Word parts- The Basics and The Body Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
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hypo-
A
deficient; below normal
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glyc
A
glucose; sugar
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-emia
A
blood condition
4
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hepat/o
A
liver
5
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-itis
A
inflammation
6
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anter/o
A
front
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arthr/o
A
joint
8
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bi/o
A
life
9
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cardi/o
A
heart
10
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caud/o
A
tail
11
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cephal/o
A
head
12
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cervic/o
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neck ;cervix(neck of uterus)
13
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col/o colon/o
A
large intestine ;colon
14
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cost/o
A
rib
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cyt/o
A
cell
16
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dist/o
A
away from the origin ;for ;distance
17
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dors/o
A
back of the body
18
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enter/o
A
intestines(usually the small intestine)
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gastr/o
A
stomach
20
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glyc/o
A
sugar; glucose
21
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a-, an-
A
not; without
22
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hist/o
A
tissue
23
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infer/o
A
below
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later/o
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side
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lip/o
fat
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log/o
study
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medi/o
middle
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my/o
muscle
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neur/o
nerve
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path/o
disease
31
poster/o
back(of body; behind
32
proxim/o
near the point of origin; near; close
33
sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
34
thorac/o
chest
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ventr/o
belly side of body; ventral aspect
36
viscer/o
internal organs
37
ante-
before
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anti-
against
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bi-
two; both
40
brady-
slow
41
endo-
in; within
42
epi-
on; over; upon
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hyper-
above; above normal, excessive
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intra-
within; into
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peri-
around; surrounding
46
sub-
below; under
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supra-
above
48
tachy-
fast
49
trans-
across
50
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ral, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
52
-cyte
cell
53
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
54
-gen
substance that produces
55
-ia
condition
56
-ine
a substance(noun) pertaining to(adjective)
57
-logist
specialist(one who studies)
58
-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
60
-oma
tumor; mass
61
-osis
abnormal condition
62
-pathy
disease
63
-plasty
surgical repair
64
-stomy
surgical opening
65
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
66
-um
structure; tissue; thing
67
inter- (as in intermission)
between
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peri-
around; surround
