Roots and Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

bar/o

A

pressure

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2
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chrom/o, chromat/o

A

color, stain

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3
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chron/o

A

time

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4
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cry/o

A

cold

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5
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

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6
Q

erg/o

A

work

synergistic: working together with increased effect, such as in certain drugs in combination

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7
Q

phon/o

A

sound, voice

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8
Q

phot/o

A

light

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9
Q

radi/o

A

radiation, x-ray

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10
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son/o

A

sound

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11
Q

therm/o

A

heat, temperature

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12
Q

-graph

A

instrument for recording data

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13
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-graphy

A

act of recording data

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14
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-gram

A

a record of data

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15
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-meter

A

instrument for measuring

calorimeter: instrument for measuring the caloric energy

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16
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-metry

A

measurement of

audiometry: measurement of hearing

17
Q

-scope

A

instrument for viewing or examining

18
Q

-scopy

A

examination of

19
Q

-centesis

A

puncture, tap

20
Q

-desis

A

binding, fusion

pleurodesis: binding of the pleura (membrane around the lungs)

21
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, surgical removal

22
Q

-pexy

A

surgical fixation

23
Q

-plasty

A

plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

24
Q

-rhaphy

A

surgical repair, suture

25
Q

-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

tracheostomy: creation of an opening into the trachea

26
Q

-tome

A

instrument for incising (cutting)

27
Q

-tomy

A

incision, cutting

laparotomy: surgical incision of the abdomen

28
Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

neurotripsy: crushing of a nerve

29
Q

aer/o

A

air, gas