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1
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Ophthalmologist

A

Eye doctor

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Hemat/o or hem/o

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Is a root word for blood

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3
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Root

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Foundation of the word

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Suffix

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Word ending

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-logy

A

Process of study

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Electr

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Electricity

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-gram

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Record

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Hepat

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Liver

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Gastr

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Stomach

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enter

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Root for intestine

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Prefix

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A small part that is attached to the beginning of a term

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Hypo

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Below, deficient, under, less than normal

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Epi

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Above

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Aden/o

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Gland

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-oma

A

Tumor or mass

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arthr/o

A

Joint

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Bi/o

A

Life

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-y

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Process or condition

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21
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-opsy

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Process of viewing

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22
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Log/o

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Root of study

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Carcin/o

A

Cancerous, cancer

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24
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Cardi/o

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Heart

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25
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Cephal/o

A

Head

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Vascul/o

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Blood vessel

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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke

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Occurs when blood vessels are damaged in the cerebrum and blood is prevented from reaching functional areas of the brain.

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Cerebr/o

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Cerebrum- largest part of the brain

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-al

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Pertaining to

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30
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cis/o

A

To cut

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31
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-ion

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Process

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In-

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Into, in

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Ex-, exo-

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Out, outside of, outward

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Crin/o

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To secrete (to form and give off)

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35
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cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)

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36
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-scopy

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A complex suffix meaning process of visual examination

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37
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Scop

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Root word meaning visual examination

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38
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Endo-

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A prefix that means within

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39
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Cyt/o

A

Cell

40
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Derm/o or dermat/o

A

Skin

41
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-gram

A

Record

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

43
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Erythr/o

A

Red

44
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-ectomy

A

Excision or removal

45
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-tomy

A

A complex suffix; the process of cutting

46
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Tom

A

Root word meaning to cut

47
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Thromb/o

A

Clotting, clot

48
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Glyc/o

A

Sugar

49
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Hyper-

A

Excessive, above, or more than normal

50
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-emia

A

Blood condition

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Gnos/o

A

Knowledge

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-sis

A

State or condition of

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Dia-

A

Complete m, through

54
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Pro-

A

Before

55
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Gynec/o

A

Woman, female

56
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-globin

A

Protein

57
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iatr/o

A

Treatment, physician

58
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-genic

A

Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

59
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Leuk/o

A

White

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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

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Neur/o

A

Nerve

62
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Dura

A

Covering

63
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Onc/o

A

Tumor

64
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-ist

A

Specialist

65
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Ophthalm/o

A

Eye, eyelid

66
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-scope

A

An instrument for visual examination

67
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Oste/o

A

Bone

68
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Path/o

A

Disease

69
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Ped/o

A

Child

70
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Orth/o

A

Straight

71
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Psych/o

A

Mind

72
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Radi/o

A

X-rays

73
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Ren/o

A

Kidney in Latin. Used with -al to refer to kidney

74
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney in Greek. Used with other suffixes

75
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Rhin/o

A

Nose

76
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

77
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Sect/o

A

To cut

78
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Re-

A

Back, backward, again

79
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Ur/o

A

Urinary tract, urine

80
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-ac

A

Pertaining to

81
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-al

A

Pertaining to

82
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-alga

A

Pain

83
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-cyte

A

Cell

84
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-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

85
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-ical

A

Pertaining to

86
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-ion

A

Process

87
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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)

88
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-pathy

A

Disease condition

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a- , an-

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No, not, without

90
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Aut-, auto-

A

Self, own

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-ism

A

Process or condition

92
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Peri-

A

Surrounding, around

93
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-um

A

Structure

94
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Retro-

A

Behind

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Sub-

A

Below, under

96
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Trans-

A

Across, through

97
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Cephalgia

A

Headache

Medical Terminology (17 decks)

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