Shipman Med Vocab Chapter 1

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a (an)

Back 1

Prefix

without lacking deficient

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Anti (ant)

Back 2

Prefix

against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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Di

Back 3

Prefix

two, twice, double

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Dys

Back 4

Prefix

Difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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Ec (ex)

Back 5

Prefix

out of, away from

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ecto (ect)

Back 6

Prefix

outside of

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En (em)

Back 7

Prefix

In, into, within

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Endo, Ento, End, Ent

Back 8

Prefix

within

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Epi

Back 9

Prefix

upon, over, above

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Exo

Back 10

Prefix

outside, away from

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hemi

Back 11

Prefix

half, partial, one side of the body

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Hyper

Back 12

Prefix

over, above, excessive

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Hypo (hyp)

Back 13

Prefix

under, deficient, below normal

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Mono (mon)

Back 14

Prefix

one, single

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Peri

Back 15

Prefix

around, surrounding

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Syn (sym)

Back 16

Prefix

together with, joined

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-a

Back 17

Noun-Forming Suffix

state, condition

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-ac

Back 18

Noun-Forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

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Ia

Back 19

Noun-Forming Suffix

state, condition

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ica

Back 20

Noun-Forming Suffix

person afflicted with

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iasis

Back 21

Noun-forming Suffix

disease, abnormal condition

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ic

Back 22

Adjective Forming Suffix

pertaining to, located in

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in, ine

Back 23

Noun-Forming Suffix

Names of substances

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ist

Back 24

Noun Forming Suffix

person interested in

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itic

Back 25

Adjective Forming Suffix

pertaining to Inflammation, drug or agent

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itis

Back 26

Noun-Forming Suffix

Inflammation

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itides

Back 27

Noun-Forming suffix (Plural)

inflammation

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ium, (eum)

Back 28

Noun Forming Suffix

membrane, connective tissue

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Ma

Back 29

Noun Forming Suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

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Osis

Back 30

Noun Forming suffix

abnormal or diseased condition

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otic

Back 31

Adjective Forming Suffix

pertaining to

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sia

Back 32

Noun-Forming Suffix

state, condition

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sis

Back 33

Noun Forming Suffix

state, condition

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tic

Back 34

Adjective and Noun Forming Suffix

drug or agent

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Y

Back 35

Noun Forming Suffix

state, condition

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Acanth

Back 36

Combining Form

throm, spine

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Alg

Back 37

Combining Form

pain

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Alges

Back 38

Combining Form

sensitivity to pain

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All

Back 39

Combining Form

other, divergence from, divergence

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Angi

Back 40

Combining Form

(blood) vessel, duct

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Arteri

Back 41

Combining Form

(air passage) artery

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Arthr

Back 42

Combining Form

joint

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Bi

Back 43

Combining Form

life

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Brady

Back 44

Combining form

slow

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Cardi

Back 45

Combining Form

heart

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Cephal

Back 46

Combining Form

head

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Crani

Back 47

Combining Form

skull

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Cyt

Back 48

Combining Form

(hollow container) cell

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Encephal

Back 49

Combining Form

brain

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Erythr

Back 50

Combining Form

red, red blood cell

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Lept

Back 51

Combining Form

thin, fine, slight

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Leuk

Back 52

Combining Form

white, white blood cell

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Lith

Back 53

Combining Form

stone, calculus

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Log

Back 54

Combining Form

word, study

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Malac

Back 55

Combining form

soft

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Mes

Back 56

Combining Form

middle, secondary, partial, mesentary

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Meter, metr

Back 57

Combining Form

measure, measuring device,

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Nephr

Back 58

Combining Form

kidney

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Neur

Back 59

Combining form

(tendon) nerve, nervous system

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Oste

Back 60

Combining form

bone

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Prosop

Back 61

Combining Form

face

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Prot

Back 62

Combining Form

first, primitive, early

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Scler

Back 63

Combining Form

early

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Sten

Back 64

Combining Form

narrow

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Stere

Back 65

Combining Form

solid, having three dimensions

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tachy

Back 66

Combining form

rapid

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Tox(i)

Back 67

Combining Form

poison

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logy

Back 68

Suffix Form

study/science of

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logist

Back 69

Suffix Form

one who specialized in a certain science or study

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malacia

Back 70

Suffix Form

the softening (of tissues)

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sclerosis

Back 71

Suffix Form

the hardening of (tissues)

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stenosis

Back 72

Suffix form

the narrowing of (part of the body)

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toxic

Back 73

Suffix Form

poisonous to the body

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Toxin

Back 74

Suffix Form

a poisonous substance