Unit 1 Flashcards by Zoya Chicks

Q

word root

A

example: cardi

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-Itis

Suffix

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Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease.

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Pre-

Prefix

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Attached to beginning; time, positions, direction, number, negation.

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/o

Combining vowels

A

Usually “o”; eases pronunciation

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cardi/o

Combining form

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Cardi/o

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intravenous

Intra

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within or inside

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Subway

sub-

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below, under

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arthr/o

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joint

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hepatitis

hepat/o

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liver

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osteoperosis- frail bones

oste/o

A

osteoperosis

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intravenous

ven/o

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vein

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arthralgia

-algia

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pain

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-centisis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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leukocytes

-cyte

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cell

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arthradynia

-dynia

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pain

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tonsillectomy

-ectomy

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surgical removal

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hypoglycemia

-emia

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blood condition

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sonogram

-graph,-gram

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record, x-ray, picture

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photography

-graphy

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processing of recording picture or record

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arthritis

-itis

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inflammation

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osteomalacia

-malacia

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abnormal softening

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cardiomegaly

-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument to measure temperature

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neuroid

-oid

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like, resmebling

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

# psychosis -osis

abnormal condition

# colostomy -ostomy

creating an artificial opening

# colonotomy -otomy

surgical insision

# cardiopathy -pathy

disease

-phobia

abnormal fear

# rhinopathy -plasty

surgical repair

# nethroptosis -ptosis

drooping,sagging prolapse

# hemorrhage -rrhagia,-rrhage

abnormal flow or discharge

# myorrhaphy -rrhaphy

suturing

# diarrhea -rrhea

abnoraml flow or discharge (not blood)

# myorrhexis -rrhexis

rupture

# arterosclerosis sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scope

instrument used to visually examine

# colonoscopy -scopy

visual examination

-stasis

stop, control

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing