chapter 1 - Basic word structure Flashcards by Avery Klassen

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Aden/o

A

gland

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What does ‘Arthr/o’ refer to?

A

joint

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Bi/o

A

life

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Carcin/o

A

cancer

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Cardi/o

A

heart

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Cephal/o

A

head

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Cerebr/o

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cerebrum, largest part of the brain

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Cis/o

A

to cut

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Crin/o

A

to secrete

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Cyst/o

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urinary bladder; a sac or cyst

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Cyt/o

A

cell

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‘Derm/o’ or ‘dermat/o’

A

skin

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Electr/o

A

electricity

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Encephal/o

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brain

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Enter/o

A

intestines

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Erythr/o

A

red

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Gastr/o

A

stomach

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Gnos/o

A

knowledge

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Gynec/o

A

woman, female

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Hem/o or hemat/o

A

blood

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Hepat/o

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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

A

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

A

disease

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Ped/o

A

child

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Psych/o

A

mind

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Radi/o

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x-ray

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Ren/o

A

kidney

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Rhin/o

A

nose

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Sarc/o

A

flesh, skin

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Sect/o

A

to cut

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Thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

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Ur/o

A

urinary tract, urine

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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

A

pain

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

A

pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

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-globin

A

protein

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-gram

A

record

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-ic or -ical

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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

tumour, mass, swelling

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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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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-sis

A

state of; condition

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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

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-y

A

process, condition

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endo-

A

within

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epi-

A

above, upon

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ex- or exo-

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out, outside of

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hyper-

A

excessive, above

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hypo-

A

deficient, below

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in-

A

into, in

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peri-

A

surrounding, around

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pro-

A

before, forward

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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

across, through