Unit 2 root words, pre, suffixes Flashcards
1
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tom, tom/o
A
cut, slices/planes
2
Q
-ectomy
A
excise, to cut out
3
Q
-tomy
A
incise, to cut into
4
Q
-ostomy
A
to form a surgical opening
5
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut slices
6
Q
cardi/o, card/o
A
heart
7
Q
-algia
A
pain
8
Q
electr/o
A
electrical
9
Q
-gram
A
the record, picture
10
Q
son/o
A
sound
11
Q
ech/o
A
sound from reflected soundwaves
12
Q
path/o, -pathy
A
disease
13
Q
leuk/o
A
white
14
Q
melan/o
A
black
15
Q
erythr/o
A
red
16
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
17
Q
chlor/o
A
green
18
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
19
Q
-blast, blast/o
A
immature cell (underdeveloped)
20
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
21
Q
-penia
A
deficiency in number
22
Q
lymph/o
A
water or liquid. Cell from the lymphatic system.
23
Q
thromb/o
A
blood clot
24
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
25
-blast, blast/o
immature cell, underdeveloped, embryonic
