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Chapter 1: Ready, Set, Go Flashcards

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Prefix

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Word part found at the beginning of a word. Usually indicates number, location, time or status

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Root

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Word part that gives the essential meaning of the word. A root cannot stand alone; a suffix must be added to complete the term.

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Combining Vowel

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Single vowel, usually an O, that is added to the end of a root to make the word easier to pronounce.

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Combining Form

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Combination of the root and combining vowel

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Suffix

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Word part found at the end of a word. Usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, or disorder.

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Pre-

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Before

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Peri-

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Around

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Post-

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After

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Ab-

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Away from

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Dys-

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Difficult, painful or bad

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Endo-

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Within or inside

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Hyper-

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Elevated, higher or more than normal

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Inter-

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Between

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Poly-

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Many or excessive

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Sub-

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Below, under or less

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A- or An-

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Without or no

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Ad-

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Toward

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Anti-

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Against

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Eu-

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Good, easy or normal

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Ex- or Exo-

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Without, out of, outside, or away from

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Ecto-

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Outside

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Hypo-

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Depressed, lower or less than normal

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Intra-

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Within

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Oligo-

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Scant or little

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Super- and Supra-

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Above, beyond or excessive

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Epi-

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Upper

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Extra-

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Outside

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Infra-

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Below or beneath

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Per-

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Throughout

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Trans-

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Across

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Ultra-

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Above, increased, or more than normal

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-ac

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As in cardiac. Pertaining to the heart

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-al

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As in renal. Pertaining to the kidney

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-an

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As in ovarian. Pertaining to the ovary

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-ar

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As in lumbar. Pertaining to the loin, lower back.

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-ary

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As in alimentary. Pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract.

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-eal

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As in laryngeal. Pertaining to the larynx.

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-ic

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As in enteric. Pertaining to the small intestine.

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-ine

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As in uterine. Pertaining to the uterus

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-ous

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As in cutaneous. Pertaining to the skin

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-tic

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As in nephrotic. Pertaining to the kidneys

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-pexy

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Suture to stabilize

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-stomy

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Surgically created opening

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-tomy

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Cutting into

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-centesis

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Surgical procedure to remove fluid or gas

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-gram

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Record of

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-graph

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Instrument that records (or used as a record)

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-graphy

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Procedure that records

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-lysis

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Separation or breakdown

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-scope

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Procedure to visually examine

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-rrhagia or-rrhage

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Bursting forth, as in hemorrhage

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-rrhaphy

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To suture

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-algia and -dynia

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Pain

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-ia

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State or condition

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-ion

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Action, process, state or condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ive

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Performs or tends toward

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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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-um

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Structure

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-us

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Veterinary Terminology (2 decks)

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