Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards

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1
Q

Aden/o

A

Gland

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Arthr/o

A

Joint

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3
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Bi/o

A

Life

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4
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Carcin/o

A

Cancerous; cancer

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5
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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6
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Cephal/o

A

Head

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7
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Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

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Cis/o

A

To cut

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9
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Crin/o

A

To secrete

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10
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Cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Derm/o, Dermat/o

A

Skin

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13
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Electr/o

A

Electricity

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14
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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15
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Enter/o

A

Intestines

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16
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Erythr/o

A

Red

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17
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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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18
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Glyc/o

A

Glucose; sugar

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19
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Gnos/o

A

Knowledge

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20
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Gynec/o

A

Woman; female

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21
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Hem/o, Hemat/o

A

Blood

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22
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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23
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Iatr/o

A

Physician; treatment

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24
Q

Leuk/o

A

White

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25
Q

Log/o

A

Study

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26
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

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27
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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28
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Onc/o

A

Tumor

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29
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Opthalm/o

A

Eyes

30
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Oste/o

A

Bone

31
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Path/o

A

Disease

32
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Ped/o

A

Child

33
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Psych/o

A

Mind

34
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Radi/o

A

X-Rays; Radioactivity

35
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Ren/o

A

Kidney

36
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Rhin/o

A

Nose

37
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

38
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Sect/o

A

To cut

39
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Thromb/o

A

Clot

40
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Ur/o

A

Urine; urinary tract

41
Q

-ac

A

Pertaining to

42
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-al

A

Pertaining to

43
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-algia

A

Pain

44
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Cyte

A

Cell

45
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-ectomy

A

Removal; excision; resection

46
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-emia

A

Blood condition

47
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-genic

A

Produced by or in

48
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-globin

A

Protein

49
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-gram

A

Record

50
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-ic, -ical

A

Pertaining to

51
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-ion

A

Process

52
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-ist

A

Specialist

53
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-itis

A

Inflammation

54
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-logy

A

Process of study

55
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-oma

A

Tumor; mass; fluid collection

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-opsy

A

View of

57
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-osis

A

Condition; abnormal

58
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-pathy

A

Disease; condition

59
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-scope

A

Instrument for visual examination

60
Q

-scopy

A

Visual examination

61
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-sis

A

State of; condition

62
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting

63
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-y

A

Condition; process

64
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a-, an-

A

No; not; without

65
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Aut-, Auto-

A

Self; own

66
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Dia-

A

Complete; through

67
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End

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68
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Endo

A

In; within

69
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Epi-

A

Above; upon; on

70
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Ex-, exo-

A

Out; outside of; outward