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Chapter 1: Basic Word Structure, Word Analysis Flashcards

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adeno

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gland

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arthro

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joint

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bio

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life

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carcino

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cancer, cancerous

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cardio

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heart

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cephalo

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head

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cerebro

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cerebrum

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cysto

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urinary bladder

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cyto

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cell

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dermato, dermo

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skin

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encephalo

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brain

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entero

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intestines

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erythro

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red

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gastro

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stomach

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gnos

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knowledge

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gyneco

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woman, female

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hemato, hemo

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blood

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hepato

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liver

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laparo

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abdomen

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leuko

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white

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nephro

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kidney

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neuro

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nerve

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onco

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tumor

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ophthalmo

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eye

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osteo

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bone

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patho

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disease

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psycho

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mind

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reno

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kindey

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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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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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cutting out; removal, excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram

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record

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-ia

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition, process

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-scope

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instrument to examine

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-sis

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state of

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-tomy

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cutting into; incision

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a-, an-

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no, not

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aut-

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self

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dia-

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complete, through

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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within

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exo-

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outside

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hyper-

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excessive, more than normal, too much

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hypo-

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below, less than normal

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pro-

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before

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re-

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back

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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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trans-

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across, through

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cardiology

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study of the heart

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dermatology

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study of the skin

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endocrinology

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study of the endocrine glands

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gastroenterology

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study of the stomach and intestines

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gynecology

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study of women and women’s disease

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hematology

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study of the blood

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neurology

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study of the nerves, brain, spinal cord

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oncology

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study of tumors (cancerous or malignant diseases)

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ophthalmology

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study of the eye

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pathology

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study of the disease

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psychology

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study of the mind and mental disorders

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rheumatology

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study of joint diseases

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a mass of blood, or “black and blue” mark is a/n:

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hematoma

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inflammation of the small intestine is:

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enteritis

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the prediction about the outcome of an illness is a/n:

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prognosis

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the record of electricity in the brain is a/n:

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electroencephalogram EEG

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complete knowledge of a patients illness on the basis of tests and other information is a/n:

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diagnosis

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a protein found in red blood cells is:

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hemoglobin

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inflammation of the liver is:

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hepatitis

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laparotomy

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cutting into the abdomin

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nephrectomy

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cutting out kidney

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neuritis

A

inflammation of the nerve

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ophthalmoscope

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instrument to view the eye

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osteotomy

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cutting into bone

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renal

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pertaining to kidney

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rhinitis

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inflammation of nose

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removal of a nerve

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neurectomy

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large numbers of immature, cancerous white blood cells is a blood condition known as:

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leukemia

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an x-ray record of a joint is:

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arthrogram

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a study of the kidney is

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nephrology

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a tumor of the liver is :

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hepatoma

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visual examination of the abdomen is:

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laparopsy

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an incision of a joint is called:

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arthrotomy

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an abnormal condition of the skin is:

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dermatosis

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inflammation of the skin is:

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dermatitis

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a specialist in the study of blood is a:

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hematologist

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subgastric

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pertaining to under the stomach

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gastralgia

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pain in the stomach

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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transgastric

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pertaining to across or through the stomach

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gastroscopy

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process of visually examining the stomach

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retrogastric

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pertaining to behind the stomach

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gastrenterology

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study of the stomach and intestines

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gastrotomy

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incision of the stomach

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gastrectomy

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excision of the stomach

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gastroscope

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instrument to visually examine the stomach

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