Chapters 1-3 Flashcards
1
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-itis
A
inflammation
2
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-megaly
A
enlargement
3
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-oma
A
tumor
4
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-cyte
A
cell
5
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an-
A
without/not
6
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hyper-
A
excessive, above normal
7
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intra-
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in, within
8
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para-
A
near, beside; beyond
9
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poly-
A
many, much
10
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pre-
A
before
11
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hepat
A
liver
12
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cholecyst
A
gall bladder
13
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pancreat
A
pancreas
14
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append
A
appendix
15
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gastr/o
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stomach
16
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splen/o
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spleen
17
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colon/o
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colon
18
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hyster/o
A
uterus
19
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enter/o
A
intestine
20
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neur/o
A
nerve
21
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ot/o
A
ear
22
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dermat/o
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skin
23
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hydr/o
A
water
24
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-emesis
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vomiting
25
hemat
blood
26
arthr
joint
27
oste
bone
28
-centesis
surgical puncture
29
-clasis
to break; surgical fracture
30
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
31
-ectomy
excision, removal
32
-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
33
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
34
-plasty
surgical repair
35
-rrhaphy
suture
36
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
37
-tome
instrument to cut
38
-tomy
incision
39
-tripsy
crushing
40
-gram
record, writing
41
-graph
instrument for recording
42
-graphy
process of recording
43
-scope
instrument for examining
44
-scopy
visual examination
45
-algia ; -dynia
pain
46
-cele
hernia; swelling
47
-ectasis
dilation; expansion
48
-emia
blood condition
49
-gen, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
50
-malacia
softening
51
-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
52
-pathy
disease
53
-penia
decrease; deficiency
54
-phobia
fear
55
-plegia
paralysis
56
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
57
-rrhea
discharge; flow
58
-rrhexis
rupture
59
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
60
-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
61
-stenosis
narrowing; structure
62
-toxic
poison
63
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ior, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
64
-ia, -ism
condition
65
-iatry, -ist
medicine; treatment
66
-y
condition; process
67
-icle, -ole, -ule
small, minute
68
endo-, intra-
in, within
69
epi-
above, upon
70
hypo-
under; below; deficient
71
infra-, sub-
under, below
72
inter-
between
73
retro-
backward, behind
74
bi-
two
75
dipl-, diplo-
double
76
hemi-
one-half
77
hyper-
excessive, above normal
78
macro-
large
79
micro-
small
80
mono-, uni-
one
81
multi-, poly-
many, much
82
quadri-
four
83
tri-
three
84
ab-
far, away from
85
ad-
toward
86
circum-, peri-
around
87
dia-, trans-
through, across
88
ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside, outward
89
para-
near, beside, beyond
90
super-
upper, above
91
supra-
above, excessive, superior
92
ultra-
excess, beyond
93
a-, an-
without, not
94
anti-, contra-
against
95
auto-
self, own
96
brady-
slow
97
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
98
eu-
good, normal
99
hetero-
different
100
homo-, homeo-
same
101
tachy-
rapid
