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Latin and Greek in Scientific Terminology > Unit 1: Introduction to Scientific Terminology > Flashcards

Unit 1: Introduction to Scientific Terminology Flashcards

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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dermat/o

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skin

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enter/o

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small intestine

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gynec/o

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female

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hemat/o

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blood

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immun/o

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protection

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laryng/o

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larynx

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neur/o

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nerve

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nephr/o

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kidney

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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pulmon/o

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lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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a- / an- / de-

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without

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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painful; difficult; abnormal

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endo-

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within; inner

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epi-

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above

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eu-

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normal

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ex-

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outward

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extra-

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outside of

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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below; insufficient

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in-

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not; inward

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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neo-

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new

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para-

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beside; abnormal; two like parts of a pair

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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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pre- / pro-

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pseudo-

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re-

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retro-

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backward; behind

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sub-

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tachy-

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trans-

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ultra-

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un-

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bi-

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hemi-

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mono-

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multi-

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nulli-

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pan-

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poly-

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quadri- / tetra-

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semi-

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tri-

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-algia / -dynia

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-cele

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protrusion

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-cyte

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-ectasis

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genic

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-ia

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-iasis / -osis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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-lytic

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destruction

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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-oma

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tumor; mass

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-opsy

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-pathy

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-plasm

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-plegia

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-ptosis

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-rrhage

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abnormal flow

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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-rrhexis

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-sclerosis

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-stenosis

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-therapy

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-trophy

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development

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-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-atic
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ical
-ile
-ine
-ior
-nic
-ory
-ose
-ous
-tic

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pertaining to

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-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgically create on opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-gram

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopic

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pertaining to visually examining

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-scopy

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process of visually
examining

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