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Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure Flashcards

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aden/o

A

gland

adenitis

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Where do you start reading a medical term?

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With the suffix (ending)

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arthr/o

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joint

arthritis

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bi/o

A

life

biology

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carcin/o

A

cancerous, cancer

carcinoma

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cardi/o

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heart

cardiology

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cephal/o

A

head

cephalic

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cerebr/o

A

cerebrum (largest part of brain)

cerebral

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cis/o

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to cut

incision

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9
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crin/o

A

to secrete

endocrine glands

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

cytoscopy

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cyt/o

A

cell

cytology

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derm/o

detmat/o

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skin

hypodermic, dermatitis

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electr/o

A

electricity

electrocardiogram

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encephal/o

A

brain

electroencephalogram

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enter/o

A

intestines (usually small)

enteritis

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erythr/o

A

red

erythrocyte

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gastr/o

A

stomach

gastrectomy

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glyc/o

A

sugar

hyperglycemia

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19
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gnos/o

A

knowledge

diagnosis

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gynec/o

A

woman, female

gynecology

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hemat/o

hemo/o

A

blood

hematoma, hemoglobin

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hepat/o

A

liver

hepatitis

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23
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iatr/o

A

treatment, physician

iatrogenic

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leuk/o

A

white

leukocyte

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log/o

A

study of

dermatology

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neur/o

A

nerve

neurology

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onc/o

A

tumor

oncology

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28
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

ophthalmoscope

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oste/o

A

bone

osteitis

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path/o

A

disease

pathology

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ped/o

A

child

pediatric

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psych/o

A

mind

psychology

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radi/o

A

x-rays

radiology

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ren/o

A

kidney

renal

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rhin/o

A

nose

rhinitis

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sarc/o

A

flesh

sarcoma

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sect/o

A

to cut

resection

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thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

thrombocyte

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ur/o

A

urinary tract, urine

urology

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-ac -al -ic -ical

A

pertaining to

cardiac, neural, gastric

41
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-algia

A

pain

neuralgia

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-cyte

A

cell

erythrocyte

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

nephrectomy

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-emia

A

blood condition

leukemia

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-genic

A

pertaining to producing

pathogenic

46
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-globin

A

protein

hemoglobin

47
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-gram

A

record

electroencephalogram

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-ion

A

process

excision

49
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-ist

A

specialist

gynecologist

50
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-itis

A

inflammation

gastritis

51
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-logy

A

process of study

radiology

52
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-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

hepatoma

53
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

biopsy

54
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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal, slight increase when referring to blood cells

nephrosis

55
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-pathy

A

disease condition

enteropathy

56
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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

endoscope

57
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

endoscopy

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-sis

A

state of; condition

prognosis

59
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-tomy

A

process of cutting, incision

osteotomy

60
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-y

A

process, condition

radiology

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a- an-

A

no, not, without

anemia

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aut- auto-

A

self, own

autopsy

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dia-

A

complete, through

diagnosis

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endo-

A

within

endoscopy

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epi-

A

above, upon

epigastric

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ex- exo-

A

out, outside of

excision, exocrine gland

67
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hyper-

A

excessive, above, more than normal

hyperglycemia

68
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hypo-

A

deficient, below, under, less than normal

hypogastric

69
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in-

A

into, in

incision

70
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peri-

A

surrounding, around

pericardium

71
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pro-

A

before, forward

prostate gland

72
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re-

A

back, backward, again

resection

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retro-

A

behind

retrocardiac

74
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sub-

A

below, under

subhepatic

75
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trans-

A

across, through

transhepatic

76
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What is the difference between the root and combining form?

A

The combining form has the /o. The root is the combing form without the /o.

ex. comb form. aden/o
root. aden

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