Basic Roots And Common Suffixes Flashcards

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Acr/o

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Extremities

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Dermat/o, derm/o

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Skin

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Electr/o

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Electrical

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Eti/o

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Cause

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gram/o

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Record

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Leuk/o

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White

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Megal/o

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Enlarged

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Path/o

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Disease

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-Algia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Excision of

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-itis

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Inflammation of

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-ologist

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One who studies, a specialist

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-ology

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Study of

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-osis, -a, -y

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Condition of, usually abnormal

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-ostomy

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Forming a new opening

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-otomy

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Incision into

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-tome

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Instrument that cuts

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Carcin/o

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Malignancy

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Cele/o, o/cele

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Hernia

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Cephal/o

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Head

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Dent/o

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Tooth

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Emes/is

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Vomiting

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Malac/o

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Soft

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Morph/o

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Structure of

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Ost/o, oste/o

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Bone

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Plast/o

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Repair

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Trach/e

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Trachea

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Troph/o

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Development

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En-, endo-

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In, inside, within

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Ex-, ex/o

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Outside, out

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Hyper-

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Excessive

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Hypo-

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Under

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Inter-

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Between

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-al, -ar, -ic

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Of, or pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling

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-oma

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Tumor

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-ism

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Medical condition, disease