Chapter 1 Flashcards
1
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture of a joint
2
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-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
3
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-pexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
4
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
5
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
6
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
7
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
8
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-stomy
A
forming an opening (mouth)
9
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-tome
A
instrument to cut
10
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-tomy
A
incision
11
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-tripsy
A
crushing
12
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tom/o
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to cut, slice
13
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-gram
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record, writing
14
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-graph
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instrument for recording
15
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-graphy
A
process of recording
16
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
17
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-metry
A
act of measuring
18
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-scope
A
instrument for examining
19
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-scopy
A
visual examination
20
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-algia
A
pain
21
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-dynia
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pain
22
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-cele
A
hernia; swelling
23
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
24
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-edema
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swelling
25
-emesis
vomiting
26
-emia
blood condition
27
-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
28
-lith
stone, calculus
29
lith/o
stone, calculus
30
-itis
inflammation
31
-malacia
softening
32
-megaly
enlargement
33
-oma
tumor, mass
34
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
35
-pathy
disease
36
-penia
decrease; deficiency
37
-phobia
fear
38
-plegia
paralysis
39
-rrhage
bursting forth (of)
40
-rrhagia
bursting forth (of)
41
-rrhea
discharge, flow
42
-rrhexis
rupture
43
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
44
-toxic
pertaining to poison
45
-trophy
development; nourishment
46
arthr/o
joint
47
erythr/o
red
48
dermat/o
skin
49
gastr/o
stomach
50
enter/o
intestine (usually small intestine)
51
orth/o
straight
52
ped/o
foot; child
53
oste/o
bone
54
gastr/o
stomach
55
a-
not, without (before consonant)
56
an-
not, without (before vowel)
57
auto-
self, own
58
circum-
around
59
peri-
around
60
dia-
through; across
61
trans-
across; through
62
dipl-
double
63
diplo-
double
64
endo-
in, within
65
intra-
in, within
66
hetero-
different
67
homo-
same
68
homeo-
same, alike
69
hypo-
under, below; deficient
70
macro-
large
71
micro-
small
72
mono-
one
73
uni-
one
74
post-
after; behind
75
pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before, in front of
77
primi-
first
78
retro-
backward; behind
79
super-
upper, above
80
nat/o
birth
81
dist/o
far, farthest
82
poster/o
back (of the body), behind, posterior
83
hist/o
tissue
84
dors/o
back (of the body)
85
anter/o
anterior, front
86
later/o
side; to one side
87
ante-
before, in front of
88
medi- or medi/o
middle
89
chondr/o
cartilage
90
proxim/o
near, nearest
91
ventr/o
belly, belly side
92
-al, -ior
pertaining to
93
-logy
study of
94
-ad
toward
95
caud/o
tail
96
-logist
specialist in the study of
97
infer/o
lower, below
98
-lysis
separation; destruction; loosening
99
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
100
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intetine)
101
abdomin/o
abdomen
102
inguin/o
groin
103
spin/o
spine
104
umbilic/o
umbilicus, navel
105
cephal/o
head
106
thorac/o
chest
107
cervic/o
neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
108
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
109
nephr/o
kidney
110
nas/o
nose
111
neur/o
nerve
112
anti-
against
113
dys-
bad; painful; difficult
114
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
115
-oid
resembling
116
-verse, -version
turning
117
radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
118
hyper-
excessive, above normal
119
-para
near, beside; beyond
120
para-
to bear (offspring)
121
salping/o
tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
122
muc/o
mucus
123
splen/o
spleen
124
pancreat/o
pancreas
125
hepat/o
liver
126
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
127
chol/e
bile, gall
128
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
129
epi-
above; upon
130
septic/o
infection
131
-lepsy
seizure
