Word Roots, Common Suffixes Flashcards
Remember roots, suffixes, and prefixes found in Chapter 1
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extremities (root)
A
acr/o
2
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heart (root)
A
cardi/o
3
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blue (root)
A
cyan/o
4
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cell (root)
A
cyt/o
5
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skin (root)
A
derm/o, dermat/o
6
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duodenum (root)
A
duoden/o
7
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electrical (root)
A
electr/o
8
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cause (root)
A
eti/o
9
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stomach (root)
A
gastr/o
10
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record (root)
A
gram/o
11
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white (root)
A
leuk/o
12
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enlarged (root)
A
megal/o
13
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disease (root)
A
path/o
14
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-algia
A
pain
15
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-ectomy
A
excision of
16
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-itis
A
inflammation
17
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-ologist
A
one who studies, specialist
18
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-ology
A
the study of
19
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-osis
A
condition of, abnormal
20
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-a
A
condition of, abnormal
21
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-y
A
condition of, abdnormal
22
Q
-ostomy
A
forming a new opening
23
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-otomy
A
incision into
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-tome
A
instrument that cuts
25
enlarged hands, feet, nose, or chin
acromegaly
26
specialist in treating diseases of the skin
dermatologist
27
inflammation of the skin
dermatitis
28
inflammation of the skin of the extremtities
acrodermatitis
29
abnormal blueness of the exteremities
acrocyanosis
30
abnormal skin condition
dermatosis
31
a condition of white skin, abnormally light skin
leukoderma
32
surgical instrument to slice patient's skin for a skin graft
dermatome
33
the study of cells
cytology
34
white blood cell
leukocyte
35
"white blood," known as cancer of the blood
leukemia
36
a condition of oversized heart, enlarged heart
megalocardia
37
a condition of an enlarged stomach
megalosgastri, gastromegally
38
inflammation of the heart
carditis
39
inflammation of the stomach
gastritis
40
bodily hearth is impaired (word)
sickness, illness
41
display, exhibition, or physical evidence of disease (wood)
manifestation
42
study of structural and functional changes in the human body
pathology
43
scientific study of causes of disease
etiology
44
specifialist of the heart
cardiologist
45
an instrument that records electrical currents traversing the heart muscles before a heartbeat
electrocardiography
46
removing part of the stomach
gastectomy
47
forming a new opening between the stomach and the dueonum
gastroduodenostomy
48
gland (root)
aden/o
49
joint (root)
athr/o
50
malignancy (root)
carcin/o
51
hernia (root)
cele/o, o/cele
52
head (root)
cephal/o
53
cartilage (root)
chondr/o
54
ribs (root)
cost/o
55
tooth (root)
dent/o
56
vomiting (root)
-emesis
57
tissue (root)
hist/o
58
larynx (root)
laryng/o
59
fat (root)
lip/o
60
soft (root)
malac/o
61
structure of (root)
morph/o
62
mucus (root)
muc/o
63
tumor (root)
onc/o
64
bone (root)
ost/o, oste/o
65
repair (root)
plast/o
66
trachea (root)
trach/e
67
development (root)
troph/o
68
in, inside, within (suffix)
en-, endo-
69
outside, out (suffix)
ex-, ex/o-
70
excessive (suffix)
hyper-
71
under (suffix)
hypo-
72
between (suffix)
inter-
73
of, pertaining to (suffix)
-al, -ar, -ic
74
resembling (suffix)
-oid
75
tumor (suffix)
-oma
76
medical condition/disease (suffix)
-ism
77
excessive vomiting
hyperemesis
78
overdevelopement
hypertrophy
79
under the skin
hyperdermic
80
inflammation of a gland
adenitis
81
surgical removal of a gland
adenectomy
82
tumor of a gland
adenoma
83
surgical removal of the thyroid gland
thyroidectomy
84
fatty tumor
lipoma
85
fatlike
lipoid
86
mucus like
mucoid
87
inflammation of the laryngx
laryngitis
88
permanent artificial opening into the colon
colostomy
89
permanent opening (suffix)
-ostomy
90
temporary opening into the trachea/windpipe
tracheotomy
91
pertaining to the spleen
splenic
92
headache
cephalgia or cephalalgia
93
inside the head
encephal/o
94
inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
95
brain tumor
encephaloma
96
inflammation within the heart
endocarditis
97
originating outside an organism, cell, or organ
exogeneous
98
originates within a cell or organism
endogenous
99
breathe
-hale, -spire
100
cut
-cise
101
a protrusion of the brain tissue from its natural cavity
encephalocele
102
a condition of softened brain tissue
encephalomalacia
103
inflammation of the bone
osteoitis
104
a condition of softened bone tissue
osteomalacia
105
a tumor inside the center canal of the bone
endosteoma
106
hard overgrowth on any bone, tumor
osteoma
107
surgical repair of the joints
arthroplasty
108
inflammation of the joints
arthritis
109
incision into a joint
arthrotomy
110
inflammation of the bone and cartilage
osteochondritis
111
excision of the cartilage
chrondrectomy
112
muscles that move the ribs during breathing
intercostal muscles
113
spaces between teeth
interdental spaces
114
graphic representation of brain activity to determine cause of brain diseases
electroencephalography (EEG)
