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Basic Word Structure CH.1 > Med Health Terminology > Flashcards

Med Health Terminology Flashcards

1
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Combining Form

A

Combination of the root and the combining vowel

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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

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Prefix

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Word beginning

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Root

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Foundation of the term

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Suffix

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Word ending

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Aden/o (CF)

A

Gland

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7
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Arthr/o (CF)

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Joint

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Bi/o (CF)

A

Life

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Carcin/o (CF)

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Cancer/Cancerous

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10
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Cardi/o (CF)

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Heart

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Cephal/o (CF)

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Head

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Cerebr/o (CF)

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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13
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Cis/o (CF)

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To cut

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14
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Crin/o (CF)

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To secrete (to form and give off)

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15
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Cyst/o (CF)

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Urinary Bladder

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Cyt/o (CF)

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Cell

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Derm/o (CF)

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Skin

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18
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Dermat/o (CF)

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Skin

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19
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Electr/o (CF)

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Electricity

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20
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Encephal/o (CF)

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Brain

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21
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Enter/o (CF)

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Intestines (usually the small intestine)

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22
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Erythr/o (CF)

A

Red

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23
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Gastr/o (CF)

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Stomach

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24
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Glyc/o (CF)

A

Sugar

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25
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Gnos/o (CF)

A

Knowledge

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26
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Gynec/o (CF)

A

Woman, Female

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27
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Hemat/o (CF)

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Blood

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28
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Hem/o (CF)

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Blood

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29
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Hepat/o (CF)

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Liver

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30
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Iatr/o (CF)

A

Treatment/Physician

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31
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Luek/o (CF)

A

White

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32
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Log/o (CF)

A

Study of

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33
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Nephr/o (CF)

A

Kidney

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34
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Neur/o (CF)

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Nerve

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35
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Onc/o (CF)

A

Tumor (cancerous)

36
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Ophthalm/o (CF)

A

Eye

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Oste/o (CF)

A

Bone

38
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Path/o (CF)

A

Disease

39
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Ped/o (CF)

A

Child

40
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Psych/o (CF)

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Mind

41
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Radi/o (CF)

A

X-rays

42
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Ren/o (CF)

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Kidney

43
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Rhin/o (CF)

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Nose

44
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Sarc/o (CF)

A

Flesh

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Sect/o (CF)

A

To cut

46
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Thromb/o (CF)

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Clot/Clotting

47
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Ur/o (CF)

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Urinary tract/Urine

48
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-Ac (S)

A

Pertaining to

49
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-Al (S)

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Pertaining to

50
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-Algia (S)

A

Pain

51
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-Cyte (S)

A

Cell

52
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-Ectomy (S)

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Excision/Removal

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-Emia (S)

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Blood condition

54
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-Genic (S)

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

55
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-Globin (S)

A

Protein

56
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-Gram (S)

A

Record

57
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-Ic, -Ical (S)

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Pertaining to

58
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-Ion (S)

A

Process

59
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-Ist (S)

A

Specialist

60
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-Itis (S)

A

Inflammation

61
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-Logy (S)

A

Process of study

62
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-Oma (S)

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Tumor, mass, swelling

63
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-Opsy (S)

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Process of viewing

64
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-Osis (S)

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Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers)

65
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-Pathy (S)

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Disease/condition

66
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-Scope (S)

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Instrument to visually examine

67
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-Scopy (S)

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Process of visually examining

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-Sis (S)

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State of; condition

69
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-Tomy (S)

A

Process of cutting; incision

70
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-Y (S)

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Process; condition

71
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A-/An- (P)

A

No, not, without

72
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Aut-/Auto- (P)

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Self, own

73
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Dia- (P)

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Complete, through

74
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Endo- (P)

A

Within

75
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Epi- (P)

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Above, upon

76
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Ex-/Exo- (P)

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Out, outside of, outward

77
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Hyper- (P)

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Excessive, above, more than normal

78
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Hypo- (P)

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Deficient, below, under, less than normal

79
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In- (P)

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Into, in

80
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Peri- (P)

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Surrounding, around

81
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Pro- (P)

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Before, forward

82
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Re- (P)

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Back, backward, again

83
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Retro- (P)

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Behind

84
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Sub- (P)

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Below, under

85
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Trans- (P)

A

Across, through

Basic Word Structure CH.1 (2 decks)

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