Unit 1 Flashcards by Zoya Chicks | Brainscape

Q

word root

A

example: cardi

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-Itis

Suffix

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Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease.

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Pre-

Prefix

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Attached to beginning; time, positions, direction, number, negation.

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/o

Combining vowels

A

Usually “o”; eases pronunciation

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cardi/o

Combining form

A

Cardi/o

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intravenous

Intra

A

within or inside

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Subway

sub-

A

below, under

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arthr/o

A

joint

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hepatitis

hepat/o

A

liver

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osteoperosis- frail bones

oste/o

A

osteoperosis

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intravenous

ven/o

A

vein

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arthralgia

-algia

A

pain

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-centisis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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leukocytes

-cyte

A

cell

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arthradynia

-dynia

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pain

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tonsillectomy

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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hypoglycemia

-emia

A

blood condition

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sonogram

-graph,-gram

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record, x-ray, picture

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photography

-graphy

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processing of recording picture or record

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arthritis

-itis

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inflammation

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osteomalacia

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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cardiomegaly

-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

A

instrument to measure temperature

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neuroid

-oid

A

like, resmebling

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-ologist

A

specialist

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-ology

A

study of

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-oma

A

tumor

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psychosis

-osis

A

abnormal condition

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colostomy

-ostomy

A

creating an artificial opening

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colonotomy

-otomy

A

surgical insision

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cardiopathy

-pathy

A

disease

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

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rhinopathy

-plasty

A

surgical repair

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nethroptosis

-ptosis

A

drooping,sagging prolapse

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hemorrhage

-rrhagia,-rrhage

A

abnormal flow or discharge

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myorrhaphy

-rrhaphy

A

suturing

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diarrhea

-rrhea

A

abnoraml flow or discharge (not blood)

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myorrhexis

-rrhexis

A

rupture

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arterosclerosis

sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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-scope

A

instrument used to visually examine

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colonoscopy

-scopy

A

visual examination

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-stasis

A

stop, control

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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing