Chp 1- Basic Word Structure Flashcards

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aden/o

A

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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Cancerous/ Cancer

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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

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cis/o

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to cut

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crin/o

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to secrete

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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 or 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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14
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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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glyc/o

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sugar

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17
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gnos/o

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knowledge

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18
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gynec/o

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woman/female

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hemat/o or hem/o

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blood

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20
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hepat/o

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liver

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21
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iatr/o

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treatment/ physician

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22
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leuk/o

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white

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log/o

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study of

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24
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nephr/o

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kidney

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25
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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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27
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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oste/o

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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30
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ped/o

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child

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psych/o

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mind

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radi/o

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X-ray

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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sect/o

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cut

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thromb/o

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clot/clotting

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ur/o

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urinary tract / urine

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision/removal

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-genic

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produced by or in

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-globin

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protein

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-ic/-ical

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pertaining to

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-ion

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process

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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process of study

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-oma

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tumor/mass/swelling

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-pathy

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disease condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-sis

A

state of; condition

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-tomy

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process of cutting/ incision

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-y

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process/condition

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a- / an-

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no/not/without

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aut- / auto-

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self/own

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dia-

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complete/through

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end- / endo-

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within

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epi-

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above/upon

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ex-/ exo-

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out/outside of/ outward

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hyper-

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excessive/ above/ more than normal

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hypo-

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deficient/ below/ under/ less than normal

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in-

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into/ in

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peri-

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surrounding/ around

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pro-

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before/forward

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re-

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back/backward /again

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below/ under

75
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trans-

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across/ through