Ch 1 ALL Basic Word Structure Flashcards

roots, suffixes, and prefixes

1
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

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2
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hepat

A

liver

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3
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ilium

A

part of the hip bone

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4
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ileum

A

part of the small intestine

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5
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hemat

A

blood

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6
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electr

A

electricity

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7
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cardi

A

heart

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8
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-gram

A

record

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9
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gastr

A

stomach

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10
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enter

A

intestines

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11
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aden

A

gland

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12
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arthr

A

joint

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13
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bi

A

life

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14
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carcin

A

cancerous/cancer

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15
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cephal

A

head

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16
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cerebr

A

cerebrum

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17
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cis

A

to cut

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18
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crin

A

to secrete (to form and to give off)

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19
Q

cyst

A

urinary bladder

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20
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cyt

A

cell

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21
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derm

A

skin

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22
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dermat

A

skin

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23
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encephal

A

brain

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24
Q

erythr

A

red

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25
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glyc

A

sugar

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26
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gnos

A

knowledge

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27
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gynec

A

women/female

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28
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hem/o/a

A

blood

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29
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iatr

A

treatment/physician

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30
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leuk

A

white

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31
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log

A

study of

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32
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nephr

A

kidney

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33
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neur

A

nerve

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34
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onc

A

tumor

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35
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ophthalm

A

eye

36
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oste

A

bone

37
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path

A

disease

38
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ped

A

child

39
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psych

A

mind

40
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radi

A

x-rays

41
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ren

A

kidney

42
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rhin

A

nose

43
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sarc

A

flesh

44
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sect

A

to cut

45
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thromb

A

clot/clotting

46
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ur

A

urinary tract, urine

47
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-ac

A

pertaining to

48
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-al

A

pertaining to

49
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-algia

A

pain

50
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-cyte

A

cell

51
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, removal

52
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-emia

A

blood condition

53
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-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in

54
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-globin

A

protein

55
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-gram

A

record

56
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-ic, ical

A

pertaining to

57
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-ion

A

process

58
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-ist

A

specialist

59
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-logy

A

process of study

60
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-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

61
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

62
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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood)

63
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-pathy

A

disease, condition

64
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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

65
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

66
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-sis

A

state of; condidtion

67
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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

68
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-y

A

process, condition

69
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a-, an-

A

not, not, without

70
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aut-, auto-

A

self, own

71
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dia-

A

complete, through

72
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endo-

A

within

73
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epi-

A

above, upon

74
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ex-, exo-

A

out, outside of, outward

75
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hyper-

A

excessive, above, more than normal

76
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hypo-

A

deficient, below, under, less than normal

77
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in-

A

into, in

78
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peri-

A

surrounding, around

79
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pro-

A

before, forward

80
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re-

A

back, backward, again

81
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retro-

A

behind

82
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sub-

A

below, under

83
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trans-

A

across, through

84
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-ism

A

process or condition

85
Q

-um

A

a structure