Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure - Terminology Flashcards

1
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Aden/o

A

Gland

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2
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Arthr/o

A

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

Cancerous, cancer

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5
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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6
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Cephal/o

A

Head

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7
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Cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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8
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Cis/o

A

Cut

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9
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Crin/o

A

To secrete

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10
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Cyst/o

A

Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst

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11
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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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Dermat/o

A

Skin

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14
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Electr/o

A

Electricity

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15
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Encephal/o

A

Brain

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16
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Enter/o

A

Intestines (usually the small intestines)

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17
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Erythr/o

A

Red

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18
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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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19
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Glyc/o

A

Sugar

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20
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Gnos/o

A

Knowledge

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21
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Gynec/o

A

Woman, female

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22
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Hemat/o

A

Blood

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23
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Hem/o

A

Blood

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24
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Hepat/o

A

Liver

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25
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Iatr/o

A

Treatment, physician

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26
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Leuk/o

A

White

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27
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Log/o

A

Study of

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28
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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

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29
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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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30
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Onc/o

A

Tumor (cancerous)

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31
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Ophthalm/o

A

Eye

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32
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Oste/o

A

Bone

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33
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Path/o

A

Disease

34
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Ped/o

A

Child

35
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Psych/o

A

Mind

36
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Radi/o

A

X-rays

37
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Ren/o

A

Kidney

38
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Rhin/o

A

Nose

39
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Sarc/o

A

Flesh

40
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Sect/o

A

To cut

41
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Thromb/o

A

Clot, clotting

42
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Ur/o

A

Urinary tract, urine

43
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-ac

A

Pertaining to

44
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-al

A

Pertaining to

45
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-algia

A

Pain

46
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-cyte

A

Cell

47
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-ectomy

A

Excision, removal

48
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-emia

A

Blood condition

49
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-genic

A

Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

50
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-globin

A

Protein

51
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-gram

A

Record

52
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-ic, -ical

A

Pertaining to

53
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-ion

A

Process

54
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-ist

A

Specialist

55
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-itis

A

Inflammation

56
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-logy

A

Process of study

57
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-oma

A

Tumor, mass, swelling

58
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-opsy

A

Process of viewing

59
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-osis

A

Condition, usually abnormal

60
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-pathy

A

Disease condition

61
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-scope

A

Instrument to visually examine

62
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-scopy

A

Process of visually examining

63
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-sis

A

State of; condition

64
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting, incision

65
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-y

A

Process, condition

66
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a-, an-

A

No, not, without

67
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aut-, auto-

A

Self, own

68
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dia-

A

Complete, through

69
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endo-

A

Within

70
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epi-

A

Above, upon

71
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ex-, exo-

A

Out, outside of, outward

72
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hyper-

A

Excessive, above, more than normal

73
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hypo-

A

Deficient, below, under, less than normal

74
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in-

A

Into, in

75
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peri-

A

Surrounding, around

76
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pro-

A

Before, forward

77
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re-

A

Back, backward, again

78
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retro-

A

Behind

79
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sub-

A

Below, under

80
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trans-

A

Across, through