Chapter 2 Flashcards
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ultra-
A
excessive (prefix)
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-algia
A
pain (suffix)
3
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid (suffix)
4
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-dynia
A
pain (suffix)
5
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-ectasia, -ectasi
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dilatation or stretching of a structure or part (suffix)
6
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-ectomy
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excision; surgical removal or cutting out (suffix)
7
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-edema
A
swelling (suffix)
8
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-emesis
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to vomit, vomiting (suffix)
9
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-gram
A
to record (suffix)
10
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-graph
A
an instrument used to record (suffix)
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-graphy
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the process of recording (suffix)
12
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-lysis
A
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying (suffix)
13
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-malacia
A
soft, softening (suffix)
14
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-megaly
A
enlargement (suffix)
15
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-meter
A
instrument used to measure (suffix)
16
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-oid (forms adjectives and nouns)
A
resembling (suffix)
17
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-penia
A
deficiency (suffix)
18
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-pexy
A
surgical fixation; fastening in a final position (suffix)
19
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-plasty
A
surgical repair (suffix)
20
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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excessive bleeding or hemorrhage (suffix)
21
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-rrhaphy
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suture; uniting a wound by stitches (suffix)
22
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-rrhea
A
flow or discharge (suffix)
23
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-rrhexis
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rupture (suffix)
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-scope
A
instrument used for viewing (suffix)
25
-scopy
visual examination (suffix)
26
-spasm
twitching; cramp (suffix)
27
-stasis
stopping; controlling (suffix)
28
-stomy
formation of an opening (suffix)
29
-therapy
treatment (suffix)
30
-tome
an instrument used for cutting (suffix)
31
-tomy
incision; cutting into tissue (suffix)
32
-tripsy
surgical crushing (suffix)
33
aden(o)
gland (combining form)
34
algesi(o)
sensitivity to pain (combining form)
35
angi(o)
vessel (combining form)
36
append(o), appendic(o)
appendix (combining form)
37
blephar(o)
eyelid (combining form)
38
cerebro(o)
brain; sometimes cerebrum; the main portion of the brain (combining form)
39
chem(o)
chemical (combining form)
40
chir(o)
hand (combining form)
41
col(o), colon(o)
colon or large intestine (combining form)
42
cry(o)
cold (combining form)
43
cutane(o), derm(a), dermat(o)
skin (combining form)
44
ech(o)
sound (combining form)
45
electr(o)
electricity (combining form)
46
encephal(o)
brain (combining form)
47
esthesi(o)
feeling or sensation (combining form)
48
fluor(o)
emitting or reflecting light (combining form)
49
mamm(o), mast(o)
breast (combining form)
50
narc(o)
stupor (combining form)
51
nephr(o)
kidney (combining form)
52
oste(o)
bone (combining form)
53
pharmac(o), pharmaceut(i)
drugs or medicine
54
radi(o)
radiant energy (combining form)
55
ren(o)
kidney (combining form)
56
son(o)
sound (combining form)
57
steth(o)
thorax; chest (combining form)
58
therapeut(o)
treatment (combining form)
59
therm(o)
heat (combining form)
60
tom(o)
to cut (combining form)
61
tonsill(o)
tonsil (combining form)
62
trache(o)
trachea; windpipe (combining form)
63
vas(o)
vessel (combining form)
64
-able
capable of; able to (suffix)
65
-al, -ary
pertaining to (suffix)
66
-ase
enzyme (suffix)
67
-cele
hernia (suffix)
68
-cyte
cell (suffix)
69
-eal
pertaining to (suffix)
70
-emia
condition of the blood (suffix)
71
-eum
membrane (suffix)
72
-gen
that which generates (suffix)
73
-genesis
producing or forming (suffix)
74
-genic
produced by or in (suffix)
75
-ia
condition or theory (suffix)
76
-iac
one who suffers (suffix)
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-iasis
condition (suffix)
78
-ible
capable of; able to (suffix)
79
-ism
condition or theory (suffix)
80
-itis
inflammation (suffix)
81
-ium
membrane (suffix)
82
-ive
pertaining to (suffix)
83
-kinesia, -kinesis
movement; motion (suffix)
84
-lepsy
seizure (suffix)
85
-lith
stone or calculus (suffix)
86
-logist
one who studies (suffix)
87
-logy
study or science of (suffix)
88
-lysin
that which destroys (suffix)
89
-lysis
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying (suffix)
90
-lytic
capable of destroying (suffix)
91
-mania
excessive preoccupation (suffix)
92
-maniac
a person who shows excessive preoccupation (suffix)
93
-megaly
enlargement (suffix)
94
-meter
instrument used to measure
95
-metry
process of measuring (suffix)
96
-oma
tumor (suffix)
97
-opia
vision (suffix)
98
-ose
sugar (suffix)
99
-osis
condition (suffix)
100
-ous
pertaining to or characterized by (suffix)
101
-pathy
disease
102
-phagia, -phagic, -phagy
eating; swallowing (suffix)
103
-phasia
speech (suffix)
104
-phobia
abnormal fear (suffix)
105
-plasia
formation; development (suffix)
106
-plasma
substance of cell (suffix)
107
-plasty
surgical repair (suffix)
108
-plegia
paralysis (suffix)
109
-ptosis
prolapse; sagging (suffix)
110
-schisis
split/cleft (suffix)
111
-sclerosis
hardening (suffix)
112
-scope
instrument used for viewing (suffix)
113
-scopy
visual examination (suffix)
114
-tic
pertaining to (suffix)
115
-trophic, -trophy
nutrition (suffix)
116
-y
state or condition (suffix)
117
alb(o), albin(o)
white (combining form)
118
bacter(i), bacteri(o)
bacteria (combining form)
119
bi(o)
living or life (combining form)
120
cancer(o), carcin(o)
cancer (combining form)
121
cephal(o)
head (combining form)
122
chlor(o)
green (combining form)
123
cyan(o)
blue (combining form)
124
cyt(o)
cell (combining form)
125
erythr(o)
red (combining form)
126
fung(i)
fungus (combining form)
127
gen(o)
beginning; origin (combining form)
128
hist(o)
tissue (combining form)
129
iatr(o)
physician or treatment (combining form)
130
idi(o)
individual (combining form)
131
kinesi(o)
movement (combining form)
132
lact(o)
milk (combining form)
133
leps(o)
seizure (combining form)
134
leuk(o), leuc(o)
white (combining form)
135
lith(o)
stone or calculus
136
log(o)
knowledge or words (combining form)
137
lys(o)
destruction; dissolving (combining form)
138
megal(o)
large; enlarged (combining form)
139
melan(o)
black (combining form)
140
metr(o)
measure; uterine tissue (combining form)
141
muscul(o), my(o)
muscle (combining form)
142
myc(o)
fungus (combining form)
143
nas(o)
nose (combining form)
144
nos(o)
disease (combining form)
145
onc(o)
tumor (combining form)
146
path(o)
disease (combining form)
147
phag(o)
eat; ingest (combining form)
148
phas(o)
speech (combining form)
149
plas(o)
formation; development (combining form)
150
plast(o)
repair (combining form)
151
pleg(o)
paralysis (combining form)
152
pod(o)
foot (combining form)
153
pyr(o)
fire (combining form)
154
rhin(o)
nose (combining form)
155
schis(o), schiz(o), shist(o)
split; cleft (combining form)
156
scler(o)
hard (combining form)
157
scop(o)
to examine (combining form)
158
seps(o), sept(i), sept(o)
infection (combining form)
159
staphyl(o)
grapelike cluster; uvula (combining form)
160
strept(o)
twisted (combining form)
161
tox(o), toxic(o)
poison (combining form)
162
troph(o)
nutrition (combining form)
163
vir(o), virus(o)
virus (combining form)
164
xanth(o)
yellow (combining form)
