Chapter 9: Word Parts Flashcards by Allie Kroll

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chori/o

Example: chori/o/carcin/oma

A

Chorion

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esophag/o

Example: esophag/eal

A

Esophagus

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nat/o

Example: neo/nat/o/logist

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Birth

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omphal/o

Example: omphal/o/cele

A

Umbilicus, navel

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puerper/o

Example: puerper/al

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Childbirth

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micro-

Example: micro/chephal/us

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Small

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multi-

Example: multi/gravid/a

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Many

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nulli-

Example: nulli/par/a

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None

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post-

Example: post/nat/al

A

After

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-amnios

Example: olig/o/hydr/amnios

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Amnion, amniotic fluid

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-cyesis

Example: pseud/o/cyesis

A

Pregnancy

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-rrhexis

Example: amni/o/rrhexis

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Rupture

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amni/o, amnion/o

Example: amni/o/centesis

A

Amnion; amniotic fluid

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cephal/o

Example: micro/cephal/us

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Head

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embry/o

Example: embry/o/genic

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Embryo

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fet/o, fet/i

Example: fet/al

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Fetus, unborn offspring

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gravid/o

Example: nulli/gravid/a

A

Pregnancy

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lact/o

Example: lact/o/rrhea

A

Milk

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par/o, part/o

Example: par/a

A

Bear, give birth to, labor, childbirth

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pseud/o

Example: pseud/o/cyesis

A

False

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prim/i

Example: prim/i/gravid/a

A

First

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pylor/o

Example: pylor/ic

A

Pylorus, pyloric sphincter

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terat/o

Example: terat/o/gen

A

Malformations

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-e, -is, -us, -um

Example: ante/part/um

A

Noun suffix, no meaning

-tocia Example: dys/tocia

Birth, labor

ante-, pre- Example: pre/nat/al

Before