Word Parts Flashcards
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-cyte
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cell
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epi-
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on; over;upon
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thorac/o
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chest
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anti-
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against
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cephal/o
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head
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-tomy
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process of cutting; incision
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lip/o
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fat
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
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col/o, colon/o
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large intestine; colon
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-um
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structure ;tissue;thing
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caud/o
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tail
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cardi/o
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heart
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bi/o
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life
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arthr/o
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joint
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anter/o
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front
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peri-
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around; surrounding
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brady-
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slow
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neur/o
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nerve
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my/o
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muscle
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medi/o
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middle
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log/o
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study
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hist/o
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tissue
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infer/o
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below
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later/o
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side
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dist/o
away from the point of origin;far;distance
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dors/o
back of body
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-oma
tumor;mass
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-osis
abnormal condition
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bi-
two; both
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ante-
before
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a-, an-
not; without
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viscer/o
internal organs
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ventr/o
belly side of body; ventral aspect
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surpa-
above
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sub-
below;under
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tachy-
fast
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trans-
across
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-ia
condition
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-ine
a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective)
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super/o
above
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sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
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proxim/o
near the point of origin; near; close
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path/o
disease
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poster/o
back (of the body); behind
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hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
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-itis
inflammation
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-logist
specialist (one who studies)
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inter-
between
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hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
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cyt/o
cell
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cost/o
rib
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-pathy
disease
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-emia
blood condition
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-gen
substance that produces
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-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
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-algia
pain
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior
pertaining to
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-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlargement
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-stomy
surgical opening
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enter/o
intestines (usually the small intestine)
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gastr/o
stomach
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glyc/o
sugar; glucose
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hepat/o
liver
