Chapter 1 (Terminology) Flashcards
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re-
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back, backward, again
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ex-,exo-
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out, outside, outward
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in-
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into, in
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-itis
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inflammation
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-cyte
A
cell
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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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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-ion
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process
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-pathy
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disease, condition
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trans-
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across, through
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sub-
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below, under
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peri-
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around, surrounding
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than usual
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epi-
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above, upon
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used w/ blood cells)
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a-,an-
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no, not, without
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endo-
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within
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retro-
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behind
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
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thromb/o
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clot/clotting
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sect/o
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to cut
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ren/o
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-kidney (refers to things related to the kidney)
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opthalm/o
eye
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-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
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-ist
specialist
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-gram
record
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-globin
protein
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-algia
pain
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-ic, -ical
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
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iatr/o
treatment, physician
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gnos/o
knowledge
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cyst/o
urinary bladder; a sac or cyst
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gynec/o
woman/female
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glyc/o
sugar
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gastr/o
stomach
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aut-, auto-
self, own
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crin/o
to secrete
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nephr/o
kidney (kidney diseases and kidney specialists)
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-ac
pertaining to
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cis/o
to cut
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-genic
producing, produced by, or produced in
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ur/o
urinary tract, urine
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erythr/o
red
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electr/o
electricity
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dermat/o
skin
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derm/o
skin
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cyt/o
cell
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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cardi/o
heart
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carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
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radi/o
x-rays
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neur/o
nerve
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hepat/o
liver
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hem/o
blood
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enter/o
intestines
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encephal/o
brain
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cephal/o
head
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bi/o
life
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arthr/o
joint
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aden/o
gland
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combining form
combination of the root and combining vowel
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combining vowel
vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
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prefix
word beginning
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suffix
word ending
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root
foundation of the term
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sarc/o
flesh
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rhin/o
nose
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psych/o
mind
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ped/o
child
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path/o
disease
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oste/o
bone
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leuk/o
white
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hemat/o
blood
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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dia-
complete, through
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-logy
process of study
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-opsy
process of viewing
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log/o
study of
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-emia
blood condition
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-y
process, condition
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pro-
before, forward
