Abbreviations 6 Flashcards by Leonardo Garcia

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a-, an-

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without, lacking

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-ac or -ous or -ity

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pertaining to

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anti-, contra-

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against

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auto-

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self

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cyt-, cyto-, -cyte, or -cytic

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cell

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dys-

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difficult, abnormal

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gluco-, glycol-

A

glucose, sugar

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hetero-

A

other, different

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homo-

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same

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-ia, -ism, -ium, -sis, -esis, -osis

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condition

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idio-

A

self, one’s own

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-ium

A

structure or tissue

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-lysis, -lytic, lyso-, lys-

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break down, destruction, dissolving

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morph-, morpho-

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shape

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neo-

A

new

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pan-, pant-, panto-

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all or everywhere

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-penia

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deficiency, lack of

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-plasia, -plastic

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growth

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-poiesis

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production

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re-

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again, backward

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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somat-, somatico-, somato-

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body, bodily

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-taxis

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movement

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-trophy

A

growth

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growth

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-trophy

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movement

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-taxis

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body, bodily

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somato-

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hardening

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-sclerosis

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flow or discharge

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-rrhea

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again, backward

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re-

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production

A

-poiesis

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growth

A

-plastic

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deficiency, lack of

A

-penia

Q

all or everywhere

A

panto-

Q

new

A

neo-

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shape

A

-morph

Q

break down, destruction, dissolving

A

-lysis

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structure or tissue

A

-ium

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self, one’s own

A

idio-

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condition

A

-ism

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same

A

homo-

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different

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hetero-

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glucose, sugar

A

glycol-, gluco-

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difficult, abnormal

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dys-

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cell

A

cyto-

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self

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auto-

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against

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anti-, contra

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pertaining to

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-ity

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without, lacking

A

a-, an-