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word structure (prefix, root words, suffix) Flashcards

1
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dis_____

A

free from

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bi_____

A

two or double

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3
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cardiac

A

heart

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gastric

A

stomach

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5
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_____centesis

A

a surgical puncture to remove fluid

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6
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______oma

A

tumor

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7
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what vowels are used as combining vowels?

A

‘o’ ‘i’ ‘e’

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8
Q

What are the rules for adding a combining vowel?

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you only use the combining vowel if the suffix begins with a CONSTANANT

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9
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Pan______

A

all

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10
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leuk/o

A

white

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11
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_____Penia

A

deficiency/ reduction in number

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12
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Abdomen

A

abdomin/o

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13
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abomasum

A

Abomas/o

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14
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gland or glandular

A

aden/o

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15
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blood vessel

A

angio

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16
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bronchi

A

bronchi/o

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17
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neck or neckline

A

cervic/o

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18
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Conjunctiva

A

conjunctiv/o

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19
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feces

A

corp/o

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20
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cranium/ skull

A

crani/o

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21
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teeth

A

dent/o

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22
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gingiva/gums

A

gingiv/o

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23
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tissue

A

hist/o

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24
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cornea

A

kerat/o

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25
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abdomen, abdominal wall, flank

A

lapr/o

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26
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fat

A

lip/o

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27
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mammary glands

A

mamm/o OR mast/o

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28
Q

nerves
(nervous system)

A

neur/o
neur/i

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29
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brain
(nervous system)

A

encephal/o

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30
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spinal cord
(nervous system)

A

myel/o

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31
Q

eyes
(nervous system)
(4)

A

opthalm/o
ocul/o
opt/o
opt/i

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32
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sight
(nervous system)

A

optic/o

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33
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ears
(nervous system)
(4)

A

to/o
aur/i
aur/o
aud/i

34
Q

testes
(reproductive system)

A

orch/o
orcho/o
orchid/o
testicul/o

35
Q

ovaries
(reproductive system)

A

ovari/o

36
Q

uterus
(reproductive system)

(5)

A

hyster/o
metr/o
metr/i
metri/o
uter/o

37
Q

nares or nose
(respiratory system)

A

nas/o
rhin/o

38
Q

pharynx
(respiratory system)

A

pharyng/o

39
Q

trachea
(respiratory system)

A

thrache/o

40
Q

lungs
(respiratory system)

A

pneum/o
pneumon/o

41
Q

Bones
(skeletal system)

A

oste/o

42
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joints
(skeletal system)

A

arthr/o

43
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cartilage
(skeletal system)

A

chrondr/o

44
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kidneys
(urinary system)

A

ren/o
nephr/o

45
Q

ureters
(urinary system)

A

ureter/o

46
Q

urinary bladder
(urinary system)

A

cyst/o

47
Q

urethra
(urinary system)

A

urethr/o

48
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eye

A

ocul/o

49
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nail, hoof, claw

A

onych/o

50
Q

ear

A

ot/o

51
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pelvis

A

pelv/o
pelvi/o

52
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hair

A

pil/o

53
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radius or radiation

A

radi/o

54
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nose

A

rhin/o

55
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thorax

A

thorac/o

56
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urinary system

A

ur/o

57
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Viscerca (organ)

A

viscer/o

58
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relating to animals

A

zo/o

59
Q

heart
(cardiovascular system)

A

cardi/o

60
Q

arteries
(cardiovascular system)

A

arteri/o

61
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veins
(cardiovascular system)

A

ven/o
phelb/o

62
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blood
(cardiovascular system)

A

hem/o
hemat/o

63
Q

mouth
(digestive system)

A

or/o
stomat/o

64
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esophagus
(digestive system)

A

esophag/o

65
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stomach
(digestive system)

A

gastr/o

66
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small intestine
(digestive system)

A

enter/o

67
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large intestine
(digestive system)

A

col/o
colon/o

68
Q

liver
(digestive system)

A

hepat/o

69
Q

pancreas
(digestive system)

A

pancreat/o

70
Q

adrenals
(endocrine system)

A

adren/o

71
Q

gonads
(endocrine system)

A

gonad/o

72
Q

pituitary
(endocrine system)

A

pitui/o

73
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thyroid
(endocrine system)

A

thyroid/o
thyr/o

74
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skin
(integumentary system)

A

dermat/o
derm/o
cutane/o

75
Q

lymph vessels, fluid, nodes
(lymphatic and immune system)

A

lymph/o

76
Q

tonsils
(lymphatic and immune system)

A

tonsil/o

77
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spleen
(lymphatic and immune system)

A

splen/o

78
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thymus
(lymphatic and immune system)

A

thym/0

79
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muscles
(muscular system)

A

my/o

80
Q

fascia
(muscular system)

A

fasc/i
sasci/o

81
Q

tendons

A

ten/o
tend/o

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