chapter 1 Flashcards by Olivia Hofer

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Word root

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foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.

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Combining forms

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created when a word root is combined with a vowel.

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Suffix

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word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning.

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Prefix

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word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root.

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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dematos
dermat

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greek term and word root for skin

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cutis
cutane

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latin term and word root for skin

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cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin

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nephroma

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tumor of the kidney

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renal

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pertains to the kidney

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nephros
nephr

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greek term and word root for kidney

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renes
ren

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latin term and word root for kidney

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stomatos
stomat

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greek term and word root for mouth

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oris
or

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latin term and word root for mouth

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stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth

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oral

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pertaining to the mouth

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red

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erythro

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stomach

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gastro

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liver

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hepato

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immune, immunity, safe

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immuno

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bone

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osteo

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inflammation

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-itis

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englargement

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-megaly

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tumor

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-oma

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cells

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-cyte

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without, not

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an-

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excessive, above normal

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hyper-

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in, within

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intra-

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near, beside, beyond

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para-

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many, much

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poly-

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before

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pre-

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feeling

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esthes

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heat

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therm

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muscle

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muscul

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nose

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nas

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urine

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ur

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birth

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nat

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condition

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-ia

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pertaining to

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-ar

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anesthesia

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condition of not feeling

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hyperthermia

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condition of excessive heat

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intramuscular

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pertaining to within the muscle

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paranasal

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pertaining to near the nose

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polyuria

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condition of much urine

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prenatal

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pretaining to before birth

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intestine

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enter

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cartilage

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chondr

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joint

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arthr

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nephritis

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inflammation of the kidney

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arthrodesis

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fixation of a joint

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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dentist

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specialist in teeth

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gastrectomy

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excision of the stomach

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chondritis

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inflammation of cartilage

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hepatoma

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tumor of the liver

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muscular

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pertaining to the muscule

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gastric

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pertaining to the stomach

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osteoma

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tumor of the bone

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spleen

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splen

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uteurs

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hyster

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nerve

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neur

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ear

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ot

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water

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hydr