Chapter 1 Flashcards
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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
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
A
Electricity
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-gram
A
Record
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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Hepat
A
Liver
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Gastr
A
Stomach
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enter
A
Root for intestine
12
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Prefix
A
A small part that is attached to the beginning of a term
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-ic
A
Pertaining to
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Hypo
A
Below, deficient, under, less than normal
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Epi
A
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
A
Process or condition
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-opsy
A
Process of viewing
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Log/o
A
Root of study
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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
Head
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Vascul/o
Blood vessel
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Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke
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
Cerebrum- largest part of the brain
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-al
Pertaining to
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cis/o
To cut
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-ion
Process
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In-
Into, in
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Ex-, exo-
Out, outside of, outward
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Crin/o
To secrete (to form and give off)
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cyst/o
Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
36
-scopy
A complex suffix meaning process of visual examination
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Scop
Root word meaning visual examination
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Endo-
A prefix that means within
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Cyt/o
Cell
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Derm/o or dermat/o
Skin
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-gram
Record
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Erythr/o
Red
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-ectomy
Excision or removal
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-tomy
A complex suffix; the process of cutting
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Tom
Root word meaning to cut
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Thromb/o
Clotting, clot
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Glyc/o
Sugar
49
Hyper-
Excessive, above, or more than normal
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-emia
Blood condition
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Gnos/o
Knowledge
52
-sis
State or condition of
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Dia-
Complete m, through
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Pro-
Before
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Gynec/o
Woman, female
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-globin
Protein
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iatr/o
Treatment, physician
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-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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Leuk/o
White
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Nephr/o
Kidney
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Dura
Covering
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Onc/o
Tumor
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-ist
Specialist
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Ophthalm/o
Eye, eyelid
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-scope
An instrument for visual examination
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Oste/o
Bone
68
Path/o
Disease
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Ped/o
Child
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Orth/o
Straight
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Psych/o
Mind
72
Radi/o
X-rays
73
Ren/o
Kidney in Latin. Used with -al to refer to kidney
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Nephr/o
Kidney in Greek. Used with other suffixes
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Sect/o
To cut
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Re-
Back, backward, again
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Ur/o
Urinary tract, urine
80
-ac
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-alga
Pain
83
-cyte
Cell
84
-ectomy
Excision, removal
85
-ical
Pertaining to
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-ion
Process
87
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-pathy
Disease condition
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a- , an-
No, not, without
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Aut-, auto-
Self, own
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-ism
Process or condition
92
Peri-
Surrounding, around
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-um
Structure
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Retro-
Behind
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Sub-
Below, under
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Trans-
Across, through
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Cephalgia
Headache
