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Ch. 1 Basic Word Structure Flashcards

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1
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Word beginnings are called

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Prefixes

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Word endings are called

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Suffixes

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The foundation of a word is known as the

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Root

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A letter linking a suffix and root, or linking two roots, in a term is the

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Combing vowel

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The combination of a root and combining vowel is known as the

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Combining form

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Combing form: cardi/o

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Heart

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Combining form: aden/o

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Gland

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Combining form: bi/o

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Life

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Combining form: cerebr/o

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Cerebrum

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Combining form: cephal/o

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Head

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Combining form: arthr/o

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Joint

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Combining form: carcin/o

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Cancer

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Combining form: cyst/o

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Urinary bladder

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Combining form: cyt/o

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Cell

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Combining form: derm/o or dermat/o

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Skin

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Combining form: encephal/o

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Brain

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17
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Combining form: electr/o

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Electricity

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18
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Suffix: - oma

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Tumor

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Suffix: -al

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Pertaining to

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20
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Suffix: -itis

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Inflammation

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21
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Suffix: -logy

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Process of study

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22
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Suffix: -scopy

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Process of visual examination

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23
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Suffix: -ic,-ical

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Pertaining to

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24
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Suffix: -gram

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Record

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Suffix: -opsy

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Process of viewing

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26
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Combining form: cis/o

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To cut

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27
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Combining form: crin/o

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To secrete

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28
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Combining form: enter/o

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Intestines

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29
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Combining form: erythr/o

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Red

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30
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Combining form: gastr/o

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Stomache

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31
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Combining form: glyc/o

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Sugar

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32
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Combining form: gnos/o

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Knowledge

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33
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Combining form: gynec/o

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Woman, female

34
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Combining form: hemat/o or hem/o

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Blood

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Combining form: hepat/o

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Liver

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Combining form: iatr/o

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Treatment, physician

37
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Combining form: leuk/o

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White

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Combining form: log/o

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Study of

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Combining form: nephr/o

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Kidney

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Combining form: neur/o

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Nerve

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Combining form: onc/o

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Tumor (cancerous)

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Combining form: ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Combining form: oste/o

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Bone

44
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Combining form: path/o

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Disease

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Combining form: ped/o

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Child

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Combining form: psych/o

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Mind

47
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Combining form: radi/o

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X-rays

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Combining form: ren/o

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Kidney

49
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Combining form: rhin/o

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Nose

50
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Combining form: sarc/o

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Flesh

51
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Combining form: sect/o

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To cut

52
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Combining form: thromb/o

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Clot, clotting

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Combining form: ur/o

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Urinary tract, urine

54
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Suffix: -ac

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Pertaining to

55
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Suffix: -algia

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Pain

56
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Suffix: -cyte

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Cell

57
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Suffix: -ectomy

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Excision, removal

58
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Suffix: -emia

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Blood condition

59
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Suffix: -genic

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Pertaining to, producing, produced by, or produced in

60
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Suffix: -globin

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Protein

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Suffix: -osis

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

62
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Suffix: -ion

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Process

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Suffix: -ist

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Specialist

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Suffix: -pathy

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Disease condition

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Suffix: -scope

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Instrument to visually examine

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Suffix: -sis

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State of; condition

67
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Suffix: -tomy

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Process of cutting, incision

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Prefix: a-, an-

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No, not, without

69
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Prefix: aut-, auto-

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Self, own

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Prefix: dia-

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Complete, through

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Prefix: endo-

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Within

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Prefix: epi-

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Above, upon

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Prefix: ex-, exp-

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Out, outside of, outward

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Prefix: hyper-

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Excessive, above, more than notmal

75
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Prefix: hypo-

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Deficient, below, under, less than normal

76
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Prefix: in-

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Into, in

77
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Prefix: peri-

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Surrounding, around

78
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Prefix: pro-

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Before, forward

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Prefix: re-

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Back, backward, again

80
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Prefix: retro-

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Behind

81
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Prefix: sub-

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Below, under

82
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Prefix: trans-

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Across, through

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