Chapter 3 & 4 Flashcards by Piper Whitlatch | Brainscape

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Acr/o

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acr/o- extremities

ex. acr/o/megaly- enlargement of the extremities.

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Acu/o

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acu/o- sharp, severe, sudden

ex. acute; influenza

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Amni/o

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amni/o- amnion (amniotic sack)

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Angi/o

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angi/o- vessel

ex. angi/o/gram- record/recording of a vessel.

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Arteri/o

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arteri/o- artery

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Axill/o

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axill/o- armpit

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Blephar/o

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blephar/o- eyelid

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Bronch/o

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bronch/o- bronchial tubes

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Chem/o

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chem/o- drug, chemical

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Chron/o

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chron/o- time (opposite of acute)

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Col/o

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col/o- colon

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Hydr/o

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hydr/o- water, fluid

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Isch/o

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isch/o- to hold back

ex. isch/emia- abnormal blood condition.

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Lapar/o

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lapar/o- abdomen

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Laryng/o

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laryng/o- larynx

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Mamm/o

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mamm/o- breast

ex. mamm/o/gram- record/recording of the breast.

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Mast/o

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mast/o- breast

ex. mast/ectomy- removal of the breast.

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Morph/o

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morph/o- shape/form

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Muc/o

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muc/o- mucus

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Myel/o

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myel/o- spinal cord, bone marrow

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Necr/o

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necr/o- death (of cells or the whole body)

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Ot/o

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ot/o- ear

ex. ot/ic/temp (tympanic.)

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Phag/o

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phag/o- to eat, swallow

ex. dys/phagia

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Phleb/o

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phleb/o- vein

ex. phleb/otomy- cut into vein.

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Pleur/o

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pleur/o- pleura (membrane over the lungs)

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Pneumon/o

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pneumon/o- lungs

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Pulmon/o

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pulmon/o- lungs

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Rect/o

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rect/o- rectum

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Splen/o

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splen/o- spleen

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Staphyl/o

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staphyl/o- clusters

ex. staphyl/o/cocci- clusters of spheres.

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Stept/o

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stept/o- twisted chains

ex. stept/o/cocci- twisted chains of spheres.

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Ven/o

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ven/o- veins

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-algia

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-algia- pain

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-cele

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-cele- herniation or prolapse

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-centesis

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-centesis- puncture to remove fluid

ex. thorac/centesis- fluid off the lung
arthr/o/centesis- fluid around the knee
amni/o/centesis- punc. amniotic sack

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-coccus

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-coccus- spherical (plural; cocci)

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-dynia

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-dynia- pain

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-ectomy

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-ectomy- removal

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-otomy

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-otomy- cutting into

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-ostomy

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-ostomy- opening has been created

ex. trache/ostomy- opening in the trache.

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-emia

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-emia- blood condition

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-genesis

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-genesis- producing, forming

ex. path/o/genesis- forming disease.

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-graph

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-graph- instrument used to record.

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-graphy

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-graphy- process of recording with an instrument.

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-lysis

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-lysis- breakdown, destruction, separation

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-malacia

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-malacia- softening

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-opsy

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-opsy- to view

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-osis

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-osis- condition.

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-penia

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-penia- deficiency

ex. erythr/o/penia- deficiency of red blood cells.

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-plasia

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-plasia- growth/formation

ex. a/chondr/o/plasia- not cartilage development.

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-plasty

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-plasty- surgical repair.

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-ptosis

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-ptosis- dropping/prolapse

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-rrhea

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-rrhea- flow/discharge

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-sclerosis

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-sclerosis- hardening

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-scope

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-scope- instrument

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-scopy

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-scopy- process of using instrument

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-stasis

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-stasis- controlling/stopping

ex. hem/o/stats- stopping blood

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-trophy

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-trophy- development/nourishment

ex. muscular atrophy- under developed muscle.