LOM Ch 1 Key Terms Flashcards by Amanda Forbes

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-y

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process / condition

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-globin

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protein

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neur/o

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nerve

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path/o

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disease

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aut-

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self / own

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-gram

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record

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gnos/o

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knowledge

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end-

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within

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hypo-

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deficient / below / under / less

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glyc/o

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sugar

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dia-

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through / complete

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-ion

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process

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Suffix

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word ending

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oste/o

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bone

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ped/o

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child

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-ectomy

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excision / removal

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onc/o

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tumor

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derm/o

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skin

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Root

A

Foundation of the term

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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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-opsy

A

process of viewing

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leuk/o

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white

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ex-

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outside of / outward

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-genic

A

produced by or in

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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-oma

A

tumor / mass / swelling

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carcin/o

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Cancerous / Cancer

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hepat/o

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liver

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sub-

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below / under

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combining vowel

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vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation.

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-al

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-osis

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condition / usually abnormal

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cis/o

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to cut

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hem/o

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blood

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epi-

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above / upon

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exo-

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outside of / outward

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-ical

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pertaining to

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sarc/o

A

flesh

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-algia

A

pain

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gynec/o

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woman / female

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aden/o

A

gland

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erythr/o

A

red

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re-

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back / backward / again

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-scopy

A

instrument to visually examine with an endoscope

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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sect/o

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to cut

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enter/o

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intestines / small intestines

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ren/o

A

kidney

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electr/o

A

electricity

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iatr/o

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treatment / physician

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auto-

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self / own

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cephal/o

A

Head

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hemat/o

A

blood

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Prefix

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Word beginning

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-tomy

A

process of cutting

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log/p

A

study of

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an-

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no / not / without

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-pathy

A

disease condition

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-ist

A

specilist

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dermat/o

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skin

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bi/o

A

life

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a-

A

no / not / without

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crin/o

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to secrete

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Combining form

A

combination of the root and combining vowel

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ur/o

A

urinary tract / Urine

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endo-

A

within

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retro-

A

behind

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cerebr/o

A

Cerebrum

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cardi/o

A

Heart

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thromb/o

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Clot / Clotting

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-cyte

A

cell

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-sis

A

state of condition

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cyt/o

A

cell

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peri-

A

surrounding / around

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ophthlm/o

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eye

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radi/o

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x-ray

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hyper-

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excessive / above / more

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-logy

A

process of study

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arthr/o

A

joint

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psych/o

A

mind

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-emai

A

blood

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rhin/o

A

nose

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trans-

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across / through

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in-

A

into / in

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encephal/o

A

brain

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pro-

A

before / forward