Unit 4 Root/Prefix/Suffix Flashcards by Anna Egkhounmuong

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Aden

A

Gland

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Adip

A

Fat

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Cephal

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Head

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Chondri

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Cartilage

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Cost

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Rib

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Crani

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Skull

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Cyst

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Bladder

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Derma or dermat/o

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Skin

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duct

A

Tube

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Gastr

A

Stomach

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Gen

A

To produce

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Glossal

A

Tongue

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Hepat

A

Liver

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Myo

A

Muscle

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Nephr (more commonly used) and ren

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Kidney

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Neuro

A

Nerve

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Opthalm

A

Eye

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Oste

A

Bone

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Ot

A

Ear

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Ov

A

Egg

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Thrombo

A

Blood clot

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Vas

A

Vessel

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A or an

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Without

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Ad

A

To or toward

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Ante

A

Before

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Bi

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Two

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Bio

A

Life

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Epi

A

Upon or on

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inter

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Between

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intra and endo

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Within

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hem/o or hemat

A

Blood

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Hyper

A

Above or an excess

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Hypo

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Below or deficient

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Leuk/o or leuc/o

A

White

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Peri

A

Around

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Pneum/o or pneumon/o

A

Refers to air, breath, or lungs

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Retro

A

Behind

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Sub

A

Under

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algia

A

Pain

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blast

A

Forming cell

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cyte

A

Cell

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ectomy

A

Surgical removal of a part of the body

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it is

A

Inflammation

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logy

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Study of

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osis

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Condition of

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pathy

A

Disease

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scopy

A

Visual examination of

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stasis

A

Standing still

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stenosis

A

Narrowing

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tomy

A

Surgical incision

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q.d.

A

taken once daily

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b.i.d.

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twice per day

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t.i.d.

A

three times per day

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q.i.d.

A

four times per day

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a c with a line over it

A

with

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s with a line over it

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without

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P.O.

A

mouth or orally

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Hx

A

history

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c/o

A

complains of

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c/c

A

chief complaint

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B/P

A

blood pressure

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S&S

A

signs and symptoms

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O.S.

A

left eye

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O.D.

A

right eye

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R/O

A

rule out

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Dx

A

diagnosis

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WNL

A

within normal limits

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TNTC

A

too numerous to count