Chapter 1 - Basic Word Structure Flashcards by angela smith

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Arthr/o-

A

Joint

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Aden/o-

A

Gland

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Bi/o

A

Life

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Carcin/o-

A

Cancer, cancerous

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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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Cephal/o-

A

Head

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Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

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Cyt/o

A

Cell

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Derm/o

A

Skin

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Dermat/o

A

Skin

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Electr/o

A

Electricity

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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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Enter/o

A

Intestines (often small intestine)

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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

A

Blood

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Hemat/o

A

Blood

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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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Lapar/o

A

Abdomen

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Leuk/o

A

White

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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

A

Eye

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Oste/o

A

Bone

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Path/o

A

Disease

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Psych/o

A

Mind

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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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Thromb/o

A

Clotting

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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

Cutting out; removal; excision

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-globin

A

Protein

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-gram

A

Record

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-ia

A

Condition

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ism

A

Condition, process

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-logist

A

Specialist in the study of

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-logy

A

Study of

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-oma

A

Tumor, mass

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-opsy

A

To view

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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-scope

A

Instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

Process of visual examination

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-sis

A

State of

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-tomy

A

Process of cutting into; incision

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A-

A

No, not

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An-

A

No, not

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Aut-

A

Self

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Dia-

A

Complete, through

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Dys-

A

Bad
Painful
Difficult
Abnormal

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Endo-

A

Within

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Exo-

A

Outside

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Hyper-

A

Excessive
More than normal
Too much

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Hypo-

A

Below
Less than normal
Under

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Peri-

A

Surrounding

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Pro-

A

Before

Forward

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Re-

A

Back

Q

Retro-

A

Behind

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Sub-

A

Below

Under

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Trans-

A

Across

Through