Unit 7 Prefixes, Roots, Suffixes and Abbreviation Flashcards
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auto–
A
self
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con–
A
together, with
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dys–
A
bad
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endo–
A
inside
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epi–
A
on top of
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eu–
A
good, well–
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ex–
A
out, off, from, beyond
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exo–
A
out, outside, without
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hyper–
A
too much
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hypo–
A
too little
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in–
A
in, into (compare Unit 6 definition; depends on context)
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pan–
A
all; everything or everyone
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para–
A
beside, near
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per–
A
through; by means of
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poly–
A
many; much
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pro–
A
in front of; in favor of
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pseudo–
A
false, lying
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retro–
A
backwards; behind
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syn–
A
with, together
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acid
A
acid; presence of hydrogen ions
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acro
A
high
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aden
adeno
A
gland
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adren
adreno
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adrenal gland (on top of the kidney)
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agon
A
driver of an action (Greek “contestant”)
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ald[ehyde] + o
chemical group
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alkal[i]
alkali; absence of hydrogen ions
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angio
vessel
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arche
beginning
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bol
throw (as in anabolism, catabolism, metabolism)
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calc
calci
calcium
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carcin
cancer
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catechol
chemical group
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chlor
chlorine
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chole
bile
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cortic
cortico
adrenal cortex (the outside of the adrenal gland)
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crine
crino
secretion
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cyst
fluid-filled space
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diabet
polydipsia & polyuria; Greek "go through"
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dips
drinking
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drome
to run
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farc
packed; Latin "to stuff"
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fus
pouring into
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galacto
milk
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genit
reproduction; birth
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gluc
gluco
glucos
sugar
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glyc
glyco
sugar
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glycogen
sugar molecules assembled into larger structure
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gonad
gonado
sex organs
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grade
movement (in time or space)
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gyneco
female
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[h]em[o]
blood
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hirsut[e]
hairy
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hormon + o
hormone
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hypophys
hypophysis
pituitary gland
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infundi
stalk of the pituitary gland
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insul
insulin
island; the hormone insulin, which is made in the pancreatic islets
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kal[ium]
potassium
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ket
keto
keton
chemical group
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lact
milk
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laparo
flank, loin
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lipid
lipo
fat
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lith
stone
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mast
breast
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men
monthly
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mineralo
pertaining to sodium or potassium
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natr
sodium
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neo
new
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nephr
kidney
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neuro
brain
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ophthalmos
the eye
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ox
oxygen
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pancreat
pancreato
pancreas (digestive gland)
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parathyroid
parathyroid gland (behind the thyroid)
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permiss
allowing to pass through
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phag
eat
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phosphat
phosphorus-containing chemical group
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pituitar
pituitary gland
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receptor
a protein on the surface of a cell that turns a chemical on the outside to a signal on the inside of the cell
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scop
device for looking inside
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somato
body
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stat[us]
standing
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sterol
chemical group
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sufficiens
Latin "adequate"
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thel
nipple; breast
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thym
thymus gland (in the upper chest)
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thyr
thyro
thyroid
thyroid gland
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tox
poison
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trop
turning towards
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troph
nourishing
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ur
urine
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viril
maleness; machismo
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–al
pertaining to
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–algia
pain
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–amine
chemical group
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–bulum
suffix forming the name of an instrument
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–cele
hernia
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–ectomy
cutting out of
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–em
present in blood (shortening of [h]em[e])
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–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
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–genesis
the process of creating
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–genic
giving rise to
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–graphy
a test or procedure
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–ia
disease
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–iasis
presence of an abnormality
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–ic
pertaining to
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–in
chemical name ending for a protein
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–ine
chemical name ending
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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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–ism
belief; process word ending
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–itis
inflammation
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–lith
stone
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–logist
one who studies
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–lysis
breaking down; destroying
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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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–osis
process
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–pathy
disease process
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–penia
low levels of
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–plasia
the process of molding or growing
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–poiesis
creation process
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–ptosis
drooping
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–rrhea
abnormal flow
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–sive
capable of
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–sterone
chemical name ending
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–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–tomy
cutting
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–toxin
poisonous to
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–tropic
influencing the activity of a gland
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–tropin
chemical which influences the activity of a gland
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–y
disease
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ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
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ADH
antidiuretic hormone
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BG
blood glucose
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BS
blood sugar
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CSII
continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
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CGM
continuous glucose monitor
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DI
diabetes insipidus
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DM
diabetes mellitus
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ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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FBS
fasting blood sugar
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GDM
gestational diabetes mellitus
144
GH
growth hormone
145
GTT
glucose tolerance test
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HgA1C
hemoglobin A1C test (used by diabetics to monitor blood sugar levels)
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HRT
hormone replacement therapy
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IDDM, T1
insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1)
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NIDDM, T2
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2)
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PTH
parathyroid hormone
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RAIU
radioactive iodine uptake test
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T3
triiodothyronine
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T4
thyroxine (tetraiodothyronine)
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TFT
thyroid function test
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TSH
thyroid stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)
