Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards

1
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aden/o

A

gland

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2
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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

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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8
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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

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11
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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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derm/o
dermat/o

A

skin

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13
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electro/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 (small)

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16
Q

erythr/o

A

red

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17
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

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18
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar

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19
Q

gnos/o

A

knowledge

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20
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gynec/o

A

female; woman

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21
Q

hemat/o
hem/o

A

blood

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22
Q

hept/o

A

liver

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23
Q

iatr/o

A

treatment; physician

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24
Q

leuk/o

A

white

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25
Q

log/o

A

study of

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26
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

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27
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

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28
Q

onc/o

A

tumor

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29
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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30
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oste/o

A

bone

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31
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path/o

A

disease

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32
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ped/o

A

children

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33
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psych/o

A

mind

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34
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radi/o

A

x-rays

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
Q

sect/o

A

to cut

39
Q

thromb/o

A

clot

40
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ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract

41
Q

root

A

foundation of the word

42
Q

suffix

A

word ending

43
Q

combining vowel

A

links root to the suffix and then going back to the beginning of the term

44
Q

combining form

A

root + combining vowel

45
Q

prefix

A

small part attached to beginning of the term

46
Q

-ac

A

pertaining to

47
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

48
Q

-algia

A

pain

49
Q

-cyte

A

cell

50
Q

-ectomy

A

removal; excision

51
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

52
Q

-genic

A

pertaining to producing; produced by; produced in

53
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-globin

A

protein

54
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-gram

A

record

55
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-ic
-ical

A

pertaining to

56
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-ion

A

process

57
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-ist

A

specialist

58
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-itis

A

inflammation

59
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-logy

A

process of study

60
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-oma

A

mass; collection; tumor

61
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

62
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-osis

A

abnormal condition (increase with blood cells usually)

63
Q

-pathy

A

disease condition

64
Q

-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

65
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

66
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

67
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-y

A

process; condition

68
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a-
an-

A

no; not; without

69
Q

aut-
auto-

A

self; own

70
Q

dia-

A

complete

71
Q

endo-

A

within

72
Q

epi-

A

above

73
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ex-
exo-

A

out; outside of; outward

74
Q

hyper-

A

excessive; above; more than normal

75
Q

hypo-

A

deficient; below; under; less than normal

76
Q

in-

A

into; in

77
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peri-

A

surrounding; around

78
Q

re-

A

back; backward; again

79
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retro-

A

behind

80
Q

sub-

A

below; under

81
Q

trans-

A

through; across

82
Q

biopsy

A

process of viewing life

83
Q

diagnosis

A

complete knowledge

84
Q

gastrectomy

A

removal of the stomach