Chapter One

Front 1

Arthr/o
Gastr/o
Nephr/o
Path/o
Thromb/0

Back 1

Joint
Stomach
Kidney
Disease
Clot

Front 2

Arthropathy


Arthroscopy

Back 2

Arthr/o = Joint
pathy= disease or emotion


Arth/o= Joint
Scope= instrument for viewing

Front 3

Combining Vowel



Combining Form


Root

Back 3

Usually an "o" which links the root to the suffix or to another root.


Combination of the root and combining vowel

Foundation of the word.

Front 4

1)Dys
2)Hyper
3)inter
4)intra
5)mal
6)poly

Back 4

1)bad painful, difficult,abnormal
2)Excessive,above
3)between
4)into with in
5)bad
6)many,much

Front 5

Suffix

Back 5

Word ending- and the beginning of the dissection process with word analysis.

Start at the end of the word (suffix) and move to the front (prefix) and the read across.
ectomy=excision
tomy=process of cutting,incision

Front 6

Colors
1) red
2) white
3)black
4)blue
5)gray matter

Back 6

1.Erythro/o
2.Leuko/o
3.melen/o
4.Cyan/o
5.Poli/o

Front 7

1.Aden/o
2.Bi/o
3.Carcin/o
4.Cephal/o
5.Derm/o
6.Gnos/o

Back 7

1.Gland
2.life
3.cancer
4.head
5.skin
6.knowledge

Front 8

COMBINING FORMS:
1.pach/y
2.kerat/o
3.hydr/o
4.histi/o
5.lip/o
6.trich/o

Back 8

1.thick/heavy
2.Horney,hard,cornea
3.water
4.tissue
5.fat;lipid
6.hair

Front 9

COMBINING FORMS

1.onych/o

2.Adip/o

Back 9

1.nail of fingers and toes

2.fat

Front 10

Suffixes:
1.osis
2.pathy
3.plasty
4.tomy
5.rrhaphy

Back 10

1.conditoin, usually abnormal
2.disease;emotion
3.surgical repair
4.process of cutting
5.suture

Front 11

PREFIX:

1.A,an
2.auto
3.Dia
4.Endo
5.Ex,exo

Back 11

1.no,not,without
2.self,own
3.complete;through
4.within
5.out,away from

Front 12

PEFIX CONT:
1.Hyper
2.Hypo
3.Peri
4.Pro
5.retro
6.sub
7.Trans

Back 12

1.above,excessive
2.below,deficient,under,<normal
3.around
4.before,forward
5.behind;back,backward
6.under,below
7.across;through

Front 13

PREFIXES:
1.Intra
2.inter
3.Anti
4.Ante

Back 13

1.within;into
2.between
3.against
4.brfore;foward

Front 14

ABBREVIATIONS:
1.BX
2.HX
3.FX
4.TX
5.C
6.S
7.p

Back 14

1.Biopsy
2.History
3.fracture
4.treatment
5.with
6.without
7.after

Front 15

ABBREVIATIONS:
1. >
2. <
3.Arrow pointing up
4.Arrow pointing down
5.CA (upper case)
6.ca (lower case)
7s/s

Back 15

1.greater than
2.less than
3.increase
4.decrease
5.Cancer
6.calcium
7.signs and symptoms

Front 16

ABBREVIATIONS:
1.2º
2.Dx
3.Rx
4.S/E
5.S/p

Back 16

1.Secondary
2.diagnoisis
3.perscription/treatment
4.side effects
5.Status post/end of operation

Front 17

1.Ca††
2.Imp
3.Etio
4.Prog
5.F/U

Back 17

1.Calcium loss
2.impression
3.Etiology
4.Prognosis
5.Follow up