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92 Cards in this Set
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aden/o
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gland
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arthr/o
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joint
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bi/o
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life
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carcin/o
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cancerous,cancer
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum(largest part of the brain)
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cis/o
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to cut
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crin/o
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secrete(to form and give off)
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cyst/o
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urinaru bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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cyt/o
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cell
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derm/o
dermat/o |
skin
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electr/o
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electricity
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines (usually the small intestine)
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erythro/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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sis
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state of
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gynec/o
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woman, female
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hemat/o
hem/o |
blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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iatr/o
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treatment
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leuk/o
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white
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nephr/o
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liver
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neur/o
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nerve
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onc/o
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tumor
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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oste/o
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bone
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path/o
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disease
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ped/o
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child
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psych/o
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mind
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
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flesh
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sect/o
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to cut
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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ur/o
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urinary tract, urine
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root
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foundation of the term
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suffix
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word ending
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prefix
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word beginning
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combining vowel
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vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
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combining form
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combination of the root and the combining vowel
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how to read medical words
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suffix first, prefix, root
(ex) epi/gastr/ic ic=pertaining to epi=above gastr=stomach pertaining to above the stomach |
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-cyte
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cell
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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-genic
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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-gram
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record
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-ical |
pertaining to
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-ion
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process
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-ist
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specialist
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logy
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study of
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-oma
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tumor, mass, swelling
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-opsy
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viewing with a microscope
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-osis
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condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
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-pathy
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disease condition
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
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viewing with an endoscope (process of viewing within)
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-tomy
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process of cutting, incision
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-y
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process, condition
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a-
an- |
no, not, without
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auto-
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self
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dia-
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through, complete
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above, upon
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ex-
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out
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exo-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
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deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
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into, in
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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pro-
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before, forward
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re-
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back, backward, again
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retro-
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behind
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sub-
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below, under
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trans-
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across, through
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cardiologist
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internal medicine specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease
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gynecologist
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internal medicine specialist and surgeon who diagnoses and treats disorders of the female reproductive system
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psychiatrist
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specialist in diagnosing and treating mental illness
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oncologist
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internal medicine specialist in the diagnosis and medical (drug) treatment of cancer
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hematologist
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internal medicine specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders
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ophthalmologist
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internal medicine specialist and surgeon in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the eye
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neurologist
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internal medicine specialists in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of nervous tissue (brain, spinal cord, and nerves)
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nephrologist
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internal medicine specialist in the diagnosis and medical (drug) treatment of kidney disease
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gastroenterologist
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internal medicine specialist in the diagnosis and medical treatment of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract
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urologist
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surgical specialist who treats and operates on organs of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system
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