Chapter 5 Word Parts Flashcards

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ambul/o

A

to walk or move about

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articul/o

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joint

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brachi/o

A

arm

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card/o, cardi/o

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heart

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dextr/o

A

to the right

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duct/o

A

to lead; to carry

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electr/o

A

electricity

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fasci/o

A

fibrous band; fascia

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fibr/o

A

fiber

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flex/o

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to bend

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kines/o, kinesi/o

A

movement

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12
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lei/o

A

smooth

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muscul/o

A

muscle

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

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neur/o

A

nerve

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orth/o

A

straight; normal

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ped/o

A

child; foot

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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20
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radi/o

A

X-rays

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21
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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped

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sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

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son/o

A

sound

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tax/o, taxi/o

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coordination; order

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

A

tendon

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tens/o

A

stretched; strained

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therm/o

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hot; heat

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ton/o

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tone; tension

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vers/o

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turn; turning

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30
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a-, an-

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not; without

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ab-

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away; away from

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ad-

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toward

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ambi-

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both sides

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ante-

A

before

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bi-

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two; both

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brady-

A

slow

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circum-

A

around

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dorsi-

A

back

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dys-

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painful; difficult

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e-, ex-

A

out; away from

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hemi-

A

half

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hyper-

A

above; above normal; excessive

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hypo-

A

below; below normal; deficient

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in-

A

in; into; not

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par-, para-

A

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

46
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quadri-

A

four

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semi-

A

half

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tachy-

A

fast

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tri-

A

three

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ic

A

pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-cele

A

hernia; swelling; protrusion

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-ceps

A

heads (attachments)

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-dynia

A

pain

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-esthesia

A

sensation

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-gram

A

record; image

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-ia

A

condition

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-ion

A

process; state; condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logy

A

study of

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-lysis

A

breakdown; separation; loosening

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-malacia

A

softening

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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-paresis

A

weakness

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-scope

A

instrument used to view

74
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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

75
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

76
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-tonia

A

tone; tension

77
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-trophy

A

condition of growth or development