Word Parts 1 Flashcards
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-Aliga
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Pain, suffering
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dys
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bad, difficult, or painful
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal, cutting out
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Hyper-
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Excessive, increased
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Hypo -
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Deficient, decreased
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-ostomy
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The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-oasis
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Abnormal condition, disease
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-otomy
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Cutting, surgical incision
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-rrhage
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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhaphy
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Surgical suturing
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-rrhea
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Flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
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-sclerosis
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Abnormal hardening
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Gastr-
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Stomach
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Cyan/o
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Blue
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Cyanosis
Sigh-ah-NOH-sis
A
Is blue discolouration of the skin caused by the lack of adequate oxygen in the blood
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Erythrocyte
Eh-RITH-Roth-sight
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Is a mature red blood cell
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-cyte
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Means cell
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Leuk/o
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Means white
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Leukocyte
LOO-koh-sight
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Is a white blood cell
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Melan/o
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Means black
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Melanosis
| Mel-ah-NOH-sis
Is any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs
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Poli/o
Means gray
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Poliomyelitis
| Poh-Lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis
Is a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
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Myel
Means spinal cord
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Enter
Small intestine
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When two word riots are joined what is added?
A combining vowel (only if the suffix begins with a consonant
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Gastroenteritis
| Gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis
An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Neuroplasty
| NEW-roh-plas-tee
Is a surgical repair of a nerve
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Neurorrhaphy
| New-ROH-ah-fee
Is suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
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Tonsill
Means tonsil
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Tonsillitis
| Ton-sih-LYE-tis
Is inflammation of the tonsils
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Tonsillectomy
| Ton-sih-LECK-toh-mee
Surgical removal of the tonsils
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Cranium
| Kray-nee-um
The portion of the skull that encloses the brain
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Crani
Means skull
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-um
Is a noun ending
