Death by Word Parts Flashcards
1
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-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain
2
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-arthria
A
articulate (speak distinctly)
3
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
4
Q
-blast
A
embryonic, immature cell
5
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-blastoma
A
immature tumor (cells)
6
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-chalasia
A
relaxation
7
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-chalasis
A
relaxation
8
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-chezia
A
defecation, elimination of wastes
9
Q
-chroia
A
skin coloration
10
Q
-cusis
A
hearing
11
Q
-dote
A
to give
12
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-drome
A
to run
13
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-esthesia
A
nervous sensation
14
Q
-eurysm
A
widening
15
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-facient
A
to cause, make happen
16
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-ferent
A
to carry
17
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-fication
A
process of making
18
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-fida
A
split
19
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-form
A
resembling, in the shape of
20
Q
-fusion
A
to pour, to come together
21
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-genesis
A
producing, forming
22
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-genic
A
produced by or in
23
Q
-globin
A
protein
24
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-globulin
A
protein
25
-grade
to go
26
-gram
record
27
-graph
instrument for recording
28
-graphy
process of recording
29
-in
a substance, chemical
30
-ine
pertaining to
31
-ion
process
32
-labile
unstable, perishable
33
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
34
-lexia
word, phrase
35
-logy
study (process of)
36
-lucent
to shine
37
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
38
-metry
process of measuring
39
-mission
to send
40
-mnesia
memory
41
-motor
movement
42
-oid
resembling, derived from
43
-opaque
obscure
44
-opsy
view of
45
-orexia
appetite
46
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
47
-osmia
smell
48
-oxia
oxygen
49
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
50
-phage
eat, swallow
51
-pheresis
removal
52
-phil
attraction for
53
-philia
attraction for
54
-phobia
fear
55
-phonia
voice, sound
56
-phor/o
to bear
57
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
58
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
59
-phylaxis
protection
60
-physis
to grow
61
-plakia
plaque
62
-plasm
formation, structure
63
-plastic
pertaining to formation
64
-poietin
substance that forms
65
-prandial
meal
66
-puncture
to pierce a surface
67
-receptor, -ceptor
receiver
68
-schisis
to split
69
-sol
solution
70
-some
body
71
-spadia
to tear, cut
72
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscles
73
-sphyxia
pulse
74
-stabile
stable, fixed
75
-stasis
to stop, control, place
76
-stat
device/instrument for keeping something stationary
77
-static
pertaining to stopping, controlling
78
-stenosis
tightening, stricture
79
-sthenia
strength
80
-stomia
condition of the mouth
81
-suppression
to stop
82
-tension
pressure
83
-therapy
treatment
84
-tresia
opening
85
-tropia
to turn
86
-tropic
turning
87
-tropin
stimulate, act on
88
-type
classification, picture
89
-um
structure, tissue
90
-us
structure
91
-version
to turn
92
-zyme
enzyme
93
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
94
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
95
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
96
all/o
other
97
ana-
up, apart, backward, again, anew
98
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widening of blood vessel)
99
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
100
auscult/o
to listen
101
azot/o
urea, nitrogen
102
bar/o
pressure, weight
103
bi/o
life
104
bil/i
bile, gall
105
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
106
bol/o
cast, throw
107
cali/o
calyx
108
calic/o
calyx
109
calor/i
heat
110
capn/o
carbon dioxide
111
caps/o, capsul/o
capsule, container
112
cari/o
caries, rottenness
113
cata-
down
114
caus/o
burn, burning
115
cauter/o
heat, burn
116
cav/o, cavit/o
hollow, cavity
117
chir/o
hand
118
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
119
chron/o
time
120
cine/o
movement
121
claustr/o
enclosed space
122
clin/o
to slope, bend
123
coll/a
glue
124
coni/o
dust
125
consci/o
awareness, aware
126
contra-
against, opposite
127
corpor/o
body
128
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
129
cox/o
hip
130
culd/o
cul-de-sac
131
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye, cycle, circle
132
dips/o
thirst
133
diverticul/o
small blind pouch
134
dynam/o
power, strength
135
ech/o
reflected sound
136
ectro/o
congenital absence
137
electr/o
electricity
138
emmetr/o
in due measure
139
erg/o
work
140
esthes/o
nervous sensation
141
esthesi/o
nervous sensation
142
estr/o
female
143
eti/o
cause
144
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
145
fibr/o
fiber
146
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
147
flex/o
to bend
148
fluor/o
luminous
149
follicul/o
follicle, small sac
150
funct/o
performance
151
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
152
gigant/o
huge
153
glauc/o
gray
154
glycogen/o
glycogen, animal starch
155
gnath/o
jaw
156
gnos/o
knowledge
157
goni/o
angle
158
granul/o
granule
159
graph/o
writing
160
gynec/o
woman, female
161
hallucin/o
hallucination
162
heredo-
heredity
163
herni/o
hernia
164
heter/o
other, different
165
hist/o
tissue
166
histi/o
tissue
167
holo-
entire, complete
168
home/o
sameness, unchanging, constant
169
hormon/o
hormone
170
hymen/o
hymen
171
iatr/o
physician, treatment
172
idi/o
unknown, individual, distinct
173
ithy-
erect, straight
174
kal/i
potassium
175
kary/o
nucleus
176
kel/o
tumor, fibrous growth
177
kerat/o
cornea, hard, horny tissue
178
kern-
nucleus
179
ket/o
ketones, acetones
180
keton/o
ketones, acetones
181
lex/o
word, phrase
182
ligament/o
ligament
183
ligat/o
binding, tying
184
log/o
study
185
lumin/o
light
186
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
187
medic/o
to heal, healing
188
medull/o
medulla, middle, soft, marrow
189
ment/o
mind, chin
190
method/o
procedure, technique
191
morph/o
shape, form
192
muc/o
mucus
193
mucos/o
mucous membrane
194
mut/a
genetic change
195
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
196
mydr/o
wide
197
myx/o
mucus
198
natr/o
sodium
199
nect/o
to bind, tie, connect
200
neutr/o
neither, neutral, neutrophil
201
norm/o
rule, order
202
nos/o
disease
203
nucle/o
nucleus
204
nutri/o, nutrit/o
to nourish
205
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
206
organ/o
organ
207
orth/o
straight
208
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
209
pali-
recurrence, repetition
210
palliat/o
to soothe, relieve
211
palp/o, palpat/o
to touch gently
212
papill/o
nipple-like, optic disc
213
par-
abnormal
214
pector/o
chest
215
pend/o
to hang
216
percuss/o
to tap
217
phil/o
like, love, attraction to
218
phim/o
muzzle
219
phob/o
fear
220
phon/o
voice, sound
221
physi/o
nature, function
222
plan/o
flat, level, wandering
223
plant/o
sole of the foot
224
plas/o
development, formation
225
plex/o
plexus, network (of nerves)
226
poikil/o
varied, irregular
227
prote/o
protein
228
pseudo-
false
229
psych/o
mind
230
re-
back, again, backward
231
resuscit/o
to revive
232
reticul/o
network
233
rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
234
rheumat/o
watery flow
235
rot/o, rotat/o
turn, revolve
236
schist/o
split, cleft
237
schiz/o
split
238
scot/o
darkness
239
ser/o
serum
240
sider/o
iron
241
sinus/o
sinus
242
somat/o
body
243
son/o
sound
244
spectr/o
image, spectrum
245
spher/o
globe-shaped, round
246
squam/o
scale
247
steth/o
chest
248
stigmat/o
mark, point
249
submaxill/o
mandible
250
sym-
together, with
251
syn-
together, with
252
synaps/o, synapt/o
point of contact, to join
253
system/o
system
254
tal/o
talus
255
techn/o
skill, art
256
tel/o
complete
257
tele/o
distant
258
temp/o, tempor/o
period of time, the temples
259
tens/o
stretched, strained
260
terat/o
monster, malformed fetus
261
thec/o
sheath
262
thel/o
nipple
263
therapeut/o
treatment
264
ton/o
tension
265
top/o
place, position, location
266
tox/o
poison
267
toxic/o
poison
268
troph/o
nourishment, development
269
tub/o
tube
270
typhl/o
cecum, blindness
271
ultra-
beyond, excess
272
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye
273
uve/o
uvea, vascular layer of eye
274
vaccin/o
vaccine
275
vag/o
vagus nerve
276
varic/o
varicose veins
277
ventil/o
to aerate, oxygenate
278
vers/o, -verse
turn, turning
279
vesicul/o
seminal vesicle
280
vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear
281
viscer/o
internal organs
282
vit/o
life
283
viv/o
life
284
volv/o, volut/o
to roll
285
xiph/o, xiphi-
sword-shaped
286
zo/o
animal life
