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Roots, Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards

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Leiomy/o

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visceral/smooth muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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angi/o

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reps relationship to blood vessel or blood

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4
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cardiomy/o

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heart muscle

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vascul/o

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blood/blood vessels

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arteri/o

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artery

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ven/o or phleb/o

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veins

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erythr/o

A

red

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hemat/o

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blood

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leuk/o

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white

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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bronch/o or bronchi/o

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bronchial tubes

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trache/o

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trachea

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15
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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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16
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mamm/o or mast/o

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breast

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17
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lapar/o

A

abdomen

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18
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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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19
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col/o

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colon

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20
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hepat/o

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liver

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21
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nephr/o

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kidney

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22
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

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23
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hyster/o

A

uterus

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24
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uter/o

A

uterus

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25
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oophor/o

A

ovaries

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26
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salping/o

A

fallopian tubes

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27
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radi/o

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x-rays

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28
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chem/o

A

relationship to drug/chemical

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29
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-ia

A

condition

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30
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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31
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-pathy

A

disease condition

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32
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lymphadenopathy

A

disease of the lymph nodes

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33
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aden/o

A

glands

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34
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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35
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-eal

A

pertaining to

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36
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-al

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pertaining to

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37
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chron/o

A

relationship with time

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38
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-ar

A

pertaining to

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39
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-ary

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pertaining to

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40
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Atypical Pain

A

stabbing/burning pain unrelated to exertion

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41
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Ischemic pain

A

pressing, squeezing, weightlike pain caused by decreased blood supply

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42
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Pericardial Pain

A

stabbing/burning or cutting cardiac pain

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43
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crackles

A

crackling sound heard during inspiration when alveoli are filled with secretions

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44
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leukocytosis

A

white blood cell condition; bodies normal response to infection

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45
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-emia

A

blood condition

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46
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Leukemia

A

malignant disease of blood forming organ; number and form of WBC are abnormal

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47
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Bacteremia

A

bacterial invasion of blood

48
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septicemia

A

blood poisoning

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uremia

A

blood condition of excess amounts of urea, creatine and waste products built up in blood

50
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-algia

A

condition of pain

51
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otalgia

A

pain in ear

52
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myalgia

A

pain in muscle

53
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arthralgia

A

joint pain

54
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-itis

A

inflammation

55
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endocarditis

A

inflammation of endocardium and heart valves

56
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pericarditis

A

inflammation of the pericardium

57
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laryngitis

A

inflammation of larynx

58
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cystitis

A

inflammation of urinary bladder

59
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-megaly

A

enlargement

60
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-oma

A

abnormal mass/tumour

61
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myoma

A

benign muscle tumour

62
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myel/o

A

spinal cord/bone marrow

63
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myeloma

A

bone marrow tumour

64
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-rrhage / -rrhagia

A

sudden bursting forth of blood

65
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-rrhea

A

abnormal flow/discharge

66
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rhinorrhea

A

runny nose

67
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rhin/o

68
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menorrhea

A

normal menstrual flow

69
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menorrhagia

A

excessive menstrual flow

70
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hemorrhage

A

sudden burst of blood

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-scopy

A

process of visual examination

72
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-scope

A

instrument for visual examination

73
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-gram

74
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-graphy

A

process of recording

75
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-graph

A

instrument for recording

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angi/o

A

blood vessels

77
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angiography

A

radiographic visualization of internal anatomy of heart/vessels

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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amniocentesis

A

puncture made to remove amniotic fluid for examination

80
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amni/o

A

amniotic fluid

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-therapy

82
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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Radiotherapy

A

use of radiation to kill tumour cells

84
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chemotherapy

A

treatment with chemicals to kill cancer cells

85
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Angioplasty

A

opening of narrow vessel

86
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-tomy

A

an incision/cut into

87
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-stomy

A

an opening/mouth is created area extending to outside of body (Creation of artificial opening)

88
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-ectomy

A

removal/resection/excision

89
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-lysis

A

complete seperation/breakdown/destruction

90
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dialysis

A

process of separating macromolecules from ions…

91
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hemodialysis

A

the removal of blood and its passage through a kidney machine, where waste products are filtered out

92
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atherectomy

A

Surgical removal of atherosclerotic plaque from an artery

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ather/o

94
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coronary artery bypass graft

A

grafting piece of healthy blood vessel into coronary artery to reroute blood around blockage

95
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sarc/o

A

flesh/tissue

96
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amni/o

A

amnion (sac of fluid surrounding embryo)

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arthr/o

98
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ather/o

99
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axill/o

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carcin/o

101
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cry/o

102
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cyst/o

A

urinary bladder

103
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encephal/o

104
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cephal/o

105
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erythr/o

106
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hyster/o

107
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inguin/o

108
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isch/o

A

to hold back

109
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men/o

A

menses (menstruation); month

110
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mening/o

A

meninges (membranes around brain and spinal cord)

111
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myel/o

A

spinal cord

112
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necr/o

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ot/o

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phleb/o

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septic/o

A

pertaining to infection

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tonsill/o

117
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ur/o

A

urea or urine

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