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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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arthr/o
AR-thro

A

Joint
ie. Arthritis, Arthroscope

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Cardi/o
KAR-dee-oh

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Heart
ie. Pericardium, Cardiology

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enter/o
En-ter-o

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Small Intestine
ie. Enteropathy, Dysentery

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gastr/o
GAS-tro

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Stomach
ie. Gastrointestinal, gastritis

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hepat/o
he-Pah-to

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Liver
ie. hepatology, hepatitis

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neur/o
NUR-oh

A

Nerve
ie. Neurology, Neuralgia

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hem/o
HEE-moh
hemat/o
he-MAH-toh

A

Blood
ie. hematoma, hemmorage

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my/o
MAI-oh
muscul/o
MUS-kyoo-loh

A

Muscle
ie. myalgia, myocardial, musculoskeletal, muscular

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angi/o
AN-gee-oh

A

Vessel
ie. angioplasty, angiectomy

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vas/o
VAS-oh
vascul/o
VAS-kyoo-loh

A

Vessel
ie. Vasectomy, Vasculitis

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derm/o
DER-moh
dermat/o
der-MAH-toh

A

Skin
ie. Epidermis, Dermatology

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cutane/o
kyoo-TAY-nee-oh

A

Skin
ie. Subcutaneous

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pneum/o
NOO-moh
pneumon/o
noo-MAW-noh

A

Lung
ie. pneumology, pneumonia

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pulmon/o
PUL-maw-noh

A

Lung
ie. cardiopulmonary

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gen/o
JIN-oh

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Creation, Cause
ie. Genesis, pathogenic

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hydr/o
HAI-droh

A

Water
ie. hydrophobia, dehydration

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morph/o
MOR-foh

A

Change
ie. Morphology

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myc/o
MAI-koh

A

Fungus
ie. dermatomycosis

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necr/o
NEH-kroh

A

Death
ie. Necrosis

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orth/o
OR-thoh

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Straight
ie. Orthodontist

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path/o
PAH-thoh

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Suffering/ Disease
ie. pathology

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phag/o
FAY-goh

A

Eat
ie. phagocyte, aphagia

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plas/o
PLAH-soh

A

Formation
ie. hyperplasia

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py/o
PAI-oh

A

Pus
ie. pyemia, pyorrhea

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scler/o
SKLEH-roh

A

Hard
ie. scleroderma

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sten/o
STIH-noh

A

Narrowing
ie. stenosis

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troph/o
TROH-foh

A

Nourishment, Development
ie. trophology, hypertrophy

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xen/o
ZEE-noh

A

Foreign
ie. xenograft

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-ac
-al
-ar
-ary
-eal
-ic
-tic
-ous

A

Pertaining to
ie. cardiac, skeletal,muscular, pulmonary, esophageal, medic, neurotic, subcutaneous

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-ia
-ism

A

Condition
ie. pneumonia, autism

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31
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-ium

A

tissue, structure
ie. pericardium

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32
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-y

A

condition, procedure
ie. hypertropy

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33
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-icle
-ole
-ule
-ula

A

Small
ie. uvula, pestule

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-iatrics
-iatry

A

Medical Science
ie. pediatrics, podiatry

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-iatrist

A

Specialist in the medicine of
ie. psychiatrist

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-ist

A

Specialist
ie. dentist

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37
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-logist

A

Specialist in the study of
ie. psychologist

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38
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-logy

A

Study of
ie. Biology

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39
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-algia
-dynia

A

Pain
ie. myalgia, gastrodynia

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-cele

A

hernia (bulging of tissue where it doesn’t belong)
ie. hydrocele

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41
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-emia

A

Blood Condition
ie. leukemia

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42
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-iasis

A

presence of
ie. lithiasis

43
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-itis

A

inflammation
ie. arthritis

44
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-lysis

A

loosen, break down
ie. hemolysis

45
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening
ie. osteomalacia

46
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-megaly

A

enlargement
ie. hematomegaly

47
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-oid

A

resembling
ie. keloid

48
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-oma

A

tumor
ie. melanoma

49
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-osis

A

Condition
ie. thrombosis

50
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-pathy

A

disease
ie. myopathy

51
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-penia

A

deficiency
ie. leukopenia

52
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-ptosis

A

drooping
ie. nephroptosis

53
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-rrhage
-rrhagia

A

excessive flow
ie. hemmorage, menorrhagia

54
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-rrhea

A

Flow
ie. Diarrhea

55
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rrhexis

A

Rupture
ie. metorrhexis

56
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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction
ie. myospasm

57
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-centesis

A

puncture
ie. amniocentesis

58
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-gram

A

Written record
ie. cardiogram

59
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-graph

A

Instrument used to produce written record
ie. cardiogram

60
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-graphy

A

writing procedure
ie. cardiography

61
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-meter

A

instrument used to measure
ie. cephalometer

62
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-metry

A

process of measuring
ie. cephalometry

63
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-scope

A

instrument used to look
ie. arthroscope

64
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-scopy

A

process of looking
ie. arthroscopy

65
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-desis

A

binding, fixation
ie. arthrodesis

66
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-ectomy

A

removal
ie. vasectomy

67
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-pexy

A

surgical fixation
ie. retinopexy

68
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-plasty

A

reconstruction
ie. rhinoplasty

69
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-rrhaphy

A

suture
ie. herniorrhapy

70
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-stomy

A

creation of an opening
ie. colostomy

71
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-tomy

A

incision
ie. dermotomy

72
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a-
an-

A

Not
ie. aphasia, anemia

73
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anti-
contra-

A

Against
ie. antibiotics, contraceptives

74
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de-

A

Down, Away
ie. dehydration

75
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ante-
pre-

A

Before
ie. antepartum, precondition

76
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pro-

A

Before, on behalf of
ie. probiotic

77
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brady-

A

Slow
ie. bradycardia

78
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tachy

A

Fast
ie. tachycardia

79
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post-

A

After
ie. Postpartum

80
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re-

A

Again
ie. rehabilitation

81
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ab-

A

away
ie. abduct

82
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ad-

A

toward
ie. adrenaline

83
Q

circum-
peri-

A

Around
ie. circumcision, pericardium

84
Q

dia-
trans-

A

Through
ie. diagnostic, translate

85
Q

e-
ec-
ex-

A

Out
ie. evoke, ectoptic, exhale

86
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ecto-
exo-
extra-

A

Outside
ie. ectoderm, exoskeleton

87
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en-
endo-
intra-

A

in, inside
ie. enema, endocrine, intravenous

88
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epi-

A

upon
ie.epidydimus

89
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sub-

A

Beneath
ie. subcutaneous

90
Q

inter-

A

between
ie. intercostal

91
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bi-

A

Two
ie. bilateral

92
Q

hemi-
semi-

A

Half
ie. hemiplegia

93
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hyper-

A

Over
ie. hyperthermia

94
Q

hypo-

A

Under
ie. hypoglycemia

95
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macro-

A

Large
ie macrotia

96
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micro-

A

Small
ie. microdontia

97
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mono-
uni-

A

One
ie. monocyte, unisex

98
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oglio-

A

Few
ie. ogliomenorrhea

99
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pan-

A

All
ie. pancytopenia

100
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poly-
multi-

A

Many
ie. polygraph, multicellular

101
Q

con-
syn-
sym-

A

Work together
ie. congestion, syndrome, symmetry

102
Q

dys-

A

Bad
ie. dysentery

103
Q

eu-

A

Good
ie. euphoria

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