Chapter One Flashcards

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aden/o

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(combining form) gland

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2
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arthr/o

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(combining form) joint

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3
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bi/o

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(combining form) life

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4
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carcin/o

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(combining form) cancerous, cancer

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5
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cardi/o

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(combining form) heart

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6
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cephal/o

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(combining form) head

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7
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cerebr/o

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(combining form) cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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8
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cis/o

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(combining form) to cut

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9
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crin/o

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(combining form) to secrete

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10
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cyst/o

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(combining form) urinary bladder; a sac or cyst (sac containing fluid)

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11
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cyt/o

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(combining form) cell

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12
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derm/o, dermat/o

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(combining form) skin

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13
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electr/o

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(combining form) electricity

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14
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encephal/o

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(combining form) brain

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15
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erythr/o

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(combining form) red

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16
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gastr/o

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(combining form) stomach

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17
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glyc/o

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(combining form) sugar

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18
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gnos/o

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(combining form) knowledge

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19
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gynec/o

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(combining form) woman, female

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20
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hemat/o, hem/o

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(combining form) blood

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21
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hepat/o

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(combining form) liver

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22
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iatr/o

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(combining form) treatment, physician

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23
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leuk/o

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(combining form) white

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24
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log/o

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(combining form) study

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nephr/o
(combining form) kidney
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neur/o
(combining form) nerves
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onc/o
(combining form) tumor (cancerous)
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ophthalm/o
(combining form) eye
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este/o
(combining form) bone
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path/o
(combining form) disease
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ped/o
(combining form) child
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psych/o
(combining form) mind
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radi/o
(combining form) x-rays
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ren/o
(combining form) kidney
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rhin/o
(combining form) nose
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sarc/o
(combining form) flesh
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sect/o
(combining form) to cut
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thromb/o
(combining form) clot, clotting
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ur/o
(combining form) urinary tract, urine
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a-, an-
(prefix) no, not, without
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aut-, auto-
(prefix) self, own
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dia-
(prefix) complete, through
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endo-
(prefix) within
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epi-
(prefix) above, upon
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ex-, exo-
(prefix) out, outside of, outward
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hyper-
(prefix) excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
(prefix) deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
(prefix) into, in
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peri-
(prefix) surrounding, around
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pro-
(prefix) before, forward
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re-
(prefix) back, backward, again
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retro-
(prefix) behind
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sub-
(prefix) below, under
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trans-
(prefix) across, through
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-ac
(suffix) pertaining to
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-al
(suffix) pertaining to
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-algia
(suffix) pain
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-cyte
(suffix) cell
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-ectomy
(suffix) excision, removal
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-emia
(suffix) blood condition
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-genic
(suffix) pertaining to producing, produced by, produced in
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-globin
(suffix) protein
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-gram
(suffix) record
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-ic, -ical
(suffix) pertaining to
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-ion
(suffix) process
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-ist
(suffix) specialist
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-itis
(suffix) inflammation
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-logy
(suffix) process of study
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-oma
(suffix) tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
(suffix) process of viewing
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-osis
(suffix) condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-pathy
(suffix) disease condition
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-scope
(suffix) instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
(suffix) process of visually examining
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-sis
(suffix) state of, condition
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-tomy
(suffix) process of cutting, incision
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-y
(suffix) process, condition