Word Parts Flashcards
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-algia
A
Pain, painful condition
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dys-
A
Bad, difficult, painful
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-ectomy
A
Surgical removal, excision
4
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hyper-
A
Excessive, more than normal, increased
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hypo-
A
Under, deficient, decreased
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Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
7
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-osis
A
Abnormal condition, disease
8
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-ostomy
A
Surgically created opening
9
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-otomy
A
Cut into, incision
10
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-plasty
A
Surgical repair, plastic repair
11
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-rrhage, rrhagia
A
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
12
Q
-rrhaphy
A
To suture
13
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-rrhea
A
To flow, abnormal discharge
14
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-rrhexis
A
Rupture, burst
15
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-sclerosis
A
Abnormal hardening
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cyan/o
A
Blue
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erythr/o
A
Red
18
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Leuk/o
A
White
19
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Melan/o
A
Black
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Poli/o
A
Gray
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-ac
A
Pertaining to
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture to remove excess fluid
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-graphy
A
Process of producing a picture/record
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-gram
A
A picture/record
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-scopy
Visual examination
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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-necrosis
Tissue death
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-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
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ab-
Away from, negative
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dextr/o
Right side
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ex-
Out of, outside
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macro-
Large, abnormal size, long
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mega-, megal/o
Large, great
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pre-
Before
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ad-
Toward, in the direction of
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sinistr/o
Left side
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in-
In, into, not, without
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micr/o, micro-
Small
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olig/o
Scanty, few
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post-
After, behind
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inter-
Between, among
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sub-
Under, below
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eu-
Good, well, easy
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intra-
Inside, within
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super-, supra-
Above, excessive
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arteri/o
Artery
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ather/o
Plaque, fatty substance
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arthr/o
Joint
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myc/o
Fungus
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myel/o
Bone marrow/spinal cord
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my/o
Muscle
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-ologist
Specialist
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-ology
Study of
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pyel/o
Renal pelvis
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py/o
Pus
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pyr/o
Fever or fire
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aden/o
Gland
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adip/o
Fat
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anter/o
Before, front
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caud/o
lower part of the body, tail
62
cephal/o
head
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cyt/o, -cyte
cell
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end-, endo-
in, within, inside
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exo-
outside, out of, away
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hist/o
tissue
67
plas/i, plas/o, -plasia
developmemt, growth, formation
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poster/o
behind, toward the back
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-stasis, -static
control, maintenance of a constant level
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chondr/o
cartilage
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colo/o
colon
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corno/o
crown
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dem/o
people, population
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hepat
liver
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hyster/o
uterus
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lapar/o
abdominal wall
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nephr/o
kidney
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orchi/o
testicles
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ost/e
bone
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phleb/o
vein
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retr/o
backwards, behind
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chondr/i, chondr/o
cartilage
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epi-
above
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gastr
stomach
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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pelv
pelvis
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oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
bones
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ligament/o
ligaments
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synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
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burs/o
sac
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
skull
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-desis
surgical fixation, fusing
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kyph/o
bent, hump
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hallux
big toe
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hemat, hem-, -emia
blood
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lord/o
curved, swaybacked
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-lysis
destruction, loosen, set free
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lumb/o
lower back, loins
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-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
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pariet/o
wall to a cavity
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peri-
around, about
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-poietic
formation
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spondyl/o
spinal column
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-um
singlular noun ending
107
bi-
two, twin, double
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-cele
hernia
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-desis
to bind, fixation used to describe skeletal system procedures
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fascia-
fascia, fibrous band
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-ia
abnormal
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-ic
pertaining to
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kinesi/o
move, movement
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-lysis
loosen, set free, destroy
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my/o
muscle
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-plegia
paralysis
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tax/o
coordination, order
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ton/o
tension, stretching
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tri-
three
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alveol/o
concave vessel, bowl, basin
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atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tubes
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-ectasis, ectasia
stretch, dilation, enlargement
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laryng/o
larynx, throat
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nas/o, rhin/o
nose
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or, oro, oral
mouth
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oto
ear
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ox-
oxygen
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pharyng/o
throat, pharynx
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phon/o
sound, voice
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phren-
mind, diaphragm
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-plegia
paralysis
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pleur/o
side of the body, pleura
134
-pnea
breathing
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-pneum/o, pneumono, pneu
lung, air
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ptysis-
spitting, saliva
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pulmo, pulmono
lung
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sinus
hollow space, cavity
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-spasm
involuntary contraction, spasm
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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thorac/o, thorax
chest, rib cage
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trache/o, trachi
trachea, wind pipe
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aliment-
to nourish
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an/o
anus
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bili
bile
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cec/o
cecum, lowest portion of small intestine
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cheil/o
lips
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chol/e
bile, gall
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cholecyst/o
gall bladder
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col, colon/o
colon
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dent
teeth
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dia
to flow
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emesis
vomit
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enter/o
small intestine
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv
gums of the mouth
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glossa
tongue
159
gluco, glyco
sweet, sugar
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halit
breath
161
lab/i
lips
162
lingual
tongue
163
-lithiasis
presence of stones
164
matebole
to change
165
odont/o
tooth
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orth/o
straight
167
palat/o
palate, roof of mouth
168
pancreat/o
pancreas
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-pepsia
digestion
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peri-
surrounding, about
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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proct/o
rectum, anus
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pylori, pyloro
sphincter, gate
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rect/o
rectum, straight
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rug
wrinkle, fold, crease
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
177
volv
turn, twist
