chapter 14 word parts Flashcards
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a-
A
absence of, without
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ab-
A
towards
3
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ad-
A
towards
4
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brady-
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slow
5
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dys-
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painful, difficult, abnormal, labored
6
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hyper-
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above, excessive
7
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inter-
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between
8
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intra-
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within, in
9
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poly-
A
many, much
10
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sub-
A
below, under
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supra-
A
above
12
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sym-
A
together, joined
13
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syn-
A
together, joined
14
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ankyl/o
A
stiff or bent
15
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electro/o
A
electricity; electrical activity
16
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fasci/o
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fascia
17
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fibr/o
A
fibrous connective tissue
18
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kinesi/o
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movement, motion
19
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kyph/o
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hump
20
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lamin/o
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lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
21
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leimy/o
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smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
22
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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myos/o
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muscle
25
myocardi/o
heart muscle
26
plant/o
sole of the foot
27
rhabd/o
rod-shaped, striated
28
sarc/o
flesh, connective tissue
29
ten/o
tendon
30
tend/o
tendon
31
tendin/o
tendon
32
-ad
toward
33
-al
pertaining to
34
-algia
pain
35
-ar
pertaining to
36
-asthenia
weakness
37
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
38
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
39
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal, cutting out
40
-gram
the record, radiographic image
41
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
42
-ic
pertaining to
43
-itis
inflammation
44
-lysis
loosening, separating, dissolution
45
-oid
resembling
46
-oma
tumor
47
-osis
abnormal condition
48
-penia
abnormal reduction
49
-physis
growth
50
-plasty
surgical repair
51
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
52
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
53
-schisis
spit, fissure
54
-scopy
process of viewing, visual examination
55
-tome
instrument used to cut
56
-tomy
incision, cut into
57
-trophy
nourishment, development
