Chapter One- Basic Word Structure Flashcards
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Bi/o
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Life
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Carcin/o
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Cancer, cancerous
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Cephal/o
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Head
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum, largest part of the brain
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Cyst/o
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Urinary Bladder
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Cyt/o
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Cell
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Derm/o
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Skin
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Dermat/o
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Skin
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Electr/o
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Electricity
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Encephal/o
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Brain
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Enter/o
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Intestines ( often the small intestine )
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Gnos/o
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Knowledge
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Gynec/o
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Woman,female
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Hem/o OR Hemat/o
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Blood
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Lapar/o
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Abdomen ( area between the chest and hip )
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Leuk/o
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White
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Nephr/o
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Kidney
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Onc/o
Tumor
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Oste/o
Bone
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Path/o
Disease
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Psych/o
Mind
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Ren/o
Kidney
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Sarc/o
Flesh
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Thromb/o
Clotting
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-al
Pertaining to
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-algia
Pain
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-cyte
Cell
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-ectomy
Cutting out; removal, excision
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-emia
Blood condition
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-globin
Protein
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-gram
Record
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-ia
Condition
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ism
Condition, process
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logist
Specialist in the study of
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-logy
Study of
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-oma
Tumor, mass
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-post
To View
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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-scope
Instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
Process of visual examination
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-sis
State of
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-tomy
Process of cutting into; incision
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a-,an
No, not
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aut
Self
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Dia
Complete, through
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Dys
Bad, painful, difficult,abnormal
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Endo
Within
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Exo
Outside
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Hyper
Excessive, more than normal, too much
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Hypo
Below, less than normal, below
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Peri
Surrounding
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Pro
Before
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Re
Back
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Retro
Behind
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Sub
Below,under
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Trans
Across
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VERTEBRA-Singular
VERTEBRA - Plural
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DIAGNOSIS- Singular
DIAGNOSES- Plural
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APEX-Singular
APICES- Plural
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GANGLION-Singular
GANGLIA- Plural
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BACTERIUM -Singular
BACTERIA-Plural
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BRONCHUS
BRONCHI
