Lesson 4 Flashcards

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aut-

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combining form of Greek word autos meaning self

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crin-

Back 2

combining form of Greek word krinein meaning separate, secrete or secretion

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esthe(s)-

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combining form of Greek word aisthesis meaning sensation, sensitivity, or sense

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gen(e)/ -gen

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combining form of Greek word gignesthai meaning produce or come into being

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gram-

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combining form of Greek word gramma meaning a record or something written

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graph-

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combining form of Greek word graphein meaning write or record

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iatr-

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combining form of Greek work iatros meaning healer, physician, or treatment

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idi-

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combining form of Greek word idios meaning of one's self

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kine-

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combining form of Greek word kinein meaning move

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kines(i)-

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combining form of Greek word kinesis meaning movement or motion

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ly(s)-

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combining form of Greek word lyein meaning destroy or breakdown

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myx-

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combining form of Greek word myxa meaning mucus

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orth-

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combining form of Greek word orthos meaning straight, erect, or normal

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ot-

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combining form of Greek word ous or otos meaning ear

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path-

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combining form of Greek word pathos meaning disease or suffering

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phil-

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combining form of Greek word philein meaning love or to have an affinity for

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pt-

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combining form of Greek word piptein meaning fall, sag, drop, or prolapse

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pyr-

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combining form of Greek word pyr or pyros meaning fire, fever, or burning

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pyret-

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combining form of Greek word pyretos meaning fever

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pyrex-

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combining form of Greek word pyressein meaning to be feverish

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rhe-

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combining form of Greek word rhein meaning to run, flow, or secrete

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rhag-

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combining form of Greek word rhegnyai meaning to burst forth, flow profusely, or hemorrhage

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rhex-

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combining form of Greek word rhexis meaning to rupture

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rhin-

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combining form of Greek word rhis or rhinos meaning nose

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scop-

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combining form of Greek word skopein meaning to look at or examine

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sep-

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combining form of Greek word sepein meaning to be infected or to be putrid

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ta-

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combining form of Greek word tasis meaning stretching

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tel-

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combining form of Greek word telos meaning end or completion

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ten-/ tenon(t)-

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combining form of Greek word tenon/tenontos meaning tendon

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therap(eu)-

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combining form of Greek word therapeuein meaning to heal or treat medically

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tom-

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combining form of Greek word tome meaning a cutting, slice, or incision

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ton-

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combining form of Greek word tonos meaning (muscular) tone or tension

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ectasia-/-ectasis

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compound suffix form meaning dilation or enlargement

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-ectomy

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compound suffix form meaning surgical excision or removal of all (total excision) or part (partial excision) of an organ

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-gen

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; means substance that produces something

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-genesis

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; means formation or origin

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-genic

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; means causing, producing, or caused

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-genous

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; means by, producing by or in

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-gram

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; means a record of the activity of an organ; often refers to an x-ray

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-graph

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; means and instrument for recording the activity of an organ

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-graphy

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listed as a compound suffix form but no suffix is actually attached to the combining form; two meanings (1) the recording of the activity of an organ (usually by x-ray examination) and (2) a descriptive treatise (on a subject) dissolution, reduction, decomposition, or disintegration

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-lysis

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compound suffix form meaning dissolution, reduction, decomposition, or disintegration

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-lytic

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compound suffix form meaning pertaining to dissolution, decomposition or disintegration

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-pathy

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compound suffix form meaning disease

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-ptosis

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compound suffix form meaning dropping, sagging, or prolapse (of an organ or part)

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rrhagia-

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compound suffix form meaning profuse discharge or hemorrhage

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rrhea-

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compound suffix form meaning profuse discharge or excessive secretion

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rrhexis-

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compound suffix form meaning rupture or bursting (of tissues)

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scope-

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compound suffix form meaning an instrument for examining

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-scopy

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compound suffix form meaning examination

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-tome

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compound suffix form meaning a surgical instrument for cutting

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-tomy

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a compound suffix form meaning a surgical incision