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Ch 1 Basic Word Structure Flashcards

1
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Foundation of a medical term

A

root

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2
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Word ending of a medical term

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suffix

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3
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Word beginning of a medical term

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prefix

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Vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation

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combining vowel

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5
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3 rules of word analysis

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  1. READ the meaning of medical terms from the SUFFIX back to the BEGINNING of the term and ACROSS
  2. DROP the COMBINING VOWEL before a suffix beginning with a VOWEL
  3. KEEP the COMBINING VOWEL between two ROOTS
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6
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The fundamental unit of all living things

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cell

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Spaces within the body that contain internal organs or viscera

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body cavities

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8
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anter/o

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front

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bi/o

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life

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*bol/o

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to cast/throw

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11
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*cis/o

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to cut

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12
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*crin/o

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to secrete (to form/give off)

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13
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*dist/o

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far, distant

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14
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*dors/o

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back portion of the body

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15
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*gnos/o

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knowledge ex. diagnosis

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16
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*iatr/o

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treatment

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17
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inguin/o

A

groin

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18
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later/o

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side

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19
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*log/o

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study

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20
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medi/o

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middle

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21
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poster/o

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back, behind

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22
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*proxim/o

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nearest

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23
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*sarc/o

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flesh

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24
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*sect/o

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to cut ex. dissect

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25
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spin/o

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spine, backbone

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26
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*thel/o

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nipple

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27
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*ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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28
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*viscer/o

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internal organs

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29
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umbilic/o

A

belly button, navel

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30
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*ana-

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up

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31
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*aut-, auto-

A

self, own

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32
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*cata-

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down

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33
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*meta-

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change

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34
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-eal

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pt

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35
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-iac

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pt

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36
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-ior

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pt

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37
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*-genic

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pt to creating, producing

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38
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*-globin

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protein

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39
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*-ion

40
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*-opsy

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process of viewing

41
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*-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

42
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*-plasm

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*-type

A

picture, classification

44
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-logy

A

process of study

45
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Read medical terms starting from the ___ before the ___

A

suffix, prefix or root

46
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gastr/o

47
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The combining vowel is dropped before a suffix that begins with a ____

48
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Combining vowels are retained between two ___, even if the second ___ begins with a vowel

49
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When a term contains two or more roots related to parts of the body, ____ determines which root goes before the other

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anatomic position, ex: stomach receives food before the intestines, therefore gastroenterology not enterogastrology

50
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T or F. Combining vowel =/= combining form

51
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The root plus the combining vowel

A

combining form, ex: hepat/o, gastr/o, cardi/o

52
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aden/o

53
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*oma

A

tumor of a gland

54
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arthr/o

55
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*carcin/o

A

cancerous, cancer

56
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vascul/o

A

blood vessel

57
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cerebr/o

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cerebrum: largest part of the brain

58
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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a SAC or a CYST

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derm/o

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dermat/o

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electr/o

A

electricity

62
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*encephal/o

63
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*glyco

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gynec/o

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woman, female

65
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hemat/o

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hem/o

67
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*iatr/o

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treatment, physican

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nephr/o

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*neur/o

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*onc/o

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oste/o

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ped/o

73
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psych/o

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radi/o

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ren/o

76
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*thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

77
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ur/o

A

urinary tract, urine

78
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-emia

A

blood condition

79
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-gram

80
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-ist

A

specialist

81
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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

82
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*-pathy

A

disease condition

83
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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

84
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

85
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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

86
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a-,an-

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no, not without

87
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dia-

A

complete, through

88
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epi-

A

above, upon

89
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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than normal

90
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ex, exo-

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out, outside of, outward

91
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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

92
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peri-

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surrounding, around

93
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pro-

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before, forward

94
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re-

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back, backward, again

95
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retro-

96
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sub-

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below, under

97
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trans-

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across, through

Z. MEDT (18 decks)

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