Lessons 15 and 16 Flashcards by Rachel Hantman | Brainscape

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brachy-

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short

base

ex: brachydont, branchypodous, brachystasis

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short

base

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brachy-

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cac- (kak-)

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bad

base

ex: cacesthesia, cacosmia, stomatocace

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bad

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cac- (kak-)

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cau-, caus-

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to burn

base

ex: cauterize, cryocautery, caumesthesia

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to burn

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cau-, caus-

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cli-, clei-

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to close

base

ex: coreclisis, iridenclasis

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to close

base

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cli-, clei-

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cleist-

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closed

base

ex: cleistogamy, cleistothecium, acleistocardia

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closed

base

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cleist-

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cly(s)-

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to wash

base

ex: enteroclysis, hypodermoclysis, venoclysis

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to wash

base

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cly(s)-

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crot-

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pulse beat

base

ex: anacrotism, catacrotism, tricrotism

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pulse beat

base

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crot-

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dolich-

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long

base

ex: dolichoplatycephalus, dolichorrhine, dolichstylous

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long

base

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dolich-

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ede-

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to swell

base

ex: edema, arthredema, trophedema

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to swell

base

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ede-

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lept-

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thin, delicate

base

ex: dolicholeptocephalous, leptocyte, leptodermatous

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thin, delicate

base

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lept-

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log-

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word, speech, reason

base

ex: dyslogia, logamnesia, logoplegia

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word, speech, reason

base

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log-

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mes-

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middle

base

ex: dolichoeuromesocephalus, mesentery, mesoderm

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middle

base

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mes-

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myx-

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mucus, slime

base

ex: myasthenia, myxoma, lycopodium

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mucus, slime

base

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myx-

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oxy-. ox-

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sharp, acid, oxygen

base

ex: oxycephalous, oxyblepsia, oxydactyl

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sharp, acid, oxygen

base

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oxy-. ox-

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petr-

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rock

base

ex: osteopetrosis, petrophilous, petrobasilar

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rock

base

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petr-

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phon-

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sound, voice

base

ex: dysphonia, heterophonia, baryphonia

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sound, voice

base

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phon-

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phot-

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light

base

ex: photolytic, photophore, photrophic

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light

base

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phot-

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poie-

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to make

base

ex: angiopoiesis, hidropoiesis, nephropoietin

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to make

base

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poie-

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presby-

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old

base

ex: presbycusis, presbyophrenia, presbyatrics

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old

base

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presby-

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pyr-, pyret-

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fire

base

ex: pyretogenic, pyretolysis, pyridoxin

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fire

base

A

pyr-, pyret-

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pyrex-

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fever

base

ex:

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fever

base

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pyrex-

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rhiz-, -rrhiz

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root

base

ex: polyrrhizal, rhizoneure, rhizosphere

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root

base

A

rhiz-, -rrhiz

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glauc-

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silvery, gray-green

base

ex: glaucoma, glaucophane, aglaucopsia

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silvery, gray-green

base

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glauc-

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gon(y)-, gonat-

A

knee

base

ex: gonalgia, gonarthritis, gonatocele

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knee

base

A

gon(y)-, gonat-

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(h)apt-

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to touch

base

ex: synapse, haptodysphoria, haptics

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to touch

base

A

(h)apt-

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(h)aph-

A

sense of touch

base

ex: aphephobia, haphalgesia

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sense of touch

base

A

(h)aph-

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kary-, cary-

A

nucleus, nut

base

ex: eukaryote, karyochrome, karyogamy

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nucleus, nut

base

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kary-, cary-

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kerat-, cerat-, ker-, cer-

A

horn, horny tissue, cornea

base

ex: kerotin, keratomalacia, brachycerous

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horn, horny tissue, cornea

base

A

kerat-, cerat-, ker-, cer-

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lepid-

A

scale

base

ex: homolepidous, lepidosteoid

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scale

base

A

lepid-

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nem-, nemat-

A

thread

base

ex: nematode, trophonemata, chromonema

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thread

base

A

nem-, nemat-

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nos-

A

disease

base

ex: nosogeography, nostalgic, photonosus

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disease

base

A

nos-

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onc-, -oncus

A

tumor, swelling

base

ex: mastoncus, adenoncus, gonyoncus

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tumor, swelling

base

A

onc-, -oncus

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phra-

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to speak

base

ex: aphrasia, paraphrasia, embolophrasia

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to speak

base

A

phra-

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pneum-, pneumat-

A

air, gas

base

ex: pneumatization, pneumatocele, pneumatophore

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air, gas

base

A

pneum-, pneumat-

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phylac(t)-

A

to guard, to protect

base

ex: cataphylaxis, exophylaxis, phylacobiosis

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to guard, to protect

base

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phylac(t)-

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porphyr-

A

purple

base

ex: porphyrin, porphyria, porphyrinuria

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purple

base

A

porphyr-

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sarc-

A

flesh

base

ex: chonodrosarcoma, sarcoma, sarcostyle

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flesh

base

A

sarc-

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scler-

A

hard

base

ex: otosclerosis, sclera, scleromeninx

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hard

base

A

scler-

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sep-

A

to rot, to putrify

base

ex: antiseptic, aseptic, septic

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to rot, to putrify

base

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sep-

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sit-

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food

base

ex: apositia, autosite, sitotropism

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food

base

A

sit-

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splen-

A

spleen

base

ex: splenization, gastrosplenic, splenalgia

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spleen

base

A

splen-

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sten-

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narrow

base

ex: stenocoriasis, stenostomatous, dacrystenosis

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narrow

base

A

sten-

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stere-

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solid, three-dimensional

base

ex: stereoblastula, stereotropism, stereotaxy

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solid, three-dimensional

base

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stere-