Word Parts Flashcards Flashcards by Lauren Almaraz

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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

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away from the point of origin;far;distance

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dors/o

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back of body

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-oma

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tumor;mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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bi-

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two; both

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ante-

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before

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a-, an-

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not; without

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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ventr/o

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belly side of body; ventral aspect

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surpa-

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above

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sub-

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below;under

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tachy-

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fast

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trans-

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across

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-ia

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condition

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-ine

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a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective)

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super/o

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above

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sarc/o

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flesh; connective tissue

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proxim/o

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near the point of origin; near; close

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path/o

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disease

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poster/o

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back (of the body); behind

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hyper-

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above; above normal; excessive

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist (one who studies)

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inter-

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between

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hypo-

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below; below normal; deficient

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cyt/o

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cell

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cost/o

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rib

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pathy

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disease

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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substance that produces

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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-algia

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pain

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -iac, -ial, -ial, -ic, -ical, -ior

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pertaining to

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-stomy

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surgical opening

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enter/o

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intestines (usually the small intestine)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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glyc/o

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sugar; glucose

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hepat/o

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liver