Worksheets unit 1 & 2 (for test) Flashcards
(136 cards)
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Prefix
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Word part in front of a word root, can change the meaning of a word
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Suffix
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Appears at the end of a word, can change the meaning of a word
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Word Root
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Foundation of a word
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Combining Form
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Word root plus a vowel, 99% “O” (Latin and Greek)
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Compound Word
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Two or more words put together (English)
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Noun
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Person, Place, or Thing (duh)
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Adjective
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Words that describe a noun
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Verb
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Words that represent action
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Acr/o
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CF for extremities
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Megal/o
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CF for enlarged
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Dermat/o
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CF for skin
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-ism
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condition, state, or theory
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-ist
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specialist
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-ity
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quality
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-able
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ability
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-tion
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condition
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-er
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one who, or one which
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-ous
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possessing, having, full of
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-ible
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ability
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-megaly
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enlarged
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-logist
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one who specializes
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acromegaly
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enlarged extremities
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acrodermatis
skin inflammation on the extremeties
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dermatis
inflamed skin
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gastr/o
stomach
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dermat/o / derm/o
skin
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duoden/o
1st 12 inches of the small intestines
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tomo
to cut
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cyan/o
blue
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black, dark pigmented
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erythr/o
red
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chlor/o
green
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xanth/o
yellow
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cyt/o
cell
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thromb/o
platelet, clotting cell (in a good way, NOT a clot
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hist/o
tissues (think histamine, need a kleenex. therefore histo = tissue
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cardi/o / cardo
heart
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electro
electricity
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sono
sound (ping!)
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echo
reflected sound
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radio
radiation / x-ray (both acceptable)
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path/o
disease
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megal/o
enlarged
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-logy
study of
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-logist
one who studies
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-itis
inflammation
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-osis
condition (also increase, but not as often)
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-algia
pain
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-ectomy
removal, cut out
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-tomy
make an incision
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-ostomy
create a new opening
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-tome
cutting instrument
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-emia
blood condition
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-graph
machine to record data
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-graphy
process of getting a record
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-grapher
person who makes the record
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-graph
record, data
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-pathy
disease
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-megaly
enlarged
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-penia
decrease in
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-blast
immature or embryonic (think college parties)
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-cyte
cell
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dermatology
study of skin
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dermatome
instrument to cut thin slices of skin
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tomogram
record that uses sections, slices,
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pathologist
specialist who studies diseases
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pathology
study of diseases
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cyanosis
condition of being blue
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cyanoderma
blue skin, usually on arms or leg
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acrocyanosis
condition of blue extremities
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erythroderma
red skin (NOT sunburn, more like red blotches)
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leukoderma
white skin (not caucasian, more like patches of lost pigment)
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melanoderma
black skin (areas of dark pigment)
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melanocyte
black/dark cell
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cytology
study of cells
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cytologist
one who studies cells
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cytometer
instrument to measure cells
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leukocyte
white blood cell
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leukocytopenia
decrease in white blood cells
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leukocytosis
increase in white blood cells (see that osis?)
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leukemia
blood cancer of the white blood cells
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erythroblast
immature red blood cell
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erythrocyte
red blood cell
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erythrocytopenia
decrease in red blood cells
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xanthemia
jaundice, condition of too much yellow
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thrombocyte
platelet
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thrombocytosis
condition of too many platelets
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thrombocytopenia
condition of low platelets
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histoblast
immature tissues
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histology
study of tissues
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cardiomegaly/megalocardia
enlarged heart
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megalogastria/gastromegaly
enlarged stomach
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mania
madness
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megalomania
Donald Trump
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cardiology
study of the heart
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cardialgia
pain in the heart
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cardiologist
heart specialist
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electrocardiogram
EKG (readout of the heartbeat with electricity)
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electrocardiography
process of making an image of the heart with electricity
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echocardiogram
ultrasound of the heart
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radiographer
person who takes the x-rays
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gastric
stomach
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gastralgia
pain in the stomach
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gastrotomy
incision in the stomach
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gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
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gastrostomy
creating a new opening in the stomach
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gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
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duodenum
1st 12 inches of the lower intestines
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duodenitis
inflammation of the duodenum
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duodenal
referring to the duodenum
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gastroduodenoostomy
creating a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum
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CBC
Complete Blood Count (Includes RBC, WBC, and Thrombo's)
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ECHO
Echocardiogram - record of reflected soundwaves
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RBC
Red blood cell
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CAT Scan
Computerized Axial Tomography
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-ic noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-ac noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-er noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-tic noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-al noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-ia noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-osis noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-us noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-um noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-e noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-us noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-sis noun or adj?
noun suffix
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-otic noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-ous non or adj?
adjective suffix
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-ac noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-ar noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-al noun or adj?
adjective suffix
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-tic noun or adj?
adjective suffix
