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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Terminology (greek or latin word element) part 3 Flashcards

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GNOS/O
(nō‐sō)

GNOST/O
(nos‐tō)

‐GNOSIA
(gnō‐sē‐ă)

‐GNOSIS
(gnō‐sĭs)

‐GNOMY
(gnō‐mē)

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Current: Knowledge, knowing; ‐GNOMY = a means of knowing

Ety: Gr. gnosis, knowledge
Gr. gnomon, judge, a means of knowing

Ex: Agnosia, prognosis, agnostic, physiognomy

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ETI/O
(ēt‐ē‐ō)

*AETI/O
(ēt‐ē‐ō)

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Current: Cause

Ety: Gr. aitia, cause

Ex: Etiology, etiotropic

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ESTHESI/O
(ĕs‐thē‐zē‐ō)

‐ESTHESIA
(es‐thē‐zh(ē‐)ă)

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Current: Sensation, feeling

Ety: Gr. aesthesis, feeling, sensation

Ex: Esthesiology, anesthesia

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MORB/O
(mor‐bō)

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Current: Disease

Ety: L. morbus, ‐i, m. disease

Ex: Morbific, premorbid

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NOS/O
(nō‐sō)

‐NOSIS
(nō‐sĭs)

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Current: Disease

Ety: Gr. nosos, disease

Ex: Nosology, hematonosis

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PATH/O
(path‐ō)

‐PATHY
(pă‐thē)

‐PATH
(path)

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Current: Disease, feeling, suffering;
‐PATH = one affect by a disease, one who treats a disease

Ety: Gr. pathos, feeling, suffering, disease

Ex: Pathogen, sympathy, osteopath

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MORT/O
(mor‐tō)

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Current: Death

Ety: L. mors, mortis, f. death

Ex: Mortality, premortal

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THANAT/O
(thă‐nă‐tō)

‐THANASIA
(thă‐nā‐zē‐ă)

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Current: Death

Ety: Gr. thanatos, death

Ex: Thanatomania, euthanasia

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NECR/O
(nĕk‐rō)

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Current: Dead body, dead

Ety: Gr. nekros, dead body; dead

Ex: Necrosis, necropsy

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FEBR/O
(fē‐brō)

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Current: Fever

Ety: L. febris, ‐is, f. fever

Ex: Postfebrile, afebrile

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PYR/O
(pī‐rō)

PYRET/O
(pī‐rĕ‐tō)

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Current: Fever, fire; PYRET‐ = fever

Ety: Gr. pyr, fever, fire, heat; Gr. pyretos, fire, fever

Ex: Pyrogen, antipyretic

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HEM/O
(hē‐mō)

HEMAT/O
(hēm‐ă‐tō)

‐EMIA
(ēm‐ē‐ă)

‐HEMIA
(hēm‐ē‐ă)

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Current: Blood; ‐EMIA = condition of blood

Ety: Gr. haima, haimatos, blood

Ex: Hemolytic, hematology, ischemia

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POLY‐
(pŏl‐ē)

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Current: Many

Ety: Gr. polys, much, many

Ex: Polypnea, polyuri

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MULT/I
(mŭl‐tē)

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Current: Many

Ety: L. multus, a, um, many

Ex: Multi‐infection, multifid

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CAL/O
(kā‐lō)
CALOR/O
(kă‐lo‐rō)

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Current: Heat, calorie

Ety: L. calor, ‐is, m. heat; fr. calere to heat

Ex: Calefacient, caloric

Loan word:
Calor (kā′lor)

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RUBR/O
(roo‐brō)

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Current: Red, redness

Ety: L. ruber, rubra, rubrum, red; rubor, ruboris, m. redness

Ex: Rubrospinal, rubrothalamic

Loan word:
Rubrum (roo′brŭm)
Rubor (roo′bor)

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ERYTHR/O
(ĕ‐rĭth‐rō)

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Current: Red, redness (red blood cells)

Ety: Gr. erythros, red

Ex: Erythropenia, erythrocyte

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TUM/O
(tū‐mō)

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Current: Swelling, tumor, abnormal mass

Ety: L. tumor, tumoris, m. swelling, mass

Ex: Tumefacient, tumescence

Loan word:
Tumor (too′mŏr)

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ONC/O
(ong‐kō)

‐ONCUS
(ong‐kus)

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Current: Swelling, tumor, abnormal mass

Ety: Gr. onkos, mass, tumor

Ex: Oncocyte, blepharoncus

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EDEMAT/O
(ĕ‐dē‐mă‐tō)

‐EDEMA
(ĕ‐dē‐mă)

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Current: Swelling

Ety: Gr. oidema, oidematos, swelling

Ex: Edematous, cephaledema

Loan word:
Edema (ĕ‐dē′mă)

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TROPH/O
(trō‐fō)

‐TROPHY
(trŏ‐fē)

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Current: Nourishment, growth

Ety: Gr. trophe, nourishment

Ex: Trophectoderm, hypertrophy

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TABET/O
(tă‐be‐tō)

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Current: Wasting

Ety: L. tabes, ‐is, f. wasting away, decay

Ex: Tabetic

Loan word:
Tabes (tā′bēz″)

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*CEL/O
(sē‐lō)

KEL/O
(kē‐lō)

‐CELE
(sēl)

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Current: Hernia, protrusion

Ety: Gr. kele, tumor, hernia

Ex: Celosomia, keloid, enterocele

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CYT/O
(sī‐tō)

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Current: Cell

Ety: Gr. kytos, a hollow receptacle

Ex: Cytogenesis, cytotoxin

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CELL/O (se‐lō) CELLUL/O (sĕl‐ū‐lō)
Current: Cell Ety: L. cella, ae, f. room, chamber L. cellula, ‐ae, f. little room, chamber Ex: Cellucidal Bicellular Loan word: Cellula (sĕl′ū‐lă) pl. Cellulae (sĕl′ū‐lē)
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CANCER/O (kan‐ser‐ō)
Current: Cancer, crab Ety: L. cancer, cancri, m. crab Ex: Precancerous, cancerology Loan word: Cancer (kan′sĕr)
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CARCIN/O (kar‐sĭ‐nō)
Current: Cancer, crab Ety: Gr. karkinos, crab, creeping ulcer; cancer Ex: Carcinogen, carcinomata
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MAL/O (măl‐ō) MALIGN/O (mă‐lig‐nō)
Current: Bad, faulty; MALIGN‐ = Cancerous, becoming worse Ety: L. malus, ‐a, ‐um, bad L. malignus, ‐a, ‐um, ill‐disposed, wicked Ex: Malocclusion, malignant
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KAK/O (ka‐kō) CAC/O (ka‐kō)
Current: Bad, faulty Ety: Gr. kakos, bad Ex: Kakidrosis, cacogeusia
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PHLOG/O (flō‐gō)
Current: Inflammation Ety: Gr. phlogosis, inflammation Gr. phlegmone, inflammation Gr. phlegmasia, inflammation, heat Ex: Phlogogenic, antiphlogistic Loan words: Phlegmon (flĕg′mŏn) Phlegmasia (fleg‐mā′zhă)
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DOLOR/O (dō‐lō‐rō)
Current: Pain Ety: L. dolor, doloris, m. pain Ex: Dolorimeter, dolorific Loan word: Dolor (dō′lor) pl. Dolores (dō‐lo′rēz″)
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NOC/O (nō‐kō) NOXI/O (nŏk‐shō)
Current: Pain Ety: L. nocere, to harm, hurt L. noxius, ‐a, ‐um, hurtful ex: Nociceptive, noxious
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ALG/O (al‐gō) ‐ALGIA (al‐j(ē‐)ă) ‐ALGESIA (al‐jē′zē‐ă)
Current: Pain; ‐ALGIA = Painful condition; ‐ALGESIA = Sense of pain Ety: Gr. algos, pain; Ex: Algophobia, arthralgia, hyperalgesia
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ODYN/O (ō‐dĭn‐ō) ‐ODYNIA (ō‐dĭn‐ē‐ă)
Current: Pain; ‐ODYNIA = Painful condition Ety: Gr. odyne, pain Ex: Anodyne, enterodynia
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ACU/O (ă‐kū‐ō) ACUT/O (ă‐kū‐tō)
Current: Needle, sharpness, pointed Ety: L. acus, ‐us, f. needle, sharp L. acutus, ‐a, ‐um, sharp, pointed Ex: Acupuncture, acute Loan word: Acute (ă‐kūt′)
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OXY/O (ŏk‐sē‐ō) ‐OXIA (ok‐sē‐ă)
Current: Sharpness, quick, acid, oxygen; ‐OXIA = Oxygen condition Ety: Gr. oxys, sharp, swift, sour, acid; oxygen Ex: Oxyesthesia, anoxia
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CHRON/O (kro‐nō)
Current: Time (prolonged) Ety: Gr. chronos, time Ex: Chronic, chronology
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PUR/O (pū‐rō) PURUL/O (pūr‐yŭ‐lō)
Current: Pus Ety: L. pus, puris, n. pus L. purulentia, ‐ae, f. collection of pus Ex: Purohepatitis, purulent
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PY/O (pī‐ō)
Current: Pus Ety: Gr. pyon, pus Ex: Pyuria, nephropyosis
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RHE/O (rē‐ō) ‐RRHEA (rē‐ă)
Current: Flow; ‐RRHEA = A discharge (of a fluid) Ety: Gr. rheein, to flow; Ex: Rheology, pyorrhea
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‐(R)RHEXIS (rek‐sĭs)
Current: A rupture Ety: Gr. rhexis, burst, rupture Ex: Myorrhexis, amniorhexis Loan word: Rhexis (rĕk′sĭs)
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‐RRHAGIA (rā‐jē‐ă) ‐RRHAGE (răj)
Current: Rupture with profuse discharge of a fluid (typically blood) Ety: Gr. rhegnynai, to break, burst forth Ex: Gastrorrhagia, hemorrhage
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RHAGAD/O (răg‐ă‐dō)
Current: Tear, fissure, cleft Ety: Gr. rhagas, rhagados, cleft, fissure Ex: Rhagadiform, rhagades
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‐PENIA (pē‐nē‐ă)
Current: Decrease, deficiency Ety: Gr. penia, poverty; Ex: Cytopenia, osteopenia
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MEGA‐ (mĕg‐ă) MEGAL/O (meg‐ă‐lō) ‐MEGALY (meg‐ă‐lē)
Current: Enlargement, large Ety: Gr. megas, megalou, large Ex: Megadose, megalencephaly, cardiomegaly
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MICR/O (mī‐krō)
Current: Small Ety: Gr. mikros, small Ex:Microbe, microcephalic
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MACR/O (mak‐rō)
Current: Large, long Ety: Gr. makros, long, large Ex: Macrocyte, macroscopic
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LYS/O (lī‐sō) ‐LYSIS (lī‐sĭs)
Current: Breakdown, dissolving Ety: Gr. lysis, a loosening, setting free Ex: Lysogen, antilysis Loan word: Lysis (lī′sĭs) pl. Lyses (lī′sēz)
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MALAC/O (mal‐ă‐kō) ‐MALACIA (mă‐lā‐shē‐ă)
Current: Soft, abnormal softening Ety: Gr. malakos, soft Ex: Malacosarcosis, myelomalacia
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‐PTOSIS (ptō‐sĭs)
Current: Downward displacement, prolapse Ety: Gr. ptosis, a dropping, falling Ex: Pseudoptosis, nephroptosis Loan word: Ptosis (tō′sĭs) pl. Ptoses (tō′sēz)
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‐ECTASIS (ek‐tă‐sĭs) ‐ECTASIA (ek‐tā‐zhē‐ă)
Current: Dilation, expansion Ety: Gr. ektasis, stretching out Ex: Gastrectasis, angioectasia Loan word: Ectasis (ek′tă‐sĭs) pl. Ectases (ek‐tă′sēz)
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SCHIZ/O (skĭ‐zō) ‐SCHISIS (skĭ‐sĭs)
Current: A splitting, a cleft Ety: Gr. schizein, to split, cleave Ex: Schizocyte, rhachischisis
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STAS/O (stā‐sō) STAT/O (stă‐tō) ‐STASIS (stā‐sĭs) ‐STAT (stăt)
Current: A standing, stoppage, cause to stand; ‐STAT = A device for stopping, ceasing something Ety: Gr. stasis, standing, stoppage Ex: Stasiphobia, statoacoustic, metastasis, hemostat Loan word: Stasis (stā′sĭs) pl. Stases (stā′sēz)
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POIET/O (poy‐ĕ‐tō) ‐POIESIS (poy‐ē‐sĭs)
Current: To make, produce Ety: Gr. poieein, to make, produce Ex: Angiopoietin, angiopoiesis
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PLAST/O (pla‐stō) ‐PLAST (plast) ‐PLASIA
Current: formed, molded; ‐PLAST = Forming cell or organelle; ‐PLASIA = Condition of formation, growth Ety: Gr. plastos, formed, molded Ex: Plastid, chloroplast, neoplasia
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FAC/O (fak‐ō) FIC/O (fik‐ō) FACT/O (fak‐tō) FECT/O (fek‐tō)
Current: To make, cause Ety: L. facere, factum, to make, do Ex: Rubifacient, calcification, putrefaction, affect
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GEN/O (jē′nō) ‐GEN (jĕn)
Current: To become, be produced Ety: Gr. gignomai, to come into being Ex: Pyrogen, psychogenic
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GRAPH/O (gra‐fō) ‐GRAPH (graf) ‐GRAPHY (gră‐fē)
Current: Writing; ‐GRAPH = A device for an image or written record, or the record itself; ‐GRAPHY = Process of recording, writing Ety: Gr. graphein, to write, inscribe Ex: Grapheme, radiograph, angiography
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GRAMMAT/O (gra‐mă‐tō) ‐GRAM (gram)
Current: Something written or drawn; ‐GRAM = A record or image of something Ety: Gr. gramma, grammatos, something written or drawn Ex: Paragrammatism, angiogram
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*METR/O (mĕ‐trō) ‐METER (mēt‐ĕr) ‐METRY (mĕ‐trē)
Current: Measure, measurement; ‐METER = Measuring instrument; ‐METRY = The process of measuring something Ety: Gr. metron, a measure Ex: Ametropia Dolorimeter Hysterometry

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