Word Elements Flashcards
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a-, an-
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without, not, lack of
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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to, toward, near
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ante-
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before, forward, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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bi-
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double, two (2), twice
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brady-
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slow
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against, opposite
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de-
A
down, from, off, opposite
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dia-
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across, through, apart
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dis-
A
apart, free from
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cyan-
A
blue
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dys-
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bad, difficult, abnormal, painful
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ecto-
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outer, outside
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en-
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in, into, within
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endo-
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inner, inside
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epi-
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over, on, upon
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erythro-
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red
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eu-
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normal, good, well, healthy
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ex-
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out, out of, from, away from
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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excessive, too much, high
25
hypo
under, decreased, less than normal
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in-
in, into, within, not
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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intro-
into, within
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leuko-
white
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad, illness, disease
33
meg-
large
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micro-
small
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mono-
one, single
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neo-
new
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non-
not
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olig-
small, scant
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para-
beside, beyond, after
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per-
by, through
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peri-
around
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poly-
many, much
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post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of, prior to
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pro-
before, in front of
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re-
again, backward
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retro-
backward, behind
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semi-
half
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sub-
under, beneath
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super-
above, over, excess
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supra-
above, over
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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trans-
across
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uni-
one
55
abdomin (o)
abdomen
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aden (o)
gland
57
adren (o)
adrenal gland
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angi (o)
vessel
59
arteri (o)
artery
60
arthr (o)
joint
61
bronch (o)
bronchus, bronchi
62
card, cardi (o)
heart
63
cephal (o)
head
64
chole, chol (o)
bile
65
chondr (o)
cartilage
66
col, colon (o)
colon, large intestine
67
cost (o)
rib
68
crani (o)
skull
69
cyst (o)
bladder, cyst
70
cyt (o)
cell
71
dent (i)
tooth
72
derm, dermat (o)
skin
73
duoden (o)
duodenum (part of the small intestine)
74
electr (o)
electricity
75
encephal (o)
rain
76
enter (o)
intestines
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fibr (o)
fiber, fibrous
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gastr (o)
stomach
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gloss (o)
tongue
80
gluc (o)
sweetness, glucose
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glyc (o)
sugar
82
gyn, gyne, gyneco
woman
83
hemm hema, hemo, hemat (o)
blood
84
hepat (o)
liver
85
hydr (o)
water
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ile (o)
ileum (part of the small intestine)
87
ili (o)
ilium (part of the hip bone)
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jejun (o)
jejunum (part of the small intestine)
89
lapar (o)
abdomen, loin, flank
90
laryng (o)
larynx (voice box)
91
lith (o)
stone
92
mamm, mast (o)
breast, mammary gland
93
meno
menstruation
94
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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ocul (o)
eye
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onc (o)
tumor
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oophor (o)
ovary
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ophthalm (o)
eye
103
orth (o)
straight, normal, correct
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oste (o)
bone
105
ot (o)
ear
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ped (o)
child, foot
107
pharyng (o)
pharynx (throat)
108
phleb (o)
vein
109
pneum (o)
lung, air, gas
110
proct (o)
rectum
111
psych (o)
mind
112
pulmon (o)
lung
113
py (o)
pus
114
rect (o)
rectum
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rhin (o)
nose
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salphing (o)
eustachian tube, fallopian tube
117
splen (o)
spleen
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stern (o)
sternum
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stomat (o)
mouth
120
therm (o)
heat
121
thorac (o)
chest
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thromb (o)
clot, thrombus
123
thyr (o)
thyroid
124
toxic (o)
poison, poisonous
125
toxo
poison
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trache (o)
trachea (windpipe)
127
urethr (o)
urethra
128
urin (o)
urine
129
ur (o)
urine, urinary tract, urination
130
uter (o)
uterus
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vas (o)
blood vessel, vas deferens
132
vascul (o)
blood vessel
133
ven (o)
vein
134
vertebr (o)
spine, vertebrae
135
-algia
pain
136
-asis
condition, usually abnormal
137
-cele
hernia, herniation, pouching
138
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
139
-cyte
cell
140
-ectasis
dilation, stretching
141
-ectomy
excision, removal of
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-emesis
vomiting
143
-emia
blood condition
144
-genesis
development, production, creation
145
-genic
producing, causing
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-gram
record
147
-graph
a diagram, a recording instrument
148
-graphy
making a recording
149
-iasis
condition of
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-ism
a condtion
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-itis
inflammation
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-ology
the study of
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-lysis
destruction of, decompostion
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-megaly
enlargement
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-mentia
condition of the mind
156
-meter
measuring instrument
157
-oma
tumor
158
-osis
condition
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-pathy
disease
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-penia
lack, deficiency
161
-phagia
to eat or consume, swallowing
162
-phasia
speaking, speech
163
-phobia
an exaggerated fear
164
-plasty
surgical repair or re-shaping
165
-plegia
paralysis
166
-pnea
breathing, respiration
167
-ptosis
falling, sagging, dropping down
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-rrage, -rrhagia
excessive flow
169
-rrhaphy
stitching, suturing
170
-rrhea
flow, discharge
171
-scope
examination instrument
172
-scopy
examination using a scope
173
-stasis
maintenance, maintaining a constant level
174
-stenosis
narrowing
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-stomy, -ostomy
creation of an opening
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-tomy, -otomy
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
decline of a body part
178
-uria
urine
