unit 5 Flashcards
1
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strept/o
A
twisted chains or strips
2
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staphyl/o
A
builds words that suggest growing in bunches (like grapes)
3
Q
-um
A
make things singular
4
Q
-a
A
make things plural
5
Q
uvul/o
A
cluster of grapes
6
Q
py/o
A
involving pus
7
Q
onc/o
A
refers to tumors
8
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
9
Q
ot/o
A
ear
10
Q
metr
A
word root for measure
11
Q
-metry
A
process of measuring
12
Q
a-
A
not, lack of
13
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an-
A
not lack of
14
Q
brady-
A
abnormally slow
15
Q
dys-
A
difficult, abnormal, poor
16
Q
tachy-
A
abnormally fast
17
Q
audi/o
A
hearing
18
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phon/o
A
voice or vocal sounds
19
Q
lith/o
A
calculus or stone
20
Q
-genesis
A
generation, producing, or forming
21
Q
lith
A
stone
22
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chol/e
A
gall or bile
23
Q
-iasis
A
indicate a pathologic condition
24
Q
-gram
A
picture
25
Q
-grahpy
A
the process of taking a picture
26
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pne/o
A
breath
27
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-pnea
A
breathing
28
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therm/o
A
heat
29
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dia-
A
through
30
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micro-
A
small
31
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macro-
A
large
32
Q
dactyl/o
A
digit (finger, or toe)
33
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syn-
A
together
34
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drom/o
A
run
35
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poly-
A
too many
