Chapter 1 Basic Word Structure- Terminology Flashcards

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-Retro

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Behind

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-sub

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Below, Under

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-in

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into, in

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-endo

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Within

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-trans

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Across, Through

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-epi

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Above, Upon

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-ex, exo

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out, outside of, outward

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-dia

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Complete, Through

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-aut, auto

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self, own

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-a, an

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no, not, without

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-tomy

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Process of Cutting, Incision

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-sis

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State of, Condition

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-y

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Process, Condition

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-scope

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Instrument of visually Examining

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-pathy

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Disease, Condition

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-osis

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Condition

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-opsy

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Process of Viewing

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-oma

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tumor, mass, swelling

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21
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-logy

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Process of Study

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ist

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Specialist

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-ion

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Process

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-gram

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Record

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27
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-hypo

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Below, Under, less than normal

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-globin

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Protein

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-hyper

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Excessive, Above, more than normal.

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Pro

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Before, Forward

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-peri

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Surronding, around

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-genic

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Pertaining to, producing, produced by

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-ic, -ical

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Pertaining to

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-cyte

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cell

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-hemat/o

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blood

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-electr/o

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electricity

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-cardi/o

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Heart

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-gastr/o

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Stomach

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-enter/o

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Intestines

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-bi/o

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life

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-aden/o

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gland

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arthr/o

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joint

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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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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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crin/o

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to secrete, to form and give off

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cyst/o

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urinary, bladder, a sac or cyst

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cyt/o

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cell

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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glyc/o

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sugar

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gnos/o

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Knowledge

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gynec/o

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woman, female

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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Liver

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iatr/o

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treatment, physician

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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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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

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child

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Psych/o

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Mind

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radi/o

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x-rays

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ren/o

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Kidney

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rhin/o

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Nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/o

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to cut

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thromb/o

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clot,clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract, urine

78
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-scopy

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process of visually examining

79
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-re

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back, backward, again