Module 1 Flashcards
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aeti- / eti-
A
cause
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alve-
A
tooth socket, socket, cavity
3
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alveol-
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tooth socket, socket, cavity
4
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-ary
A
adjectival suffix
5
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cancer
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crab
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hem-
A
blood
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hemat-
A
blood
8
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-hemia
A
a condition of the blood, presence of a substance in the blood, presence of blood in an organ
9
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-ic
A
adjectival suffix, pertaining to
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-ical
A
adjectival suffixes; performing an action
11
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-ics
A
study of a subject
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idi-
A
individual, distinct, self-produced, unknown
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-logical
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pertaining to the study
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-logist
A
specialist in the study
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-logy
A
study of a subject
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-o-
A
Greek combining vowel
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-osis
A
suffix forming a noun
18
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path-
A
disease
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-pathic
A
pertaining to disease, diseased
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-pathy
A
disease
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physi-
A
nature
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ptyal-
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saliva, salivary gland
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ptysis
A
excretion of saliva
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pulm-
A
lung
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pulmon-
lung
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-rrhage
rapid discharge
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-rrhagia
rapid discharge
28
sider-
iron
29
spir-
respiration, breathing
30
chem-
chemical
31
-therapy
treatment, treatment by means
32
dia-
through
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-lysis
destruction, breakdown, loosening
34
-lytic
pertaining to the destruction
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plasm-
plasma
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plasmat-
plasma
37
hem-
half (with -i-)
38
aer-
air, gas
39
aqu-
water
40
aqua-
water
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aque-
water
42
aut-
spontaneous, itself, own, self
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bili-
bile, gall
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chol-
bile, gall (-e-)
45
cry-
extreme cold, extremely cold
46
-e-
comb vowel with chol-
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ge-
the earth, land
48
heli-
sun
49
hydr-
water
50
hygien-
health
51
hypn-
sleep
52
iatr-
medicine, physician
53
-iatrics
study and treatment
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-iatry
study and treatment
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melan-
black
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narc-
stupor, sleep
57
necr-
death, corpse, dead tissue, dead cell
58
-necrosis
death of cells, tissues, organs
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neo-
new
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nos-
disease
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nyct-
night, during the night
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nyctal-
night, during the night
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phlegm-
phlegm
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phlegmat-
phlegm
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phot-
light
66
psychr-
cold
67
pyr-
heat, fire
68
pyret-
fever
69
sanguin-
blood
70
sicc-
dry
71
terr-
the earth, land
72
thanat-
death
73
therm-
heat, temperature
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xer-
dry
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anti-
against, opposing
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anti-...-toxin
agent used to counteract a substance poisonous to an organ/tissue, agent used to counteract a poisonous substance present in a life form
77
arachn-
spider, spider like, spider web
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-ectasia
dilation, expansion, bulge
79
-ectasis
dilation, expansion, bulge
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ecto-
outside, outer, out
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-ectome
instrument used to excise/cut out
82
-ectomize
to excise, remove surgically
83
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
84
-ectopia
malposition, displacement
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-ectopy
malposition, displacement
86
eu-
indicates a positive state, happy, healthy, proper, good, well
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hyper-
excessive, excess of, greater than normal
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hypo-
less than normal, deficiency of, below, under, inferior to (locative)
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-ia
abstract noun suffix: a state of being, a process or act, a syndrome, a symptom, a condition
90
-oid
resembling, like
91
-ostomy
creation of a passage into/between an organ(s)/structure(s)
92
pharmac-
drug
93
-phile
someone who has a love, liking, preference, or affinity
94
-philia
a love, liking, preference or affinity
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-philic
loving, liking, preferring / having a love, like, preference, affinity
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phob-
persistent and irrational fear
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-phobe
someone who has a persistent and irrational fear or strong dislike
98
-phobia
persistent and irrational fear or strong dislike
99
-phobic
persistently and irrationally afraid of/ hateful toward, having a persistent and irrational fear
100
stom-
mouth
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stomach-
stomach
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stomat-
mouth
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-tome
instrument used to cut into
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-tomy
incision
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top-
place, location
106
tox-
poison
107
toxic-
poison
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toxin-
poison
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-toxin
substance poisonous to, poison present in
110
xen-
strange, foreign, foreigner, alien
111
a-...-uria
absence of a substance in the urine
112
-ate
having, characterized by
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-ation
abstract nominal suffix (forms a noun)
114
carn-
flesh
115
-cide
act of killing, destruction, agent used to kill (usually -i-)
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corpor-
body, corpus
117
ex-
out, out of, outside
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exo-
out, out of, outside
119
ferr-
iron
120
hom-
human being, person
121
homin-
human being, person
122
hum-
soil
123
in-
in
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infra-
below, under, inferior to
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inter-
between
126
intra-
within, inner, interior, inside
127
lacer-
tearing
128
morb-
disease
129
mort-
death
130
omni-
all, every
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-scope
instrument used to make an examination visually
132
-scopy
visual examination
133
sol-
sun
134
somn-
sleep
135
ur-
urine, urinary tract, urination
136
ureter-
ureter, tube carrying urine from kidney to bladder
137
urethr-
urethra, tube carrying urine from bladder to outside of the body
138
-uria
urination, presence of a substance in the urine, abnormal condition of the urine
139
uric-
uric acid
140
urin-
urine, urinary tract, urination
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ven-
poison
142
venen-
poison
143
venom-
poison
144
vit-
life
145
-vore
one which habitually feeds on something (-i-)
146
-vorous
habitually feeding on something (-i-)
147
-al
adjectival suffix
148
all-
other, another, divergent, alternating
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ante-
before
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bi-
life
151
calc-
calcium, calcium salts, lime
152
calcin-
calcium, calcium salts, lime
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cerebell-
cerebellum, posterior part of the brain
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cerebr-
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
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circum-
around
156
cis-
cutting
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con-
joined, fused, simultaneous, in association, together, with
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de-
from, down from, away
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fec-
feces
160
fecal-
feces
161
-ferous
bearing, containing (-i-)
162
-i-
Latin combining vowel
163
-ia
abstract nominal suffix, condition usually abnormal
164
-iasis
suffix forming a noun and indicating a state of being usually negative
165
-ile
adjectival suffix
166
-ine
adjectival suffix
167
-ise, -ize
verbal suffix, to (do something)
168
-ism
suffix forming a noun and indicating a state of being usually negative
169
-ist
a specialist
170
non-
not
171
-ous
containing, also adjectival suffix
172
peri-
around
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post-
after, behind, posterior to
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pre-
before
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pro-
before, for
176
sub-
less than normal, deficiency of, below, under, inferior to
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super-
superior, greater than normal, above, beyond, superior to
178
supra-
above, beyond, superior to
179
-tic
adjectival suffix
180
trans-
across, through
181
-y
abstract noun suffix: a state of being, a process or act, a syndrome, a symptom, a condition
