Oligo-
Several; a handful
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Multi-
Many
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Pan-
All
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Brady-
Slow
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Chron/o-
Time-dependent
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Tachy-
Fast
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- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- ous
- tic
Pertaining to
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- algia
| - dynia
Pain
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-cele
Hernia (something that sticks out where it shouldn’t)
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-centesis
Puncture
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-cide
Killing
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-cyte
Cell
58
-desis
Binding (by a disease process)
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-ectomy
Removal (notice ec- in prefixes list means “out of” and -tomy in this list means “cutting” so “cutting out of”)
60
-emia
Blood condition
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-genic
Creating; giving rise to
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-gram
Visual record
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-graph
Instrument used to produce a visual record
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-graphy
Procedure used to produce a visual record
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- ia
| - y
Condition; disease; literally, “place” (Bulgaria is the place of the Bulgars; Arabia is the place of the Arabs; Germany is the place of the Germans; etc.)
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-iasis
Presence of
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- iatrics
| - iatry
Medical science
68
-iatrist
Specialist in the practice of
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- icle
- ole
- ule
- ula
Diminutive suffix; it makes whatever is in front of it smaller (icicle)
70
- ise
| - ize
Ending that makes a noun into a verb (ex. Strategy vs strategize)
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-ism
Condition or procedure or belief
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-ist
Specialist
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-itis
Inflammation
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-ium
Tissue or structure
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-lith
Stone
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-logist
Specialist in the study of
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-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Breakdown; destruction
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-malacia
Softening
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-meter
Instrument for measurement
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-metry
The process of using an instrument for measurement
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-oid
Resembling
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-oma
Tumor or swelling
85
-osis
Condition
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency; lack of
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-pexy
Surgical fixation; binding by a surgical procedure (compare -desis)
89
-plasty
Surgical reconstruction or reformation
90
-ptosis
Drooping
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- rrhage
| - rrhea
Excessive flow
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-rrhaphy
Surgical formation of a seam; suturing
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-scope
Instrument for visualizing something
95
-scopy
Process of using an instrument to visualize something
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-spasm
Involuntary contraction
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-stomy
Creation of an opening (see stoma = mouth)
98
-tion
Word ending that makes a noun into a process (form vs formation)
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-tomy
Cut; incision
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-us
Condition
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Afferent
Going towards
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Bacteri/o
Bacteria
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Bio
Life
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Blast
Rapidly dividing cell
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Carc/i
Carc/in
Carc/ino
Cancer (Greek work that literally means “crab”)
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Card/i
| Card/io
Heart
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Caud/o
Tail
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Caud/o
Tail
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Cephal/o
Head
111
Chole
Bile (bodily humor in Greek medical practice)
112
Constrict
| Sten/o
Narrowing; decreasing the size of an opening (constriction is generally normal where stenosis is generally abnormal)
113
Cyst/o
Bladder; fluid-filled space
114
Dilate
Increasing the size of an opening
115
Efferent
Going away from
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Enceph/a
| Encephal/o
En- + -cephal- head, “inside the head”
117
Eti/o
How something came to be, from Greek aitia, “cause” + o + -logy
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Gastr/o
Stomach
119
Gen/o
Cause, origin
120
Genetic
Inheritance
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Hem/o
| Hemat/o
Blood
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Hydr/o
Water
124
Morph/o
Change
125
Muscul/o
| My/o
Muscle
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Myc/o
Fungus
127
Necr/o
Dead
128
Neur/o
Nervous system
129
Orth/o
Straight, at right angles
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Ost/e
| Ost/eo
Bone
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Path/o
Disease (literally, “suffering”)
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Ped/o
Children
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Phag/o
Eating
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Plas/o
Formation
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Py/o
Pus
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Sarc/o
Flesh, muscle
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Scler/o
Hard
138
Stom/a/t
Mouth
139
Therm/o
Temperature
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Troph/o
Nourishment (ex. A trophy is nourishment for a job well done)
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Trop/o
Moving toward or acting on
142
Ur
Urine
143
Valv/ulo
Valve
144
Singular: Pericardium
Plural: ______________
Pericardia
145
Singular: Periosteum
Plural: ______________
Periostea
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Singular: Nucleolus
Plural: ______________
Nucleoli
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Singular: Mitochondrion
Plural: ______________
Mitochondria
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Singular: Carcinoma
Plural: ______________
Carcinomata
149
Singular: Sarcoma
Plural: ______________
Sarcomata
150
Singular: Iris
Plural: ______________
Rides
151
Singular: Diagnosis
Plural: ______________
Diagnoses
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Singular: Necrosis
Plural: ______________
Necroses
153
Singular: Cystocentesis
Plural: ______________
Cystocenteses
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Singular: Mycosis
Plural: ______________
Mycoses
155
Singular: Thorax
Plural: ______________
Thoraces
