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Chapter 3 Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amin/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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17
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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19
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col/o

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colon
(large intestine)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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21
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erythr/o

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red

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22
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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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26
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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomin, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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32
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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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34
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muc/o

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mucus

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35
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my/o

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muscle

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36
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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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37
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necr/o

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death (of the cells or whole body)

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38
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nephr/o

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kidney

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39
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neur/o

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nerve

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40
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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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ophthalm/o

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opi/o

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este/o

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ot/o

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-algia

47
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-cele

48
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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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coccus (singular)
cocci (plural)

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berry shaped bacterium

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-cyte

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-dynia

52
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-ectomy

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excision, removal, resection

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genisis

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condition of producing, forming

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-gram

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-graph

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instrument of recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation of

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-logy

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction. separation

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-malacia

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-magaly

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enlargment

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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-opsy

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease, condition

67
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-penia

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deficiency

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-phobia

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-plasia

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development, formation, growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptosis

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drooping, falling,prolapse

72
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rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-scelerosis

74
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-scope

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instrument of visual examination

75
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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping

77
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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth

78
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-therapy

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-tomy

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incision, cutting into

80
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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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-er

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-ia

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-ist

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specialist

84
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-oid

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resembling, derived from

85
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-ole

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little, small

86
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-ule

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little, small

87
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-um, -ium

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structure, tissue

88
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-us

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structure, substance

89
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-y

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condition, process

90
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-ac, -iac, -al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

94
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-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by or in

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-ic, -ical

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pertaining to

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-ose

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pertaining to, full of

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-ous

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pertaining to

98
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-tic

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pertaining to

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