Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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ac, al, ic, ical

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Pertaining to

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2
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-algia

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Pain

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3
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-cyte

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Cell

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4
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-ectomy

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Removal; excision, resection

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5
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-emia

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Blood condition

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6
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-genic

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Produced by or in

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7
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-gram

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Record

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8
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-ist

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Specialist

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9
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-itis

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Inflammation

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10
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-logy

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Study of

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11
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-oma

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Tumor, mass, fluid collection

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12
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-osis

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Condition

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13
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-pathy

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Disease; emotion

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14
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-scope

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Instrument for visual examination

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15
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-scopy

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Visual examination

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16
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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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17
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-y

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Condition; process

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18
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a-, an-

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No, not, without

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19
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auto-

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Self, own

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20
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dia-

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Complete, through

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21
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endo-

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In, within

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22
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epi-

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Above, upon, on

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23
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ex-, exo-

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Out, away from

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24
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hyper-

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Above

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25
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hypo-

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Below

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26
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in-

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In, into, not

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27
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peri-

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Surrounding

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28
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pro-

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Before, forward

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29
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retro-

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Behind, back

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30
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sub-

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Under, below

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31
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trans-

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Across, through

32
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aden/o

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Gland

33
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arthr/o

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joint

34
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bi/o

A

life

35
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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

36
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cardi/o

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heart

37
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cephal/o

A

head

38
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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

39
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cis/o

A

to cut

40
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crin/o

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to secrete

41
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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

42
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cyt/o

A

cell

43
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derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

44
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electr/o

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electricity

45
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encephal/o

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brain

46
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enter/o

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intestines

47
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erythr/o

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red

48
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gastr/o

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stomach

49
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glyc/o

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sugar

50
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gnos/o

A

knowledge

51
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gynec/o

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woman, female

52
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hemat/o, hem/o

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blood

53
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hepat/o

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liver

54
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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

55
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leuk/o

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white

56
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log/o

A

study of

57
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nephr/o

A

kidney

58
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neur/o

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nerve

59
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onc/o

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tumor (cancerous)

60
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ophthalm/o

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eye

61
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oste/o

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bone

62
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path/o

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disease

63
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ped/o

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child

64
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psych/o

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mind

65
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radi/o

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x-rays

66
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ren/o

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kidney

67
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rhin/o

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nose

68
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sarc/o

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flesh

69
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sect/o

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to cut

70
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thromb/o

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clot, clotting

71
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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

72
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-globin

A

protein

73
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

74
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re-

A

back, backward, again

75
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What are the 3 combining rules?

A
  1. Combining vowel is found between 2 root words
  2. Drop the combining vowel before a suffix that starts with a vowel
  3. Keep combining vowel for suffixes with a consonant