abjectival roots and combining forms Flashcards by Raely Matienzo

Q

brachy-

A

short

brachycephalic

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brev/i-

A

short

brevicaudate

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dipl/o-

A

double, twice

diplococcus

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dolicho-

A

long, elongated

dolichocephalic

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macro-

A

large

macrophage, macroeconomics

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meg/a, meg/alo,meg/aly-

A

large, oversized

megaesophagous, splenomegaly

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pachy-

A

thick

pachyderm

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sten-

A

narrowing

spinal stenosis, stenotic nares

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cry/o-

A

cold

cryotherapy

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thermo-

A

heat

thermogenic, thermometer

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hydr/o-

A

wet, water, fluid

hydrocephalus, hydrate

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xer/o-

A

dry

xeroderma

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brady-

A

slow

bradycardia, bradypnea

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tachy-

A

fast

tachycardia, tachypnea

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malac/o-

A

soft, softening

osteomalacia

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-scler/o-

A

hardness

arteriosclerosis

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dextr/o

A

right, right side

dextrocardia

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lev/o

A

left, to the left

levorotation

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sistr/o-

A

left, to the left

sinistromanual

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AD

A

right ear

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AS

A

left ear

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AU

A

both ears

Q

crypto-

A

hidden

cryptorchidic

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glyc/o- gluc/o-

A

sugar, sweet

glycemia, glucosuria

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mal-

A

ill, bad

malnutrition

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necr/o

A

death

necropsy, necrotic

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aqua- hydro-

A

water

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dacry/o-, lacrima-

A

tears or tear shaped

lacrimal duct

Q

chol/e,chol/o-

A

bile

cholecystectomy

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hem/a, hemat/o, hem/o

A

blood

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heme-

A

iron based, pigment part of hemoglobin

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sangui- sanguin/o

A

bloody or bloody discharge

serosanginous

Q

mucus- muco-

A

secretion of the mucus membranes

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ur/e, ur/ea, ur/eo, ur/in, ur/ino, ur/o

A

urine or urea

Q

pus-

A

product of inflammation

Q

py/o

A

pus

pyometra

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adip/o, lip/o

A

fat

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cerumem, cerumen/o

A

ear wax

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fec-

A

excreted solid waste, poop

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lith/o

A

stone or calculus

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erythr/o

A

red

erythrocyte

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chlor/o, chloros-

A

green

chlorophyll

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cyan/o

A

blue

cyanotic

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melan/o-

A

black

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luc/o leuk/o

A

white