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Prefixes Flashcards

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alb- , alb/o, albus-

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white

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chlor/o-

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green

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cyan/0-

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blue

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erythr/o-

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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a-, an-

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without

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ambi-

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both sides, around

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bi-

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two

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cent-

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hundred

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demi-

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half

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diplo- duo-

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two, twice, double

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extr/a

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more

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hemi-

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half

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in-

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not

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iso-

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equal

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mon/o

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one, single

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multi-

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many

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pan-

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all

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poly-

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many, multiple

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semi-

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partial, half

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uni-

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one, single

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co- col- com- con- cor-

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together

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dia-

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through, complete

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homeo, homo

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same

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macro-

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large

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meg/a, megal/o

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grand, large

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pan-

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all around

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ultra-

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excess, extreme, beyond

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an/a

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apart

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ante-

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before, in front of

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self, same

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contra-

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against, opposed

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de-

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down from, away from, lack

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dors-

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back, posterior

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ecto-

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outside, external

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end/o-, ent/o-

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within, inside, inner

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ex/o-

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out of, away from, exterior

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fore-

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in front of, before

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gen-

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producing, in favour of

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im, in-

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into

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infra-

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under, below, beneath

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later/o-

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side, to one side

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med-, mes/o-, mesi/o-

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middle, midline

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para-

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beside, near, normal

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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post-

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behind, after

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pre-, pr/o

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in front of, before, precursor

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retro-

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behind, after

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sub-

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under, less , lower than

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sy/m-, sy/n-, sys-

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together

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dis-,

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remove, absence of

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orth/o-

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straight

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pseud/o-

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false

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un-

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not

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alge, algesi, algia

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pain

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alve/o-

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aleolus

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angi/o-

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vessel

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apic/o

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apex

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bio

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life

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bucc/o-

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cheek

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cari/o

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decay

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cephal/o

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head

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cell/u

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cell

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cheil/o

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lip

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coron/o

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crown

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dent/i, dent/o

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tooth

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edem, edemat/o

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swelling

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enam/o-

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enamel

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esthes/i, esthe/t

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sensation

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faci/o

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face

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gen

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inborn build, precursor, formation

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gingiv/o

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gum tissue

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gloss/o

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tongue

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glott/o

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glottis, back of tongue

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granul/o

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granule, grain-like

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gnath/o

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jaw

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hem/a, hem/o

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blood

83
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ismus-

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contraction

84
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labi/o

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lip

85
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laryng/o

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larynx

86
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lingu/o

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tongue

87
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mandib/u

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lower jaw

88
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maxill/o

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upper jaw

89
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ment/o

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chin

90
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muc/o, mucos

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tissue lining

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occlus/o

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shut, close, jaw close

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odont/o

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tooth

93
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or/o

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mouth

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osse/o, ossi, ost

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bone

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palat/o

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palate

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path/o

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disease

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plasia

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formation

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pyo-

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pus

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radic/u

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root

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sep, sept/o

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infectin

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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stom/a, stamat/o

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mouth, opening

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thromb/o

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blood clot

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vas/o, vascul/o

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blood vesse;

105
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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-cide

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killing

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-ent

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agent

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-form

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shape, resembling

109
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-gram, -graph

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picture, recording

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-ia, -ic, -ical

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condition, state

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-ics

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practice, knowledge

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-ion

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condition, state

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-ism

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disease, practis

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-ist

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specialty

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-ium

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little, small

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-oid

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resembling

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-osis

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process, state, condition

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-ous

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pertaining to

119
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-penia

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deficiency

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-phylaxis

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protection

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-rrhaphy

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suturing

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-stasis

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stopping

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-stat

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stop, arrest

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-tome

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cutting instrument

125
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-um

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pertaining to

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syn-

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together

127
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The root word ____

a) is the word’s prefix
b) is the basic meaning
c) describes location
d) describes a tooth

A

b

128
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What is the clinical term for inflammation of the tongue?

a) stomatitis
b) glossitis
c) apices
d) frenoid

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b

129
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The root word ‘apic/o’ refers to the ____

a) mouth
b) jaw
c) tongue
d) apex

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d

130
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Break down the word ‘periodontitis’

a) per-iodon-titis
b) per-iodont-itis
c) perio-don-titis
d) peri-odont-itis

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d

131
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Which term refers to above the mandible?

a) paramandibular
b) perimandibular
c) supramandibular
d) transmandibular

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c

132
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The correct spelling for a condition of the lip is ____

a) chealosis
b) cheilosos
c) cheilosis
d) chealocys

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c

133
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What does the term macroglossia mean?

a) small lips
b) large tongue
c) small palate
d) large gums

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b

134
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The term labial refers to the ____

a) skin
b) face
c) tongue
d) lips

A

d

135
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. By its prefix, we know that synthesis refers to ____

a) poorly built
b) breaking apart
c) coming together
d) not aligned

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c

136
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What is the plural of periodontium?

a) periodontiums
b) periodontia
c) periodontal
d) periodontiaes

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b

137
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Two root words for the mouth are ____

a) muco, mento
b) rhino, necro
c) palato, labi
d) stoma, or

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d

138
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he term subapical refers to ____

a) less teeth
b) under the apex
c) below the heart
d) between vessels

A

b

139
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The tongue that is edematous is ____

a) swollen
b) infected
c) bleeding
d) small

A

a

140
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Two root words for the tongue are

a) gloss/o, lingu/o
b) ment/o, hemo
c) stoma, plasmo
d) gingiv/o, tetr/o

A

a

141
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. What does the term transcutaneous mean?

a) abnormal skin growth
b) cutting the skin
c) through the skin
d) on top of the skin

A

c

142
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What does the term odontoid mean?

a) resembling a tooth
b) a small tooth
c) the study of teeth
d) removal of a tooth

A

a

143
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. A white cell is a ____

a) leukocele
b) plasmocele
c) leukocyte
d) leukocide

A

c

144
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Which prefixes indicate ‘2’?

a) semi, hemi
b) ambi, poly
c) bi, di
d) dia, supra

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c

145
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Jaws that are equal in size are ____

a) endognathious
b) diplognathous
c) pangnathial
d) isognathous

A

d

146
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What is a deficiency in white cells called?

a) leukopenia
b) albumoid
c) leukoform
d) alborrhea

A

a

147
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The study of teeth is called ____

a) odontostasis
b) odontology
c) dentopathy
d) dentography

A

b

148
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a) rhinoplasty
b) sinusitis
c) nasorrhage
d) myopathy

A

a

149
Q

One reason not to administer a drug is a ____

a) dorsoindication
b) contraindication
c) retroindication
d) neoindication

A

b

150
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A procedure that cuts through bone is ____

a) orthognatia
b) transosseous
c) orthosseous
d) osteopathy

A

b

151
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An injury pertaining to the lower jaw is ____

a) mandibular
b) mandibuloid
c) mandibulium
d) mandilomar

A

a

152
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What is the clinical term for a grain-like tumour?

a) patholoma
b) hematoma
c) myomoma
d) granuloma

A

d

153
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. An agent that stops the formation of pus is said to be ____

a) pyogenic
b) pyostatic
c) pyorrheic
d) pyotomic

A

b

154
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Break down the word ‘infraorbital’

a) infra-orbit-al
b) in-fra-orbital
c) infra-orbi-tal
d) in-fra-orb-ital

A

c

155
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Odontalgia refers to dental ____

a) loss
b) nerves
c) blood supply
d) pain

A

d

156
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The correct breakdown of the word orthognathic is orth/o-gna-thic

a) true
b) false

A

F

157
Q

The definition of cheilorhinoplasty is surgical repair of the lips and nose

a) true
b) false

A

T

158
Q

An infection or inflammation of the cheek and gum would be buccogingotis

a) true
b) false

A

F

159
Q

The term orolingual refers to the mouth and tongue

a) true
b) false

A

T

160
Q

The term coronoid refers to something covered by a cranium

a) true
b) false

A

F

161
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The correct breakdown of the word pedodontist is ped-odont-ist

a) true
b) false

A

T

162
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The term oropharangeal refers to the mouth and the lower jaw

a) true
b) false

A

F

163
Q

By its prefix, we know that adduction is movement toward the body

a) true
b) false

A

T

164
Q

The term subcutaneous refers to the area under the skin

a) true
b) false

A

T

165
Q

Rhinitis is the term used to define discharge from the nose

a) true
b) false

A

F

166
Q

The plural of pharynx is

A

pharynges

167
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The suffix ____ means ‘cutting into’

A

otomy

168
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The clinical term for muscle disease is ____

A

myopathy

169
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Surgical removal of gum tissue is called

A

gingivectomy

170
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A red cell is called an

A

erythrocyte

171
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Absence of breathing is called

A

apnea

172
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Excessive blood flow is called

A

hemorrhage

173
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Repair of a blood vessel is called

A

angioplasty

174
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Inflammation of the gum tissue is called

A

gingivitis

175
Q

The term ____ means ‘resembling a head’

A

cephaloid

176
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The state of having straight teeth is called ____

A

orthodontia

177
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The plural of sepsis is __

A

sepses

178
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The study of disease is called

A

pathology

179
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A rapid heart rate condition is called

A

tachycardia

180
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A black coloured growth or tumour is called a

A

melanoma

181
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The term ____ means enlarged head

A

cephalomegaly

182
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Suturing of the face is called

A

faciorrhaphy

183
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The instrument used to view the larynx is called the _

A

laryngoscope

184
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A tumour on a nerve is called a __

A

neuroma

185
Q

A surgical instrument that cuts bone is an

A

osteotome

186
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Inflammation of a tooth socket is called _

A

alveolitis

187
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Bad and deficient tissue formation is called tissue

A

dysplasia

188
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The term that means a state of impaired sensation is

A

dysesthesia

189
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The study of the skull is called

A

craniology

190
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The surgical viewing of a joint is called an

A

arthroscopy

Dental Terminology (16 decks)

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