Unit 6 root words, pre, suffixes Flashcards
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ur/o, uria-
A
urine, urinary, condition of the urine
2
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neur/o
A
nerves
3
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ren/o, nephr/o
A
kidney
4
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-ptosis
A
condition of prolapse or displacement
5
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-pexy
A
fixation, to fix
6
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pyel/o
A
renal pelvis
7
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ureter/o
A
2 tubes from kidnies to bladder
8
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-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
9
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-rrhaphy
A
suture or stitches
10
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-rrhagia
A
hemorrhage, abnormal bleeding
11
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men/o
A
menstration
12
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urethr/o
A
urethra: tube from bladder to the outside
13
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sperm/o, spermat/o
A
seed, sperm
14
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-cide
A
to kill, destroy
15
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o
A
testicle
16
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crypt
A
hidden [cryptic, secrets]
17
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prostat/o
A
prostate gland
18
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semin/o
A
semen; fluid and sperm
19
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balan/o
A
glands penis
20
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pen/o
A
penis
21
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o/o
A
egg
22
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oophor/o
A
ovary
23
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salping/o
A
fallopian tube
24
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colp/o
A
vagina
25
hyster/o, uter/o
uterus [hysterical woman]
26
metr/o
uterine tissue
27
cervic/o
cervix, neck
28
gynec/o, gyn/e
women
29
vas/o
any type of vessel
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*noct
night
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*genit, genital
genitals
32
*hemato
blood
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*olig
low, scanty, or very little
