Week 5 Flashcards by Victor Lao

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-ac

A

pertaining to; one afflicted with

cardiac, hydrophobiac

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acantho-

A

thorn

acanthion, acanthocyte, acanthoma

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ambi-

A

around, on (both or all) sides

ambidextrous

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ankyl(o)-

A

crooked, bent, or stiff

ankylosis

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anter(o)-

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front, anterior

anterointernal

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-ar

A

pertaining to

pseudoreticular

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-ate

A

a salt or ester of an acid

acetate

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azo(to)-

A

nitrogenous compound

azotemia

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carcin(o)-

A

cancer

carcinoma

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co-, col-

A

with, together, in association

coenzymes

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cyt(o)-, -cyte

A

cell

cytokine, leukocyte, cytoplasm

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dia-

A

through, during, across

dialysis

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fore-

A

before or ahead

foregut, foreshadow

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-form

A

in the form or shape of

plexiform

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-gnosis

A

knowledge

diagnosis, prognosis

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-gram

A

record or picture

angiogram, electroretinogram

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juxta-

A

Near to, alongside or next to

juxtaglomerular

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kal(i)-

A

potassium

hyperkalemia

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lith(o)-

A

stone, calculus, calcification

lithotripsy

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-lysis, -lytic

A

destruction, separation

paralysis, hemolytic, dialysis

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mal-

A

bad, deficient

malignant, malnourished

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mon(o)-

A

single, one

mononucleosis

Q

natr(i)-

A

sodium

hyponatremia, natriuretic

Q

necr(o)-

A

death

necrosis, necrotizing fasciitis

Q

nephr(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the kidney

nephrology

Q

noct-

A

night

nocturia

Q

-opsy

A

examination or inspection

biopsy, autopsy

Q

pluri-

A

several, more

pluripotent

Q

poly-

A

1) multiplicity, many, much 2) polymer

polymyositis, polysaccharide

Q

prot(o)-

A

first

protoneuron

Q

pseud(o)-

A

false or fake

pseudoephedrine

Q

-ptosis

A

sagging or falling

apoptosis, nephroptosis

Q

py(o)-

A

pus, suppuration

pyometra

Q

pyret(o)-

A

fever

antipyretic

Q

pyro-

A

fire, heat, fever

pyrophosphate

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ren(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the kidney

renal

Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

retroperitoneal

Q

rhin(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the nose

rhinoplasty

Q

schiz(o)-

A

split, cleft, division

schizophrenia

Q

sinistr(o)-

A

left, left side

sinistrocardia

Q

somat(o)-, somatico-

A

body, bodily

somata

Q

son-, sono-

A

sound, ultrasound

sonogram

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therm(o)-

A

heat

hypothermia

Q

top(o)-

A

place, topical

topical

Q

-tripsy

A

crushing

lithotripsy

Q

-ula, -ule

A

small

pustule

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ur(o)-, -uria

A

of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system

polyuria, urology

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uri-, uric(o)-

A

uric acid

uricosuric

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urin-

A

of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system

uriniferous

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vesic(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the bladder

vesical arteries

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xen(o)-

A

foreign, different

xenobiotic

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xer(o)-

A

dry, desert-like

xerostomia, xerophthalmia