Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards
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Aden/o
A
Gland
2
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Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
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Bi/o
A
Life
4
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Carcin/o
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Cancerous; cancer
5
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Cardi/o
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Heart
6
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Cephal/o
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Head
7
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum (largest partnif the brain)
8
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Cis/o
A
To cut
9
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Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
10
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Cyt/o
A
Cell
11
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Derm/o, dermat/o
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Skin
12
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Electro/o
A
Electricity
13
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Encephal/o
A
Brain
14
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Enter/o
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Intestines (usually small intestines)
15
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Erythr/o
A
Red
16
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Gastr/o
A
Stomach
17
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Glyc/o
A
Glucose;sugar
18
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Gnos/o
A
Knowledge
19
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Gynec/o
A
Woman;female
20
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Hem/o, hemat/o
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Blood
21
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Hepat/o
A
Liver
22
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Iatr/o
A
Physician; treatment
23
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Luek/o
A
White
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Log/o
A
Study
25
Nephr/o
Kidney
26
Neur/o
Nerve
27
Onc/o
Tumor
28
Opthalm/o
Eye
29
Oste/o
Bone
30
Path/o
Disease
31
Ped/o
Child
32
Psych/o
Mind
33
Radi/o
X-rays; radioactivity (lateral lower arm bone)
34
Ren/o
Kidney
35
Rhin/o
Nose
36
Sarc/o
Flesh (connective tissue)
37
Sect/o
To cut
38
Thromb/o
Clot
39
Ur/o
Urine; urinary tract
40
—ac
Pertaining to
41
—al
Pertaining to
42
—algia
Pain
43
—cyte
Cell
44
—ectomy
Removal; excision; resection
45
—emia
Blood condition
46
—genic
Produced by or in
47
—globin
Protein
48
—gram
Record
49
—ic, —ical
Pertaining to
50
—ion
Process
51
—ist
Specialist
52
—itis
Inflammation
53
—logy
Study (process)
54
—oma
Tumor; mass; fluid collection
55
—opsy
View of
56
—osis
Condition, usually abnormal
57
—pathy
Disease condition
58
—scope
Instrument for visual examination
59
—scopy
Visual examination
60
—sis
State of; condition
61
—tomy
Process of cutting
62
—y
Condition; process
63
a—, an-
No; not; without
64
Aut—, auto—
Self; own
65
Dia—
Complete; through
66
Endo—
In; within
67
Epi—
Above; upon; on
68
Ex—, exo—,
Out; outside of; outward
69
Hyper—
Above; excessive; more than normal
70
Hypo—
Deficient; below; under; less than normal
71
In—
In; into; not
72
Peri—
Surrounding; around
73
Pro-
Before; forward
74
Re—
Back; again; backward
75
Retro—
Behind; back; backward
76
Sub—
Under; below
77
Trans—
Accross; through
