Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure Flashcards

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1
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aden/o

A

gland

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2
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arthr/o

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joint

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3
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bi/o

A

life

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4
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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5
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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 part of the brain)

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8
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cis/o

A

to cut

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9
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crin/o

A

secrete

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10
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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cyt/o

A

cell

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12
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derm/o

A

skin

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13
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electr/o

A

electricity

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14
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encephal/o

A

brain

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15
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enter/o

A

intestines (usually the small intestines)

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16
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erythr/o

A

red

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17
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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18
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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19
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gnos/o

A

knowledge

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20
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gynec/o

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woman/female

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21
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hem/o

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blood

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22
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hemat/o

A

blood

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23
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hepat/o

A

liver

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24
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iatr/o

A

treatment, physician

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25
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leuk/o

A

white

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26
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log/o

A

study of

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27
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nephr/o

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kidney

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28
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neur/o

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nerve

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29
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onc/o

A

tumor

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30
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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31
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oste/o

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bone

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32
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path/o

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disease

33
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ped/o

A

child

34
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psych/o

A

mind

35
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radi/o

A

x-rays

36
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ren/o

A

kidney

37
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rhin/o

A

nose

38
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sarc/o

A

flesh

39
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sect/o

A

to cut

40
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thromb/o

A

clot, clotting

41
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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

42
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-ac

A

pertaining to

43
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-al

A

pertaining to

44
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-algia

A

pain

45
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-cyte

A

cell

46
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

47
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-emia

A

blood condition

48
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-genic

A

producing, produced by, or produced in

49
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-globin

A

protein

50
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-gram

A

record

51
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-ic, -ical

A

pertaining to

52
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-ion

A

process

53
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-ist

A

specialist

54
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-itis

A

inflammation

55
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-logy

A

process of study, study of

56
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-oma

A

tumor, mass, swelling

57
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-opsy

A

process of viewing

58
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  • osis

- osis (erythrocytosis)

A

abnormal condition (or, if in blood, slight increase)

erythrocytosis is the slight increase in red blood cells

59
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-pathy

A

disease condition

60
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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

61
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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

62
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-sis

A

state of

63
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-tomy

A

incision, process of cutting

64
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-y

A

process, condition

65
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a-, an-

A

no, not, without

66
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aut-, auto-

A

self, own

67
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dia-

A

complete, through

68
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endo-

A

within (usually inside a hallow organ)

69
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epi-

A

above, upon

70
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ex-, exo-

A

out, outside of, outward

71
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hyper-

A

excessive, above, more than normal

72
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hypo-

A

deficient, below, under, less than normal

73
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in-

A

into, in

74
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peri-

A

surrounding, around

75
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pro-

A

before, forward

76
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re-

A

back, backward, again

77
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retro-

A

behind

78
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sub-

A

below, under

79
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trans-

A

across, through