Unit 10 for Brainscape - Unit 10 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots and Abbreviation 2024 Flashcards
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a–
an–
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not
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ad–
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going into
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ant–
anti–
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against (an action)
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con–
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together, with
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de–
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from, down, out
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dia–
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through
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dys–
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bad
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en–
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inside; put in or on (note additional new meaning)
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epi–
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on top of
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eu–
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good, well–
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hemi–
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half
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hyper–
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too much
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hypo–
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too little
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in–
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in, into
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mal–
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badly
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ortho–
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straight; at right angles; true
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para–
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beside; near
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peri–
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around
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re–
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again
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sub–
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an underlayer; support
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un–
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not
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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absorption
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taking up nutrients
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acid
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a chemical that gives off hydrogen ions
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aden
aden/o
gland
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aero
air
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agog
causing secretion
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agon
main actor; driver
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aliment
food
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amel
covering
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amyl
chemical name for starch
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ang
ang/i
ang/i/o
vessel
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an/o
anus
anus
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ascites
abdominal swelling
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bar
weight, pressure
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bile
bil
bil/i
bile
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bladder
bladder
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bucca
cheek
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canal
canal
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carboxy[l]
chemical group name
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carcin
cancer
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cardia
heart
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cathar/t
purge
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cauda
tail
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cec[um]
dead-end pouch between ileocecal valve and appendix
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celi
celi/o
bowels
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cement
cement
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chol
chol/e
bile
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chondr
cartilage
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chyme
chym/o
liquid formed in the intestine from partially digested food
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cirrh
inflammation of connective tissue
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clast
breakdown
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col
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
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constipa
crowded together, as feces in the intestines
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cyst
cyst/o
bladder; fluid-filled space
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cyte
cell
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decidu
destined to fall
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deglutition
swallowing
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dent
dent/i
tooth
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digest
digest
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diverticul
pocket
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doch/o
common bile duct
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dont
tooth
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duoden
duoden/o
the first segment (of three) in the small intestines
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elast
elastic
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emesis
vomiting
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endo
inside
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enter
enter/o
intestine
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esophag
esophag/o
tube between the mouth and stomach
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falc
sickle (shape)
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feces
feces
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filum
thread
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fist
abnormal opening between two spaces
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flatus
fart
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flux
flow
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folium
leaf
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frice
substance used for scrubbing
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fundus
the bottom of a bottle-shaped object
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fungi
fungi
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gall
bile
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gastr
gastr/o
stomach
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ghrel
acronym for "growth hormone releasing"
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gingiv
gingiv/o
gums
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gloss
gloss/o
tongue
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gluc
glyc
sugar
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haustrum
small pouch (pl. haustra) which make the large intestine look segmented
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hem/o
blood
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hepat
hepat/o
liver
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hepatic/o
hepatic duct
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hernia
herni/o
abnormal outpocketing of an organ
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hydr
water
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icterus
jaundice
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il
il/e/o
il/i
the third and last segment in the small intestines
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inguin
groin
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insula
island; the hormone insulin, which is made in the pancreatic islets
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intestin
intestine
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islet
small island of tissue in the pancreas
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jaundice
yellow color of skin
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jejun
jejun/o
the second segment (of three) in the small intestines
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jug[are]
join
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kin
move
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labi[a]
lips
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lact
milk
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lamina propria
"one's own layer", one of the histological layers of the digestive tract
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lapar/o
flank, loin
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ling/u
tongue
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lip
fat
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lith
lith/o
stone
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liver
liver
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lob[e]
lobe
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lumb
lower back
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lyso
breakdown
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macro
large
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mes[os]
in the middle
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mucosa
layer of tissue with mucus-secreting cells
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muscular
muscular
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my
my/o
my/o/s
muscle
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myc
fungus
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nas/o
nose
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occlus[us]
position of teeth with mouth closed
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odont
odont/o
tooth
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or
mouth
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oti[s]
ear
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oxy
oxygen
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pancr
pancr/e
pancr/e/at
pancr/e/at/o
pancreas
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pariet
the outer wall of the two-walled membranes around body organs
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peps
peps/in
peps/in/o
digestion
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peptid
digestion
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periton
periton/eo
membrane lining the abdominal cavity
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pernici[es]
gradual harm
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phag
eat
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plicae circulares
literally "circular pleats", folds in the intestinal membrane (sing. plica circularis)
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proct
proct/o
anus
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propuls
movement driven by muscular action
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pylor
pylorus
region of stomach where it meets the duodenum
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quadrate
four-sided
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rect
rect/o
final segment of large intestine
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rub[er]
red
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saliva
saliva
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scend
climb (up or down)
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scleros
hard
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secret[ion]
release from a cell or the body
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segment
segment
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serosa
membrane lining the contents of the abdominal cavity
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sial
sial/o
saliva
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sigm[a]
Greek letter which resembles English "s"
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sigmoid/o
shaped like the letter s
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splen
splen/o
spleen
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stalsis
contraction
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steato
fatty matter
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sten
blockage
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sterco
feces
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stomat
stomat/o
mouth
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sucr[e]
sugar
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Taenia
genus of tapeworms
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tongue
tongue
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trich
hair
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trypsin
digestive enzyme; one of the earliest enzymes discovered
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ulcer
open sore
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umbilic
cord connecting the placenta to the baby
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vagin
infolded body part
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vallate
like a moat
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verd
green
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vermi[s]
worm
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villus
small, hair-like feature of the intestinal surface
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vit[a]
related to life
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volunt[us]
of one's free will
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zyme
ending of the word "enzyme"
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–ac
pertaining to
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–al
pertaining to
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–algia
pain
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–amine
chemical group containing nitrogen
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–ar
pertaining to
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–ary
pertaining to
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–ase
name for an enzyme
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–ate
shaped like
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–ated
having that quality
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–ation
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–ative
word ending that turns a verb into an adjective
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–cele
hernia
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–centesis
puncture
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–crine
secretion
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–dynia
pain
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–eal
pertaining to
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–ectasis
dilation
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–ectomy
cutting out of
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–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
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–form
shaped like
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–gen
arising from
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–genesis
the process of creating
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–gram
a record of a test or procedure
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–graphy
a test or procedure
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–ia
disease
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–iac
pertaining to
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–ial
pertaining to
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–iasis
presence of an abnormality
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–ic
–ics
pertaining to
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–in
–in/o
chemical name ending for a protein
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–ing
verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)
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–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–is
anatomical structure
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–ist
someone who studies
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–istry
the practice of studying
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–itis
inflammation
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–ive
to go
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–lith
stone
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–logist
one who studies
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–logy
study of
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–malacia
softening due to disease
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–megaly
enlargement due to disease
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–oid
looks like; resembles
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–oma
tumor
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–orus
anatomical structure
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–osis
process
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–ous
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
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–paresis
weakness
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–pathy
disease process
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–pexy
surgical fixation
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–phony
sound-making
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–plasty
surgical revision
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–plegia
weakness
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–ptosis
drooping
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–rrhaphy
suturing
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–rrhea
abnormal flow
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–scope
instrument for looking inside
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–scopy
the process of looking inside
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–stomy
creating an opening with surgery
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–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–tomy
cutting
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–tripsy
rubbing, friction, pounding
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–ula
–ule
diminutive suffix
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–um
anatomical structure
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–uronic
chemical name ending
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–y
disease
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ANS
autonomic nervous system
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Ba
barium
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BE
barium enema
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BM
bowel movement
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CCK
cholecystokinin
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EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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ENS
enteric nervous system
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ERCP
endoscopic retrograde choleangiopancreatography
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EUS
endoscopic ultrasound
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FOBT
fecal occult blood test
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FBS
fasting blood sugar
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GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GI
gastrointestinal
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GTT
glucose tolerance test
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HPA
hormonal connections between the hypothalamus, pituitary, and adrenal gland (HPA axis)
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IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
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LFT
liver function test
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
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N&V
nausea and vomiting
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NGT
nasogastric tube
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NPO
nothing by mouth (Latin: nihil per os)
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PUD
peptic ulcer disease
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RLQ
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
