Unit 1 - Chapter 1 - Basic Word Structure Flashcards
(143 cards)
1
Q
What is a root?
A
the foundation of the word
2
Q
what is a suffix
A
the word ending
3
Q
what is a combining vowel
A
links the root to the suffix or links the root to another root
usually an o
4
Q
what is a prefix
A
small part attached to the beggining of a term
5
Q
outline the parts of hematology
A
hemat/o/logy
root/combining vowel/suffix
6
Q
outline the parts of electrocardiogram
A
electr/o/cardi/o/gram
root/combining vowel/root/suffic
7
Q
outline the parts of gastritis
A
gastr/itis
root/suffix
8
Q
outline the parts of hypogastric
A
hypo/gastr/ic
prefix/root/suffix
9
Q
combining vowel
aden/o
A
glands
10
Q
combining vowel
arthr/o
A
joint
11
Q
combining vowel
bi/o
A
life
12
Q
combining vowel
carcin/o
A
cancerous
13
Q
combining vowel
cardi/o
A
heart
14
Q
combining vowel
cephal/o
A
head
15
Q
combining vowel
cerebr/o
A
cerebrum
16
Q
combining vowel
cis/o
A
to cut
17
Q
combining vowel
crin/o
A
to secret
18
Q
combining vowel
cyst/o
A
urniary bladder
19
Q
combining vowel
cyt/o
A
cell
20
Q
combining vowel
derm/o or dermat/o
A
skin
21
Q
combining vowel
electro/o
A
electricity
22
Q
combining vowel
encephal/o
A
brain
23
Q
combining vowel
enter/o
A
brain
24
Q
combining vowel
erythr/o
A
red
25
combining vowel
gastr/o
stomach
26
combining vowel
glyc/o
sugar
27
combining vowel
gnos/o
knowledge
28
combining vowel
gynec/o
woman
29
combining vowel
hem/o or hemat/o
blood
30
combining vowel
hepat/o
liver
31
combining vowel
iatr/o
treatment/physician
32
combining vowel
leuk/o
white
33
combining vowel
log/o
study of
34
combining vowel
nephr/o
kidney
35
combining vowel
neur/o
nerve
36
combining vowel
onc/o
tumor
37
combining vowel
opthalmo/o
eye
38
combining vowel
oste/o
bone
39
combining vowel
path/o
disease
40
combining vowel
ped/o
child
41
combining vowel
psych/o
mind
42
combining vowel
radi/o
x-ray
43
combining vowel
ren/o
kidney
44
combining vowel
rhin/o
nose
45
combining vowel
sarc/o
flesh
46
combining vowel
sect/o
to cut
47
combining vowel
thromb/o
clot
48
combining vowel
ur/o
urine, urniary tract
49
suffixes
ac/al
pertaining to
50
suffixes
algia
pain
51
suffixes
cyte
cell
52
suffixes
ectomy
removal/excision
53
suffixes
emia
blood condition
54
suffixes
genic
produced by/in
55
suffixes
globin
protein
56
suffixes
gram
record
57
suffixes
ic/ical
pertaining to
58
suffixes
ion
process
59
suffixes
ist
specialist
60
suffixes
itis
inflammation
61
suffixes
logy
process of study
62
suffixes
oma
tumor/mass
63
suffixes
opsy
process of viewing
64
suffixes
osis
condition, abnormal
65
suffixes
pathy
disease condition
66
suffixes
scope
instrument to visually examine
67
suffixes
sis
state of condition
68
suffixes
tomy
process of cutting
69
suffixes
y
process, condition
70
prefix
a, an
no, not, without
71
prefix
aut, auto
self, own
72
prefix
dia
complete, through
73
prefix
endo
within
74
prefix
epi
above, upon
75
prefix
ex, exo
out, outside
76
prefix
hyper
excessive
77
prefix
hypo
deficient
78
prefix
in
in, into
79
prefix
peri
surrounding
80
prefix
pro
before
81
prefix
re
back
82
prefix
retro
behind
83
prefix
sub
below
84
prefix
trans
across
85
adenoma
tumor of a gland
86
adenitis
inflammation of a gland
87
arthritis
inflammation of a joint
88
biology
stufy of lideb
89
biopsy
process of viewing living tissue
90
carcinoma
cancerous tumor
91
cardiology
study of the heart
92
cephalic
pertaining to the head
93
cerebral
perrtaining to the cerebrum
94
incision
the process of cutting into
95
excision
the process of cutting out
96
endocrine glands
glands that secrete hormones within
97
cystoscopy
the process of visually examining the urinary bladder
98
cytology
the study of cells
99
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
100
hypodermic
below the skin
101
electrocardiogram
record of the heart electricity
102
electroencephalogram
record of the brain electricty
103
enteritis
inflammation of the intestines
104
erythrocyte
red blood cell
105
gastrectomy
removal of the stromach
106
gastrotomy
process of cutting the stomach
107
hyperglycemia
excessive sugar in the bloodd
108
diagnosis
state of condition
109
prognosis
knowledge before a condition
110
gynecology
process of study of a woman
111
hematology
process of study of bloodh
112
hematoma
mass of bloodh
113
hemoglobin
blood protein
114
hepatitis
inflammation of the liveri
115
iatrogenic
pertaining to producing a treatment
116
leukocyte
white blood cell
117
dermatology
study of the skin
118
nephritis
inflammation of the kidney
119
nephrology
study of the kidney
120
neurology
study of the nerves
121
oncology
study of tumors
122
oncologist
tumor specialist
123
opthamoscope
instrument for visual examination of the eyes
124
osteitis
inflammation of the bone
125
osteoarthitis
inflammation of the joints and bones
126
pathology
study of diseasep
127
pathologist
disease specialist
128
pediatric
specific to a child
129
psychology
study of the mind
130
psychiatrist
mind specialist
131
radiology
study of x-raysr
132
renal
kidney
133
rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
134
sarcoma
flesh tumors
135
ection
to cut back/out
136
thrombocyte
clotting cellu
137
urologist
urinary tract specialist
138
neural
pertaining to the nerves
139
leukemia
cancerous white blood cell condition
140
pathogenic
produced disease
141
gastric
pertaining to the stomach
142
autopsy
examination of dead body
143
endoscope
instrument to visually examine within
