Unit 1 - Chapter 3 - Suffixes Flashcards
(137 cards)
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abdomin/o
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abdomin
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acr/o
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extremitiesa
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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aden/o
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gland
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adip/o
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fat
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amin/o
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amnion
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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axill/o
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armpit
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bi/o
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life
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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bronch/o
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bronchial tubes
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carcin/o
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cancerous
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cardi/o
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heart
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chem/o
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drug, chemical
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chondr/o
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cartillage
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chron/o
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time
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col/o
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colon
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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encephal/o
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brain
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erythr/o
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red
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hem/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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hydr/o
water, fluid
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inguin/o
groin
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isch/o
to hold back
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng/o
laryngx
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leuk/o
white
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lymph/o
lymph
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mamm/o
breast
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mast/o
breast
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morph/o
shape, form
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muc/o
muscus
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my/o
muscle
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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necr/o
death
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nephr/o
kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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neutr/o
neutrophil (white blood cell)
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nucle/o
nucleus
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opthalm/o
eye
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opi/o
opium
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oste/o
bone
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ot/o
ear
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path/o
disease
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peritone/o
peritonium
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phag/o
to eat, swallow
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phleb/o
vein
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plas/o
formation, development
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pleur/o
pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)
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pneumon/o
lungs
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pulmon/o
lungs
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radi/o
x-rays
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rect/o
rectum
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flresh
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splen/o
spleen
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staphyl/o
clusters
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strept/o
twistes chains
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thorac/o
chest
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thromb/o
clot
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tonsil/o
tonsils
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trache/o
trachea
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ven/o
vein
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algia
pain
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cele
hernia
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centesis
puncture to remove fluis
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cyte
cell
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dynia
pain
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ectomy
excision, removal, resection
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emia
blood condition
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genesis
condition of producing, forming
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gram
record
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graph
instrument for recording
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graphy
process of recording
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itis
inflammation
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logy
study of
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lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
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malacia
softening
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magaly
enlargement
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oma
tumor, mass
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opsy
to view
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osis,
condition, abnormal
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pathy
diseas condition
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penia
deficiency
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phobia
fear
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plasia
development, formation, growth
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plasty
surgical repair
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ptosis
dropping, falling, prolapse
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rrhea
flow, discharge
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sclerosis
hardening
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scope
instrument for visual examination
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scopy
process of visually examining
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stasis
controlling, stopping
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stomy
opening to form a mouth
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therapy
treatment
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tomy
incision, cutting into
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trophy
development
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ac, al, ar, ary, genic, ic, ial, ical, ose, ous, tic
pertaining to
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er
one who
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ia
condition
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ist
specialist
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oid
resembling, derived from
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ole or ule
little, small
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um or ium
structure, tissue
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us
structure, substance
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y
conditon, process
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what is a hernia?
a protruston of an organ or muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
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what is a hiatal hernia?
when the stomach protrudes up into the medistinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm
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what is a inguinal hernia?
when the intestines protrudes down into the groin (or into the scrotal sac in males)
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what is a cystocele
when the blasser protrudes through the vaginal wall becuase of weak pelvic muscles
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what is a rectocele
when a portion of the rectum protrudes towards the vagina
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what is an omphacele
herniation of intestines through the navel
- occurs in infants because of abdominal wall weakness
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what are the 4 main kinds of bacteria
streptococcus
staphylococcus
diploccous
c. difficile
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what is the shape/growth pattern of streptococcus and what does it cause
- berry shapes
- grows in twisted chains
- one group causes strep throat, tonsilitis, rheumatic fever, kidney ailments
- another group causes infections in the teeth, nose, face and heart
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what is the shape/growth pattern of staphyloccus and what does it cause?
- berry shapes
- grows in clusters likes grapes
- causes lesions, skin absceses, boils
- causes MRSA (antibiotic-resistant infection)
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what is the shape/growth pattern of diplococcus, what 2 bacterias do they create, what do those 2 bacterias cause, and what do they cause when they come together
- berry shapped
- grow in pairs
- creates pneumococci and gonococci
- pneumococci caused bacterial pneumonia
- gonococci caused invasion of repro. organs
- together they cause gonorrhea
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what shape does c. difficile grow in, what does it cause, what people is it common in, and what may it require?
- shape of rods
- causes inflammation of the colon and diarrheal disease and resistant to antibiotics
- common in peopel who take antibiotics for a long time
- may require a fecal transplant
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where are red blood cells made, what do they do and what do they contain
- made in bone marrow
- carry oxygen and to the body so body cells can burn food and release energy (catabolism)
- contain hemoglobin
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what are the 2 different kind of white blood cells and how many of each are there
granulocytes - 3
mononuclear cells - 2
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what do granulocytes contain and where are they formed
- contain dark staining granules and a multilobes nucleus
- formed in bone marrow
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what are the 3 types of granulocytes
eosinophils
basophils
neutrophils
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what color do eosinophils stain, what percentage are they and when are they increased
- stain red in acidic stain
- are 3% of white blood cells
- increased in allergic reactions
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what color do basophils stain, what percentage are they and when are they increased
- stain blue in basic stain
- less then 1% of white blood cells
- increase in the healing phase of inflammation
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what color do neutrophils stain, what percentage are they and what are they known as
- stain purple with neutral stain
- 50 - 60% of white blood cells
- they are phagocytes
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what are the 2 features of mononuclear cells and where are they produced
- one large nucleus
- few granules in cytoplasm
- produced in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen
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what are the 2 types of mononuclear cells
lymphocytes
monocytes
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what do lymphocytes do, what cells do they contain and what percentage are they
- fight disease by producing antibodies
- attach to foreign cells and destroy them
- t cells and b cells
- 32% of white blood cells
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what do monocytes do and what percentage are they
- engult and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells
- leave the bloodstream and enter tissue to become macrophages
- 4% of white blood cells
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what is acromegaly, what does it result from and what does it cause
- endocrine disorder where the pituitary gland produces an excess of growth hormones after puberty
- often results from a benign tumor
- causes large hands, feet and face
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what is gigantism
- overproduction of pituitary growth hormones beginning in childhood, before puberty
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what is a tracheotomy and why may it be done
- incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage
- may be done to remove a foreign object or to obtain a biopsy sample
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what is a tracheostomy and why may it be done
- opening into the trachea where a tube is inserted
- may be done to allow air flow into the lungs or to help remove mucus from the bronchial tubes
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what are adenoids, what are they neither of, what does enlargement of them mean
- small masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx near the nose/nasal passages
- neither endocrine or exocrine glands
- enlargements means blockage of the airway
