Basic Word Structure Flashcards
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-Oma
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Tumor or mass
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Arthr/o
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Join
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-itis
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Inflammation
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Bi/o
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Life
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-logy
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Study (of)
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Carcin/o
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Cancerous, cancer
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Cephal/o
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Head
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-ic
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Pertaining to
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- opsy
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Process of viewing
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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-al
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Pertaining to
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Cis/o
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To cut
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In-
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Into
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-ion
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Process
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Ex-
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Out
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Crin/o
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To secrete ( to form and give off )
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Endo-
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Within
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Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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-scopy
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A COMPLETE SUFFIX that includes the root scop, meaning visual examination, and the final suffix -y, meaning process.
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Cyt/o
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Cell
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Derm/o
Dermat/o
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Skin
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Hypo-
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Under or below
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Electr/o
Electricity
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- gram
Record
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Enter/o
Intestines (usually the small intestine)
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Erythr/o
Red
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-cyte
Cell
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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-ectomy
Excision or removal
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-tomy
A COMPLETE SUFFIX, contains the root tom, meaning to cut, and the final suffix -y, meaning process of
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Glyc/o
Sugar
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Hyper-
Excessive, above, or more than normal
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-emia
Blood condition
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Gnos/o
Knowledge
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Dia-
Complete
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-sis
State or condition of
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Pro-
Before
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Gynec/o
Woman, female
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Hemat/o
Hem/o
Blood
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-Oma
A mass or collection or blood
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-globin
Protein
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Iatr/o
Treatment, physician
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-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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Leuk/o
White
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Log/o
Study of
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Onc/o
Tumor
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-ist
One who specializes in a field of medicine (or other profession)
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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-scope
An instrument for visual examination
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Oste/o
Bone
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Path/o
Disease
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Ped/o
Child
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Psych/o
Mind
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Psychology
Study of the mind
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Psychiatrist
Someone who specializes with the mind
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Radi/o
X-rays
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Radiology
Study of x-rays
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Rhinitis
Inflammation of the nose
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Sarcoma
Flesh tumor
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Sect/o
To cut
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Re-
Back
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Resection
Cutting back
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Thromb/o
Clot, clotting
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Thrombocyte
Clotting cells
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Ur/o
Urinary tract, urine
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Urology
The study of the urinary tract/ urine
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-ac
Pertaining to
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Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
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-al
Pertaining to
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Neural
Pertaining to a nerve
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-algia
Pain
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Arthralgia
Arthritic pain
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Neuralgia
Nerve pain
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-cyte
Cell
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Erythrocyte
Red blood cell
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-ectomy
Excision, removal
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Nephrectomy
Removal of the kidney
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-emia
Blood condition
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Leukemia
Blood condition or white blood cells
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-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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Carcinogenic
Cancer produced by ...
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Pathogenic
Disease (pertaining to producing), produced by, or produced in
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Iatrogenic
Treatment produced by ...
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-globin
Protein
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Hemoglobin
Blood protein
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-gram
Record
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Electroencephalogram
Electric record of the head
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-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
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Gastric
Pertaining to stomach
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Neurologic
Pertaining to the study of the nerve(s)
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Log/o
Study of
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-ion
Process
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Excision
Process or removing
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-ist
Specialist
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Ophthalmologist
Eye specialist
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-itis
Inflammation
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Cystitis
Inflammation of the urinary bladder
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-logy
Study of
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Endocrinology
Look it up
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-oma
Tumor, mass, swelling
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Hepatoma
Malignant tumor of the liver
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-opsy
Process of viewing
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Biopsy
Process of viewing life
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-osis
Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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Nephrosis
Kidney condition
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Leukocytosis
Abnormal white blood cell condition
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-pathy
Disease condition
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Enteropathy
Intestine disease
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Adenopathy
Gland disease
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-scope
Instrument to visually examine
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Endoscope
Instrument used to visually examine within ...
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-scopy
Process of visually examining
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Endoscopy
Process of visually examining within
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-sis
State of: condition
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Prognosis
State of ...
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-tomy
Process of cutting, incision
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Osteotomy
Process of cutting bone
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-y
Process, cutting
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Gastroentology
Condition within the stomach
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A-, an-
No, not, without
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Anemia
Decreased number of erythrocytes
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Aut-, auto-
Self, own
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Autopsy
Process of viewing by oneself
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Dia-,
Complete, through
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Diagnosis
Complete knowledge of (condition)
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Endo-
Within
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Endocrinologist
Specialist of endocrine system
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Epi-
Above, upon
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Epigastric
Above the stomach
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Epidermis
Above/ upon the skin
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Ex-, exo-
Out, outside of, outward
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Excision
To cut outside of
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Exocrine glands
Glands that secrete outward (outside of)
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Hyper-
Excessive, above, more than normal
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-ism
Process or condition
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Hyperthyroidism
Excessive thyroid condition
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Hypo-
Deficient, below, under, less than normal
| When used with part of the body it means below
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Hypo gastric
Pertaining to below the stomach
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Hypoglycemia
Deficient blood sugar
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In-
Into, in
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Incision
To cut in(to)
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Peri-
Surrounding, around
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-um
Structure
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Pericardium
Membrane that surrounds the heart
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Pro-
Before, forward
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-state
Stands
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Prostate gland
Gland that stands in front of the urinary bladder (produces semen)
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Re-
Back, backward, again
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Resection
To cut back
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Retro-
Behind
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Retrocardiac
Pertaining to behind the heart
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Sub-
Below, under
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Subhepatic
Pertaining to below the liver
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Trans-
Across, through
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Transhepatic
Pertaining to through (across) the liver
