Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards by Michelle Lee

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aden/o

A

gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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bi/o

A

life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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cephal/o

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head

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum

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cis/o

A

to cut

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crin/o

A

to secrete

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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cyt/o

A

cell

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derm/o
dermat/o

A

skin

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electro/o

A

electricity

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encephal/o

A

brain

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enter/o

A

intestines (small)

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erythr/o

A

red

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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gnos/o

A

knowledge

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gynec/o

A

female; woman

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hemat/o
hem/o

A

blood

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hept/o

A

liver

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iatr/o

A

treatment; physician

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leuk/o

A

white

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log/o

A

study of

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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onc/o

A

tumor

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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ped/o

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children

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

A

x-rays

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ren/o

A

kidney

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sarc/o

A

flesh

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sect/o

A

to cut

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thromb/o

A

clot

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ur/o

A

urine; urinary tract

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root

A

foundation of the word

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suffix

A

word ending

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combining vowel

A

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

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combining form

A

root + combining vowel

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prefix

A

small part attached to beginning of the term

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

A

removal; excision

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

pertaining to producing; produced by; produced in

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-globin

A

protein

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-gram

A

record

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-ic
-ical

A

pertaining to

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-ion

A

process

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-ist

A

specialist

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

process of study

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-oma

A

mass; collection; tumor

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-osis

A

abnormal condition (increase with blood cells usually)

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

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-y

A

process; condition

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a-
an-

A

no; not; without

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aut-
auto-

A

self; own

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dia-

A

complete

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endo-

A

within

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epi-

A

above

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ex-
exo-

A

out; outside of; outward

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hyper-

A

excessive; above; more than normal

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hypo-

A

deficient; below; under; less than normal

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in-

A

into; in

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peri-

A

surrounding; around

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re-

A

back; backward; again

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retro-

A

behind

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sub-

A

below; under

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trans-

A

through; across

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biopsy

A

process of viewing life

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diagnosis

A

complete knowledge

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gastrectomy

A

removal of the stomach