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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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aden /o

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root word meaning gland

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arthr /o

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root word meaning joint

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bi /o

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root word meaning life

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carcin /o

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root word meaning cancer or cancerous

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cardi /o

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root word meaning heart

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cerebr /o

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root word meaning cerbrum

the largest part of the brain

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cis /o

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root word meaning to cut

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crin /o

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root word meaning to secrete

to form and to give off

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cyst /o

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root word meaning urinary bladder a sac or a a cyst

a sac containing fluid

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cyt /o

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root word meaning cell

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derm /o

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root word meaning skin

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encephal /o

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root word meaning brain

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enter /o

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root word meaning intestines

usually the small intestines

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gastr /o

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root word meaning stomach

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glyc /o

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root word meaning sugar

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gnos /o

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root word meaning knowledge

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gynec /o

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root word meaning woman or female

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hemat /o

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root word meaning blood

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hem /o

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root word meaning blood

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hepat /o

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root word meaning liver

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leuk /o

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root word meaning white

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log /o

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root word meaning study of

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nephr /o

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root word meaning kidney

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neur /o

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root word meaning nerve

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onc /o

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root word meaning tumor

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opthalm /o

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root word meaning eye

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oste /o

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root word meaning bone

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path /o

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root word meaning disease

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ped /o

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root word meaning child

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pysch /o

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root word meaning mind

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radi /o

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root word meaning x-rays

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ren /o

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root word meaning kidney

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rhin /o

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root word meaning nose

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sarc /o

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root word meaning flesh

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sect /o

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root word meaning to cut

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thromb /o

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root word meaning clot or clotting

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ur /o

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root word meaning urinary tract of urine

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-ac

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suffix meaning pertaining to

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-al

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suffix meaning pertaining to

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-algia

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suffix meaning pain

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-cyte

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suffix meaning cell

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-ectomy

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suffix meaning excision or removal

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-emia

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suffix meaning blood condition

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-genic

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suffix meaning pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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-globin

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suffix meaning protien

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-gram

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suffix meaning record

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-ic or -ical

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suffix meaning pertaining to

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-ion

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suffix meaning process

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-ist

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suffix meaning specialist

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-itis

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suffix meaning inflammation

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-logy

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suffix meaning the process of study

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-oma

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suffix meaning tumor, mass, or swelling

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-opsy

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suffix meaning process of veiwing

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-osis

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suffix meaning condition, usually abnormal

a slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells

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-pathy

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suffix meaning disease or condition

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-scope

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suffix meaning and instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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suffix meaning the process of visually examining

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-sis

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suffix meaning the state or condition

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-tomy

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suffix meaning the process of cutting or incision

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-y

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suffix meaning the process or condition

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a- or an-

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prefix meaning no, not or without

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aut- or auto-

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prefix meaning self or own

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dia-

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prefix meaning complete or through

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endo-

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prefix meaning within

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epi-

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prefix meaning above or upon

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ex- or exo-

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prefix meaning out, outside of, or outward

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hyper-

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prefix meaning excessive above or more than normal

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hypo-

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prefix meaning deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

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prefix meaning into or in

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peri-

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prefix meaning surrounding or around

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pro-

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prefix meaning before or forward

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re-

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prefix meaning back, backward, or again

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retro-

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prefix meaning behind

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sub-

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prefix meaning below or under

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trans-

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prefix meaning across or through

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Erythr /o

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Root word meaning red

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Gnos /o

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Root word meaning knowledge

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Leuk /o

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Root word meaning white

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