Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards by Maribeth Tabon

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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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Cancerous; 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 (largest partnif the brain)

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Cis/o

A

To cut

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Cyst/o

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Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o, dermat/o

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Skin

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Electro/o

A

Electricity

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines (usually small intestines)

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Erythr/o

A

Red

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Glyc/o

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Glucose;sugar

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Gnos/o

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Knowledge

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Gynec/o

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Woman;female

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Hem/o, hemat/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Iatr/o

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Physician; treatment

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Luek/o

A

White

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Log/o

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Study

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Opthalm/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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Child

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Radi/o

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X-rays; radioactivity (lateral lower arm bone)

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh (connective tissue)

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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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—ac

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Pertaining to

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—al

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Pertaining to

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—algia

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Pain

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—cyte

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Cell

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—ectomy

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Removal; excision; resection

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—emia

A

Blood condition

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—genic

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Produced by or in

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—globin

A

Protein

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—gram

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Record

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—ic, —ical

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Pertaining to

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—ion

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Process

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—ist

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Specialist

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—itis

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Inflammation

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—logy

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Study (process)

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—oma

A

Tumor; mass; fluid collection

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—opsy

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View of

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—osis

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Condition, usually abnormal

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—pathy

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Disease condition

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—scope

A

Instrument for visual examination

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—scopy

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Visual examination

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—sis

A

State of; condition

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—tomy

A

Process of cutting

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—y

A

Condition; process

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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; through

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Endo—

A

In; within

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Epi—

A

Above; upon; on

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Ex—, exo—,

A

Out; outside of; outward

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Hyper—

A

Above; excessive; more than normal

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Hypo—

A

Deficient; below; under; less than normal

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In—

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In; into; not

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Peri—

A

Surrounding; around

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Pro-

A

Before; forward

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Re—

A

Back; again; backward

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Retro—

A

Behind; back; backward

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Sub—

A

Under; below

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Trans—

A

Accross; through