Word Parts Flashcards
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cyt/o, -cyte
A
cell
2
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
3
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kary/o
A
nucleus
4
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hist/o, histi/o
A
tissue
5
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fibr/o
A
fiber
6
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reticul/o
A
network
7
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aden/o
A
gland
8
Q
papill/o
A
nipple
9
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myx/o
A
mucus
10
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muc/o
A
mucus, mucous membrane
11
Q
somat/o, -some
A
body, small body
12
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blast/o, -blast
A
immature cell, productive cell, embryonic cell
13
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gen
A
origin, formation
14
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phag/o
A
eat, ingest
15
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phil
A
attract, absorb
16
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plas
A
formation, molding, development
17
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trop
A
act on, affect
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troph/o
A
feeding, growth, nourishment
19
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-ase
A
enzyme
20
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-ose
A
sugar
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hydr/o
A
water, fluid
22
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gluc/o
A
glucose
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glyc/o
A
sugar, glucose
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sacchar/o
A
sugar
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amyl/o
starch
26
lip/o
lipid, fat
27
adip/o
fat
28
steat/o
fatty
29
prote/o
protein
30
morph/o
form
31
a-
-
32
a-, an-
-
33
ab-
-
34
ad-
-
35
ante-
-
36
anti-
-
37
bi-
-
38
brady-
-
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circum-
-
40
contra-
-
41
counter-
-
42
cyan/o
-
43
de-
-
44
dextr/o-
-
45
di
-
46
dia-
-
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dipl/o
-
48
dis-
-
49
dys
-
50
ec-
ecto
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Ab
Antibody
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AB
abortion
53
ABC
aspiration biopsy cytology
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ABG
arterial blood gas
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ABR
auditory brain stem response
56
ac
before meals
57
AC
air conduction
58
ACE
angiotensin converting enzyme
59
ACh
acetylcholine
60
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
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ACTH
adrenocorticotropic hormone
62
ad lib
as desired
63
AD
Alzheimer's disease right ear
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ADH
antidiuretic hormone
65
ADHD
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
66
ADL
activities of daily living
67
AE
above the elbow
68
AF
atrial fibrillation
69
AFB
acid fast bacillus
70
AFP
alpha fetoprotein
71
Ag
antigen
72
AGA
appropriate for gestational age
73
AI
artificial insemination
74
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
75
AK
above the knee
76
ALL
acute lymphoblastic (lymphocytic) leukaemia
77
ALS
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
78
AMA
against medical advice
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ā
before
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Foundation of a medical term
root
81
Word ending of a medical term
suffix
82
Word beginning of a medical term
prefix
83
Vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root and aids pronunciation
combining vowel
84
3 rules of word analysis
1. READ the meaning of medical terms from the SUFFIX back to the BEGINNING of the term and ACROSS2. DROP the COMBINING VOWEL before a suffix beginning with a VOWEL3. KEEP the COMBINING VOWEL between two ROOTS
85
The fundamental unit of all living things
cell
86
Spaces within the body that contain internal organs or viscera
body cavities
87
anter/o
front
88
bi/o
life
89
*bol/o
to cast/throw
90
*cis/o
to cut
91
*crin/o
to secrete (to form/give off)
92
*dist/o
far, distant
93
*dors/o
back portion of the body
94
*gnos/o
knowledge ex. diagnosis
95
*iatr/o
treatment
96
inguin/o
groin
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later/o
side
98
*log/o
study
99
medi/o
middle
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poster/o
back, behind
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*proxim/o
nearest
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*sarc/o
flesh
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*sect/o
to cut ex. dissect
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spin/o
spine, backbone
105
*thel/o
nipple
106
*ventr/o
belly side of the body
107
*viscer/o
internal organs
108
umbilic/o
belly button, navel
109
*ana-
up
110
*aut-, auto-
self, own
111
*cata-
down
112
*meta-
change
113
-eal
pt
114
-iac
pt
115
-ior
pt
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*-genic
pt to creating, producing
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*-globin
protein
118
*-ion
process
119
*-opsy
process of viewing
120
*-osis
condition, usually abnormal
121
*-plasm
formation
122
*-type
picture, classification
123
-logy
process of study
124
Read medical terms starting from the ___ before the ___
suffix, prefix or root
125
gastr/o
stomach
126
The combining vowel is dropped before a suffix that begins with a ____
vowel
127
Combining vowels are retained between two ___, even if the second ___ begins with a vowel
roots
128
When a term contains two or more roots related to parts of the body, ____ determines which root goes before the other
anatomic position, ex: stomach receives food before the intestines, therefore gastroenterology not enterogastrology
129
T or F. Combining vowel =/= combining form
T
130
The root plus the combining vowel
combining form, ex: hepat/o, gastr/o, cardi/o
131
aden/o
gland
132
*oma
tumor of a gland
133
arthr/o
joint
134
*carcin/o
cancerous, cancer
135
vascul/o
blood vessel
136
cerebr/o
cerebrum: largest part of the brain
137
cyst/o
urinary bladder; a SAC or a CYST
138
derm/o
skin
139
dermat/o
skin
140
electr/o
electricity
141
*encephal/o
brain
142
*glyco
sugar
143
gynec/o
woman, female
144
hemat/o
blood
145
hem/o
blood
146
*iatr/o
treatment, physican
147
nephr/o
kidney
148
*neur/o
nerve
149
*onc/o
tumor
150
oste/o
bone
151
ped/o
child
152
psych/o
mind
153
radi/o
x-rays
154
ren/o
kidney
155
*thromb/o
clot, clotting
156
ur/o
urinary tract, urine
157
-emia
blood condition
158
-gram
record
159
-ist
specialist
160
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
161
*-pathy
disease condition
162
-scope
instrument to visually examine
163
-scopy
process of visually examining
164
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
165
a-,an-
no, not without
166
dia-
complete, through
167
epi-
above, upon
168
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
169
ex, exo-
out, outside of, outward
170
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
171
peri-
surrounding, around
172
pro-
before, forward
173
re-
back, backward, again
174
retro-
behind
175
sub-
below, under
176
trans-
across, through
