Chapter 1 Flashcards by Amelia Moore

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a-
an-

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no, not, without

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aut-
auto-

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self, own

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dia-

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complete, through

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, upon

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ex-
exo-

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out, outside of, outward

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hyper-

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excessive, above, more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient, below, under, less than normal

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in-

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into, in

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peri-

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surrounding, around

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-

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back, backward, again

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retro-

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behind

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Sub-

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below, under

(think of a subway and how they go under ground)

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trans-

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across, through

(think of transportation)

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-ac, -al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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pertaining to, producing, produced by, produced in

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ic
-ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease, condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-sis

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state of condition

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-tomy

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process of cutting, incision

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-y

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process, condition

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adeno/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or cyst

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derm/o
dermat/o

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skin, flesh

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electr/o

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electricity

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encephal/o

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brain

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enter/o

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intestines
(usually small intestine)

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hemat/o
hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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x-ray

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine