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53 Cards in this Set
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Prefix |
First part of a word. Tells location, time, or status |
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Root |
Base word which you can add a prefix or suffix to |
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Suffix |
Last part of a word. Tells condition, disease, or procedure |
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Eponym |
Medical term associated with a persons name |
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Combining form |
Base plus a vowel to make the word sound and flow better. Usually an o |
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Rhino |
Root means nose |
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Trache |
Root means throat |
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Splen |
Root means spleen |
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Hem |
Root means blood |
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Dia |
Root means liquid stool |
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Hepa |
Root means liver |
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Hema |
Root means blood |
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Trauma |
Root means injury |
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Chem |
Root means chemical/poison |
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Cardi |
Root means heart |
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Enter |
Root means intestines |
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Mast |
Root means mammary glands |
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Glyceme |
Root means sugar/ gluclose |
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Leuk |
Root means white |
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Lingual |
Root means tongue |
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Ansethetic |
Root means gas/ liquid that causes sleep |
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Gastr |
Root means stomach |
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Uria |
Root means urinary tract |
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Emetic |
Root means vomit |
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Muscular |
Root means muscle |
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Cyst |
Root means bladder |
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Rrhage |
Suffix means bursting forth |
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Rrhea |
Suffix means discharge of bowels |
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Toma |
Suffix means swelling |
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Megaly |
Suffix means size of something, usually bigger |
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Gram |
Suffix means to take record of |
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Tomy |
Suffix means to cut into |
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Plasty |
Suffix means surgical repair |
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Lysis |
Suffix means to separate/break down |
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Therapy |
Suffix means treatment |
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Scopy |
Suffix means to look/ examine |
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Centesis |
Suffix means to insert a needle into |
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Logy |
Suffix means the study of something |
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Itis |
Suffix means inflammation |
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Cytes |
Suffix means cells |
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Pathy |
Suffix means disease process |
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An |
Prefix means no/without |
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Dys |
Prefix means difficult |
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Anti |
Prefix means against |
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Ecto |
Prefix means outside |
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Hypo |
Prefix means low/depressed |
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Intra |
Prefix means into |
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Poly |
Prefix means many |
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Pre |
Prefix means before |
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Sub |
Prefix means below |
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A |
Prefix means without |
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Pan |
Prefix means all |
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Endo |
Prefix means inside |