Chapter 4 Flashcards by Amaarah Ebrahim | Brainscape

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heter- / hetero-

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Different, other

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homo- / homeo-

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Same

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meta- / met-

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Change, after, beyond

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peri-

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Around, surrounding

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pro-

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Before

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pros- /prosth-

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In place of

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syn-

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Together,with,joined

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When does syn- become sym-?

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Before an l or s

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-in / -ine

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Names of substances.
Noun

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-itic

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Pertaining to, pertaining to inflammation
Adjectives.
Can also indicate drugs/agents

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-sia

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State, condition
Abstract nouns

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-ter

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Instrument,device
Nouns

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ADEN-

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Gland

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ACR-

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Extremities

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ANKYL-

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Stiffened, hooked

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ARCHN-

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Spider, web

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ARTERI-

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Artery

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BLENN-

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Mucus

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CHROM- / CHROMA- / CHROMAT-

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Colour, pigment

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DERM- / DERMA- /DERMAT-

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Skin

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DIPS-

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Thirst

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ERYTHR-

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Red, red blood cell

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GASTR-

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Stomach

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GNO- / GNOS-

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Know

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HIDR- / -IDR-

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Sweat

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HIST- /HISTI-

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Tissue

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IATR-

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Healer, physician

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KINE-

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Move

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KINES- /KINESI-

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Movement, motion

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CELI-

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Abdomen

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CHOL- /COLI- /COLON-

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Colon

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CRANI-

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Skull

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CYAN-

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Blue

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LAPAR-

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Abdomen, Abdominal wall

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LEX-

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Read

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MELAN-

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Dark, black

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MYEL-

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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NOS-

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Disease, illness

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OLIG-

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Few, deficient

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PAED-

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Child

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POLI-

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Grey matter of brain and spinal cord

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PY-

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Pus

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-RHAPH-

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Suture

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SARC-

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Flesh, soft tissue

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SPLEN-

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Spleen

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SARC-

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Malignant

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Sarcoma

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Malignant tumour

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Diagnosis

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Denoting the disease or syndrome a patient has

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Prognosis

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Prediction of the course and end of a disease