Word Parts-A Flashcards
(124 cards)
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a-
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no, not, without, away from, negative
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-a
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noun ending
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ab-
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away from, negative, absent
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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-able
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capable of, able to
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abort/o
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premature expulsion of a nonviable fetus
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abrad/o, abras/o
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rub or scrape off
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abrupt/o
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broken away from
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abs-
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away from
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abscess/o
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collection of pus, going away
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absorpt/o
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suck up, suck in
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-ac
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pertaining to
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acanth/o
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spiny, thorny
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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-acious
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characterized by
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acne/o
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point or peak
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acous/o, acoust/o
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hearing, sound
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acquir/o
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get, obtain
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acr/o
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extremities (hands and feet), top, extreme point
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acromi/o
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acromion, point of shoulder blade
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actin/o
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light
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acu/o
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sharp, severe, sudden
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acuit/o, acut/o
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sharp, sharpness
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acust/o, -acusia, -acusis
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hearing, sense of hearing
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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aden/o
gland
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adenoid/o
adenoids
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adhes/o
stick to, cling to
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adip/o
fat
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adnex/o
bound to
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adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal glands
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aer/o
air, gas
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aesthet/o
sensation, sense of perception
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af-
toward, to
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affect/o
exert influence on
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agglutin/o
clumping, stick together
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aggress/o
attack, step forward
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-ago
abnormal condition, disease
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agor/a
marketplace
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-agra
excessive pain, seizure, attack of severe pain
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-aise
comfort, ease
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-al
pertaining to
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alb/i, alb/o, albin/o
white
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albumin/o
albumin, protein
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alg/e, algi/o, alg/o, algesi/o
relationship to pain
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-algesia, -algesic
painful, pain sense
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-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
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align/o
bring into line or correct position
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aliment/o
to nourish
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all/o, all-
other, different from normal, reversal
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alopec/o
baldness, mangy
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alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
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ambi-
both sides, around or about, double
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ambly/o
dull, dim
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ambul/o, ambulat/o
walk
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ametr/o
out of proportion
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-amine
nitrogen compound
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amni/o
amnion, fetal membrane
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amph-
around, on both sides, doubly
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amput/o, amputat/o
cut away, cut off a part of the body
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amyl/o
starch
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an-
no, not, without
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an-, ana-
up, apart, backward, excessive
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an/o
anus, ring
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-an
characteristic of, pertaining to
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-ancy
state of
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andr/o
male, masculine
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm
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angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
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angin/o
angina, choking, strangling
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anis/o
unequal
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ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
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anomal/o
irregularity
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ante-
before, in front of, forward
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anter/o
before, front
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anthrac/o
coal, coal dust
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anti-
against
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anxi/o, anxiet/o
anxiety, anxious, uneasy
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aort/o
aorta
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ap-
toward, to
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-apheresis
removal
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aphth/o
ulcer
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apic/o
apex
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ap-, apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
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aplast/o
defective development, lack of development
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aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
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apoplect/o
a stroke
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append/o, appendic/o
appendix
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aqu/i, aqu/o, aque/o
water
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-ar
pertaining to
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arachn/o
spiderweb, spider
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arc/o
bow, arc, or arch
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-arche
beginning
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areat/o
occurring in patches or circumscribed areas
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areol/o
little open space
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-aria
connected with
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arrect/o
upright, lifted up, raised
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arter/o, arteri/o
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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articul/o
joint
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-ary
pertaining to
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as-
toward, to
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asbest/o
asbestos
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-ase
enzyme
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aspir/o, aspirat/o
to breathe in
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asthen-, -asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
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asthmat/o
gasping, choking
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astr/o
star, star-shaped
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at-
toward, to
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atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
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ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
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athet/o
uncontrolled
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-ation
state or action
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atop/o
strange, out of place
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atres/i
without an opening
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atri/o
atrium
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attenuat/o
diluted, weakened
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aud-, audi/o, audit/o
ear, hearing, the sense of hearing
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aur/i, aur/o
ear, hearing
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auscult/a, auscult/o
listen
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aut/o
self
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-ax
noun ending
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ax/o
axis, main stem
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axill/o
armpit
