Unit 5 root words, pre, suffixes Flashcards
1
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cocc/i
A
bacteria (spiracle)
2
Q
dipl/o
A
double, pairs
3
Q
strept/o
A
twisted chains, or strips
4
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staphyl/o, uvul/o
A
clusters (bunches like grapes)
5
Q
bacill/i
A
rod-shaped bacteria [si. bacl/us]
6
Q
py/o
A
involving pus
7
Q
-genic, -genesis
A
producing or forming, creations or begining
8
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-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
9
Q
ot/o
A
ear
10
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tympan/o, myring/o
A
eardrum
11
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audi/o
A
hearing
12
Q
a-, an-
A
not, lack of
13
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phon/o
A
voice or vocal sounds
14
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phas/o, -phasia
A
speech
15
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rhin/o
A
nose
16
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lith/o, -lith
A
calculus, stone
17
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chol/e
A
gall or bile
18
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-iasis
A
pathologic conditon
19
Q
brady-
A
abnormally slow
20
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tachy-
A
abnormally fast or rapid
21
Q
phag/o,-phagia
A
eat
22
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-pnea
A
breathing
23
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peps/o
A
digestion
24
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dia-
A
through
25
marc/o
large, big
26
dactyl/o
finger or toes
27
drom/o
run
28
pro-
before
29
dips/o, dipsia
thirst
30
poly-
too much, or too many
31
+ calculus
pebble used in counting
32
+ erg
work
