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Unit 7 Flashcards

1
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compound suffix

A

a word ending comprised of a base and regular suffix. the base component is not technically a suffix, but there are some combinations of bases and suffixes that occur so frequently that they deserve to be treated as suffixes in their own right

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2
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-algia

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condition of having pain in

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3
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-emia

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condition of the blood

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-mania

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madness, obsession

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-opia

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condition of the vision

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-philia

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intense attraction to or love for

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-phobia

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intense fear or aversion to

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-phoria

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carrying or transporting

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9
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-sthenia

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condition of strength

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-tropia

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turning or inclination

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11
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acr-

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extremity, summit

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12
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argyr-

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silver

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13
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aut-

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self

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14
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chir-, cheir-

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hand

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15
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chron-

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time

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copr-

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excrement

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17
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gluc-, glyc-

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sugar

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18
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hem-, hemat-

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blood

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heter-

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other, different

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hom-, home-

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same, similar

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21
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necr-

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corpse, dead tissue

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ne-

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new, young

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nom-

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rule, law; measure

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24
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orex-

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appetite

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ot-

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ear

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pale- (palae-)

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old, ancient

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platy-, platys-

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broad, flat

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28
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pleur-

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side, rib

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spa-, spas-

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to draw, to jerk

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stere-

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solid, three-dimensional

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31
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stom-, stomat-

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mouth

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32
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therap-

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to nurture, to treat

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33
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traum-, traumat-

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injury, trauma

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34
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-ectomy

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cutting out, removal

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35
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-graphy

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writing, imaging

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36
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-logy

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study or science of

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37
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-nomy

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study or science of

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38
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-pathy

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disease, disorder, feeling

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39
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-plasty

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shaping, reconstructing

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40
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-stomy

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cutting of an opening or mouth

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41
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-therapy

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treatment

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42
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-tomy

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-trophy

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nourishment

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angi-

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antr-

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blephar-

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cac-

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cheil-

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enter-

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heli-

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ker-, kerat-

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horn, cornea

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lept-

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thin, delicate

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lymph-

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water, lymph

54
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nyct-

55
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onc-

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tumor, swelling

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ophthalm-

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osm-

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ost-, oste-

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phleb-

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phon-

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sound, voice

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proct-

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anus, rectum

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pyl-, pyle- pylor-

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gate, entrance, lower stomach

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pyr-, pyret-

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fire, fever

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rhin, -rrhin-

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salpinx, salping-

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splen-

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tac-, tax-

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to order, to arrange

68
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tele-

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far away from, at a distance

69
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trache-

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rough, windpipe

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-genesis

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birth, origin

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-kinesis

72
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-lysis

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dissolution, breaking apart

73
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-physis

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-stasis

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condition, standing

75
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-scope

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instrument for viewing

76
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-some

A

body, structure

77
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-type

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form, model, example

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acanth-

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brady-

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chol-, chole-

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bile, gall

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chyl-, chym-

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cly-, clys-

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colp-

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dacry-

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dynam-. dyn-

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geu-

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hol-

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whole, entire

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-ide

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idea, mental image

89
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idi-

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one’s own, distinct

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lapar-

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metr-

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myc- mycet

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oo-

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orch, orchi-, orchid-

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pachy-

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parthen-

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phan-, phaner-, phant- phen-

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to appear, to show

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phot-, phos-

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rhiz-

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sperm-, spermat-

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semen, seed

101
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splanchn-

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entrails, viscera

102
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steth-

103
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toc-

A

childbirth

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