unit 6 Flashcards by Mariah Lunt

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af-

A

going into (ad-)

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con-

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together, with

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dipl-

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separate, apart, double, two

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ef-

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going out of

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end-
endo-

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inside

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eso-

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outward

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eu-

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good, well

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in-
im-

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not

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isch-

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keep back

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micr-
micro-

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small

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mid-

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middle

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multi-

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several; many

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post-

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behind (anatomically or time wise)

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pre-

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in front of (anatomically or in time)

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quadri-

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four

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-asis

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state of being

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-ea

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anatomical word ending

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-ellum

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diminuitive suffix (little brain = cerebellum)

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-ent

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word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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-iatrist

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clinician who studies

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-iatry

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the act studying

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-ication

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pertaining to + word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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-ient

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word ending which indicates an ongoing condition

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-ization

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turns a noun into a verb and then back into a noun (which is weird)

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-lytic

(substance that causes a breakdown or destruction)

-metry

the act of measuring

-ology

study of; o added to make it sound better

-plegia

inability to move

-rrhage

abnormal flow

-tatic

pertaining to stretching

-ter

noun ending

-tome

instrument for cutting

-trohpic

pertaining to nourishment or growth

acous acusis

hearing

aden

gland

aer

air

ambly

blunted

ambul

moving around

ampulla

flask with long, narrow neck

aneurysm[os]

dialtion of an artery

angio

vessel

anxio

anxiety

arach[id]i

spider

arter/o

artery

asthen

weakness

athero

encysted tumor

audio aur

sound

audit

hearing

aut[os]

self

axo[n] axon

nerve cell structure that carries a signal over a long distance

basi[s]

base (of the midbrain)

blephar/o

eyelid

brain cereb/r/o

brain

cataract

cloudiness

caud[s]

tail

central

in the center

chor[ion]

membrane (surround fetus)

cephal/o

pertaining to the head

clonus

violent shaking

cochlea

snail shell

depress

push down

dura

tough

ectasis

dilation

edema

swelling

embol

arterial blockage

emulsion

mixture with large particle sizes

encephal/o

brain (inside the head)