Word Parts Flashcards
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anter/o
A
front
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arther/o
A
joint
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bi/o
A
life
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cardi/o
A
heart
5
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caud/o
A
tail
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cephal/o
A
head
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cervic/o
A
neck;cervix(neck of uterus)
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col/o colon/o
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large intenstine; colon
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cost/o
A
rib
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cyt/o
A
cell
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dist/o
A
away from point of origin; far distant
12
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dors/o
A
back of body
13
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enter/o
A
intestines (usually small intestine)
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gastr/o
A
stomach
15
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glyc/o
A
sugar/glucose
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hepat/o
A
liver
17
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hist/o
A
tissue
18
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infer/o
A
below
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later/o
A
side
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lip/o
A
fat
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log/o
A
study
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medi/o
A
middle
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my/o
A
muscle
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neur/o
A
nerve
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path/o
disease
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poster/o
back (of body) ;behind
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proxim/o
near point of origin;near;close
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sarc/o
flesh connective tissue
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super/o
above
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thorac/o
chest
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ventr/o
belly front side of body ventral aspect
32
viscer/o
internal organs
33
a-,an-
not; without
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ante-
before
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anti-
against
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bi-
two;both
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brady-
slow
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endo-
in;within
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epi-
on; over; upon
40
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
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hypo-
below; below normal; defint
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inter-
between
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intra-
within;into
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peri-
around; surrounding
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sub-
below; under
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supra-
above
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
49
-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-iac
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ical
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-cyte
cell
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-ectomy
surgical removal; incession
60
-emia
blood condition
61
-gen
substance produces
62
-ia
condition
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--ine
a substance (noun) pertaining to (adj)
64
-itis
inflammation
65
-logist
specialist (one who studies)
66
-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
68
-oma
tumor; mass
69
-osi
abnormal condition
70
-pathy
disease
71
-plasty
surgical repair
72
-stomy
surgical opening
73
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
74
-um
structure; tissue; thing
