Word Elements Flashcards
(119 cards)
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-ation
A
Process
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-blast
A
Immature cells
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-cyte
A
Cell
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-globin
A
Protein
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Q
-is
A
Forms noun from root word
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Q
-ist
A
Specialist
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-logy
A
Study of
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Q
-um
A
Thing; structure
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Q
-ac
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-ar
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-ary
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-ated
A
Subjected to, having
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Q
-genic
A
Producing
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
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-ical
A
Pertaining to
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-lor
A
Pertaining to
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-oid
A
Pertaining
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-ory
A
Pertaining to
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-ose
A
Having the qualities of
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-ous
A
Pertaining to
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Bi-
A
Two
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di-
A
Two
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Hemi
A
One-half
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Mono-
One; single
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Multi-
Many
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Nulli-
None
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Poly-
Many
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Quadri-
Four
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Eu-
Normal; good
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Hetero-
Different
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Homeo-
Unchanging; same
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Homo-
Same
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-iso
Equal; same
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Normo-
Normals
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Ab-
Away
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Ad-
Toward; near
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Ante-
Before (in time); forward
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Contra-
Against; opposite side
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Dia-
Through
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Dis-
Apart; away from
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Ec-
Out; away from
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Em-
In; inside
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En-
In; surrounded by
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Endo-
Inside; within
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Epi-
On; over; above ; outer
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Ex-
Out; away from
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Exo-
Outside
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Hypo-
Under
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Inter-
Between; among
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Intra-
Within; inside
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Ipsi-
Same; same side
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Para-
Beside; beyond
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Per-
Through
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Peri-
Around; surrounding
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Post-
After (in time or place)
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Pre-
Before (in time or place)
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Pro-
Before (-in time or place)
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Retro-
Backward; behind
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Sub-
Under; beneath
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Trans-
Through; across
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-a
Condition
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-algia
Pain
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-dynia
Pain
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-edema
Swelling
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-ema
Condition
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-esis
Condition
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-ia
Condition
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-iasis
Condition
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-ism
Condition
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-it is
Inflammation
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-lytic
Destroying/ dissolving
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-malacia
Softening
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-mycosis
Fungal infection
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-oma
Tumor; growth
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency
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-plasia
Formation; growth condition
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-rrhagia (-rrhage)
Profuse discharge of blood
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-rrhea
Discharge
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-sis
Condition
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-spasm
Sudden contraction
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-stenosis
Narrowing
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-toxic
Poisonous
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-trophy
Nourishment
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a-
Without; not
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An-
Without; not
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Ana-
Without; not
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Aniso-
Unequal
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Atel-
Incomplete
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Brady-
Slow
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De-
Down; lack of; loss of
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Dys-
Abnormal; painful; difficult
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Hyper-
Excessive
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Hypo-
Under; reduced
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In-
Not; without
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Macro-
Large
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Micro-
Small
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Mio-
Less; smaller
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Neo-
New
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Pan-
All
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Presby-
Old age
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Pseudo-
FALSE
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Psor-
Itching
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Tachy-
Fast
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Un-
Not
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Radi/o
Radioactivity
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Son/o
Soundwaves
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Tom/o
Section; layer (literally cut or incision)
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Ultrason/o
Ultrasound; very high frequency soundwaves
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-alysis
Separation into components; analysis
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-assay
Test; measure
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-centesis
Puncture
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-gram
Record
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-graph
Recording instrument
119
-graphy
Recording
