Word parts Flashcards
(103 cards)
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mamm/o, mast/o
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breast, mammary gland
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neur/o, neur/i
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nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
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insul/o
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pancreatic islets
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vagin/o, colp/o
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vagina
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salping/o
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tube, oviduct, eustachian (auditory) tube
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medull/o
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medulla oblongata, spinal cord, inner part
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psych/o
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mind
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-penia
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decrease in, deficiency of
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-poiesis
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formation, production
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gastr/o
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stomach
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enter/o
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intestine
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-pnea
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breathing
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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pneumon/o, pneum/o, pneumat/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o
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lung
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-oxia
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level of oxygen
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rect/o, proct/o
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rectum
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bili, chol/e, chol/o
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bile, gall
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col/o, colon/o
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colon
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hepat/o
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liver
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ren/o, nephr/o
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kidney
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test/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
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testis, testicle
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ur/o
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urine, urinary tract
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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ot/o
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ear
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ocul/o, ophthalm/o
eye
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lent/i, phak/o, phac/o
lens
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oste/o
bone
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myring/o, tympan/o
tympanic membrane
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corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
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ir, irit/o, irid/o
iris
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chondr/o
cartilage
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-mania
excited state, obsession
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
vertebra
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my/o, muscul/o
muscle
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hidr/o
sweat, perspiration
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melan/o
dark, black, melanin
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kin/o, kine, kinesi/o, kinet/o
movement
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cost/o
rib
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arthr/o
joint
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derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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-plegia
paralysis
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cortic/o
cerebral cortex, outer portion
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myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
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thorac/o
chest, thorax
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cervic/o
neck, cervix
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intra-
in, within
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supra-
above
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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o, -algia, -algesia, -odynia
pain
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carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
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infra-
below
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inter-
between
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-emia, -hemia, hem/o, hemat/o
condition of blood, blood
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vas/o, vascul/o
vessel, duct
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angi/o
vessel
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ven/o, ven/i, phleb/o
vein
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-lytic
dissolving, reducing, loosening
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-tomy
incision, cutting
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anti-, contra-, counter-
against, opposite
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-ia, -ism, -sis, -y
condition of
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -oid, -ory, -ous
pertaining to
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white, colorless
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-logy
study of
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cyan/o
blue
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in-, -im-, non-, un-
not
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a-, an-
not, without, lack of, abscence
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-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
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ectasia, ectasis
dilation, dilatation, distension
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-oma
tumor
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path/o, -pathy
disease, any disease of
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
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dia-, per-, trans-
through
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acous, acus, cus
sound, hearing
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cyt/o, -cyte
cell
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aden/o
gland
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phag/o
eat, ingest
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morph/o
form
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hist/o, histi/o
tissue
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gen, genesis
origin, formation
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-ase
enzyme
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post-
after, behind
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ante-, pre-, pro-
before, in front of
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end/o-
in, within
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ec-, ecto-, ex/o
out, outside
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mega-, megal/o, -megaly
large, abnormally large, enlargement
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-cele
hernia, localized dilatation
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onc/o
tumor
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tox/o, toxic/o
poison, toxin
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mal
bad, poor
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dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
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cyst/o
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder, urinary bladder
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py/o
pus
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gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
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ovari/o, oophor/o
ovary
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uter/o, metr/o, metr/i, hyster/o
uterus
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cardi/o
heart
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therm/o
heat, temperature
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hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
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eu-
good, true, easy
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hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased
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-phobia
persistent, irrational fear
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hydr/o
water, fluid
