Chapter 1 Flashcards by Carson Divine

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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dermat/o

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skin

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pulmon/o

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lung

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gastr/o

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stomach

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enter/o

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small intestine

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nephro/o

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kidney

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dys-

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pain

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epi-

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above

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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beyond

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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inside

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hyper-

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above/excessive

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para-

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beside

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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retro-

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backward

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pan-

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all

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ultra-

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beyond

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tachy-

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fast

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mono-

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one

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semi-

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half

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trans-

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across

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poly-

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many

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True or False: Word Roots HAVE to be in all words

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False

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T or F the combining vowel translates to pertaining to.

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False

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What is the most used combining vowel

A

O

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-algia

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pain

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-ia

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state/condition

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-pathy

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disease

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-opsy

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view of

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-rrhage

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abnormal flow

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-rrhea

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abnormal discharge

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-cyte

A

cell

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-trophy

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development

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-centesis

A

puncture to withdrawal fluid

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-gram

A

to record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for recording

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-metry

A

process for measuring

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-scopic

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relating to visually exxamining

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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gastr/o
-algia

A

gastralgia: stomach pain

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gynec/o
-logy

A

gynecology: study of women

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nephr/o
-megaly

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nephromegaly: enlarged kidney

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pan-
cardi/o
-itis

A

pancarditis: inflammation of the entire heart

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dys-
-plasia

A

dysplasia: development of pain