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Parts of a Word Flashcards

1
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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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ologist

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physician specializing in

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myopathy

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muscle disease

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megaly

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enlargement

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itis

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inflammation

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osis/iasis

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abnormal condition

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ectomy

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to cut out

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otomy

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to cut into

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a/an

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without, none

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10
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ostomy

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to make a “mouth”

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11
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micro

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small

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12
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macro

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large

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scopy/scopic

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to look, observe

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graphy/graph

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recording an image

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gram

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the image (x-ray)

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16
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stomato

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mouth

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17
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dento

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teethg

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18
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glosso/linguo

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tongue

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19
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gingivo

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gums

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20
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encephalo

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brain

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21
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gastro

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stomach

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22
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entero

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intestine

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23
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colo

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large intestine

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24
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procto

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anus/rectum

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25
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hepato

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liver

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nephro/rene

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kidney

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27
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orchid/o, test/o

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testis

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28
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oophoro

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ovary

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29
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hystero/metro

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uterus

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30
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salpingo

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uterine tubes

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31
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dermo

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skin

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32
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masto/mammo

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breast

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33
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osteo

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bones

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34
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cardio

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heart

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35
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cysto

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bladder

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36
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rhino

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nose

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37
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phlebo/veno

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veins

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38
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pneumo/pulmo

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lung

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39
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hemo/emia

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blood

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40
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leuk/o

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white

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41
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melan/o

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black

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42
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cyan/o

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blue

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43
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xanth/o

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yellow

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44
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aden/o

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gland

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45
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lip/o

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fat

46
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my/o

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muscle

47
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lymph/o

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lymph tissue

48
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carcin/o

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malignant

49
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osteo

A

bone

50
Q

endo

A

inside of

51
Q

peri

A

around

52
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circum

A

around

53
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retro

A

behind

54
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epi

A

upon, on top

55
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trans

A

through

56
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intra

A

within

57
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sub

A

below

58
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brady/tachy

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slow/fast

59
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angi/o

A

vessel

60
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veno/phlebo

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vein

61
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stasis

A

to stop

62
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cyte

A

cell

63
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cephal/o

A

head

64
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encaphal/o

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inside the head (brain)

65
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mening/o

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membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord

66
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myel/o

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spinal cord

67
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neur/o

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nerve

68
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dys

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difficult, painful, abnormal

69
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cele

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hernia, abnormal pertrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position

70
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pathy

A

disease/abnormality

71
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plasia

A

development, formation, growth

72
Q

plegia

A

paralysis

73
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Chol/e

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gall, bile (cholecystectomy: removal of gall bladder)

74
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Emes/o

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Vomit

75
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Lith/o

A

Stone

76
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Lapar/o

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Abdominal wall

77
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-centesis

A

to puncture

78
Q

-tripsy

A

to crush

79
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

80
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Laryng/o

A

Voice Box

81
Q

Trache/o

A

Windpipe

82
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Bronch/o

A

Lung air passageways

83
Q

Pne/u, -pnea

A

breath, air, lung

84
Q

-pytsis

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spitting/coughing

85
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-plasty

A

Reconstruction

86
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Pyel/o

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Renal collecting ducts

87
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Ur/o, -uria

A

Urine

88
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Olig/o

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Scanty, less than normal

89
Q

-pexy

A

to surgically reattach

90
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Balan/o

A

head of penis

91
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Andr/o

A

Male

92
Q

Prostat/o

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Prostate

93
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Vas/o

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Vessel, duct

94
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-rrhaphy

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To suture (stitch, fix)

95
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Colp/o

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Vagina

96
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Men/o

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Menstruation

97
Q

-pareunia, coitus

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intercourse

98
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-gravida

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Pregnancy

99
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-para

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live birth

100
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Part/o, toc/o

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Labor/birth/delivery

101
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

102
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Arthr/o

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Joint

103
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Myel/o

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Bone Marrow

104
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Ten/o, tendin/o

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Tendon (binds muscle to bone)

105
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Ligament/o

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Ligament (binds bone to bone)

106
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Burs/o

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“bag” (shock absorber between tendons and bones)

107
Q

-malacia

A

softening of

108
Q

-porosis

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porous (having spaces or holes that let liquid or air pass through)

109
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-asthenia

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weakness, loss of strength

110
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-trophy

A

development, stimulation, maintenance

111
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-algia, algesia

A

pain

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