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122 Cards in this Set
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Word root:
aden/o |
Gland - adenohyphosis
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arthr/o |
Joint - arthritis
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bi/o |
Life - biology
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carcin/o |
Cancer - carcinogenic
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cardi/o |
Heart - cardiologist
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cephal/o |
Head - cephalic
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cerebr/o |
Cerebrum - cerebral
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cis/o |
To cut - incision
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crin/o |
To secrete - endocrine
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cyst/o |
Urinary bladder - cystitis
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cyt/o |
Cell - cytology
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derm/o |
Skin - subdermal
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electr/o |
Electricity - electrolytes
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encephal/o |
Brain - encephalitis
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enter/o |
Small intestine - gastroenterology
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erythr/o |
Red - erythrocyte
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gastr/o |
Stomach - Gastrectomy
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gnos/o |
Knowledge - Diagnosis
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gynec/o |
Female - Gynecology
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hemat/o |
Blood - Hematology
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iatr/o |
Physician - pediatrician
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leuk/o |
White - leukocyte
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nephr/o |
Kidney - nephrectomy
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neur/o |
Nerve - neurology
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onc/o |
Tumor - oncologist
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opthalm/o |
Eye - opthalmologist
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oste/o |
Bone - osteoporosis
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path/o |
Disease - pathology
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ped/o |
Child - pediatrician
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psych/o |
Mind - psychiatrist
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radi/o |
X-ray - radiology
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ren/o |
Kidney - renal
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rhin/o |
Nose - rhinoplasty
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sarc/o |
Flesh - sarcopterygian
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sect/o |
To cut - resection
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thromb/o |
Clot - thrombocyte
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Ur/o |
Urinary tract - urologist
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Suffix:
-ac |
Pertaining to
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Suffix:
-al |
Pertaining to
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Suffix:
-algia |
Pain
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Suffix:
-cyte |
Cell
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Suffix:
-ectomy |
Remove
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Suffix:
-emia |
Blood condition
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Suffix:
-genic |
Producing (forming)
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-globin |
Protein
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Suffix:
-gram |
Record
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Suffix:
-ic/ical |
Pertaining to
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Suffix:
-ion |
Process
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Suffix:
-ist |
Specialist
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-itis |
Inflamation
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Suffix:
-logy |
Study
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-oma |
Tumor
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Suffix:
-opsy |
Viewing
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Suffix:
-osis |
Abnormal condition
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-pathy |
Disease
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Suffix:
-scope |
Viewing instrument
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Suffix:
-scopy |
Process of viewing
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-sis |
State of, condition
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Suffix:
-tomy |
Process of cutting
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Suffix:
-y |
Process or condition
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Prefix:
a-, an- |
No, without
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Prefix:
aut-, auto- |
Self
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Prefix:
dia- |
Complete
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Prefix:
end-, endo- |
Within
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epi- |
Upon, above
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ex- |
Out
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hyper- |
Excessive
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hypo- |
Deficient
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Prefix:
in- |
Into
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Prefix:
peri- |
Surround
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Prefix:
pro- |
Forward
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Prefix:
re- |
Back
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Prefix:
retro- |
Behind
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sub- |
Below
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Prefix:
trans- |
Across
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Abdomin/o |
Abdomen
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Adip/o |
Fat
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anter/o |
Front
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bol/o |
To cast (throw)
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cervic/o |
Neck
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chondr/o |
Cartilage
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chrom/o |
Color
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coccyg/o |
Coccyx (tailbone)
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crani/o |
Skull
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cyt/o |
Cell
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dist/o |
Far, distant
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dors/o |
back of the body
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hist/o |
Tissue
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ili/o |
Ilium
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inguin/o |
Groin
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kary/o |
Nucleus
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later/o |
Side
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medi/o |
Middle
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nucle/o |
Nucleus
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pelv/i |
Pelvis
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poster/o |
Back, behind
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proxim/o |
Nearest
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sacr/o |
Sacrum
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sarc/o |
Flesh
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spin/o |
Spine, backbone
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thel/o |
Nipple
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thorac/o |
Chest
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trache/o |
Trachea
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umbilic/o |
Umbilicus
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ventr/o |
Belly side
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vertebr/o |
Vertebra(e)
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viscer/o |
Internal organs
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Prefix:
ana- |
Up
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Prefix:
cata- |
Down
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Prefix:
epi- |
Above
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Prefix:
hypo- |
Below
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Prefix:
inter- |
Between
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Prefix:
meta- |
Change
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Suffix:
-eal |
Pertaining to
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Suffix:
-iac |
Pertaining to
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Suffix:
-ior |
Pertaining to
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Suffix:
-ism |
Process, condition
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Suffix:
-ose |
Pertaining to, full of
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Suffix:
-plasm |
Formation
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Suffix:
-somes |
Bodies
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Suffix:
-type |
Picture, classification
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Word root:
hepat/o |
Liver - Hepatocyte
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