Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 1

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a-(an-)

Back 1

Prefix

not,without, lacking, deficient

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anti- (ant-)

Back 2

Prefix

against,opposed to, preventing,relieving

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di- (dis-)

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- (ep-)

Back 9

Prefix

upon,over,above

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exo-

Back 10

Prefix

outside,from the outside,toward the outside

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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,beyond normal

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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

Ajective-forming suffix

pertaining to,located in

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-iac

Back 19

Noun-forming suffix

person afflicted with

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-iasis

Back 20

Noun-forming suffix

disease,abnormal condition
abnormal presence of, with lith- formation or presence of calculi in the body

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-ic

Back 21

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to,located in

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-ic

Back 22

Noun-forming suffix

drug or agent
person suffering from a disability or condition

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-in,-ine

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Noun-forming suffix

forms names of substances

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-ist

Back 24

Noun-forming suffix

a person interested in

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-itic

Back 25

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to,pertaining to inflammation

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-itic

Back 26

Noun-forming suffix

drug,agent

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-itis

Back 27

Noun-forming suffix

inflammation

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-itides

Back 28

Plural Noun-forming suffix

Plural of -itis

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-ium,-eum

Back 29

Noun-forming suffix

membrane,connective tissue,a region of the body

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-ma,-mat

Back 30

Noun-forming suffix

abnormal,diseased condition

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-osis

Back 31

Noun-forming suffix

abnormal,diseased condition

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-otic

Back 32

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to,located in

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-sia

Back 33

Noun-forming suffix

state,condition,process,procedure

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-sis

Back 34

Noun-forming suffix

state,condition,process,procedure

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-tic

Back 35

Adjective-forming suffix

pertaining to

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-tic

Back 36

Noun-forming suffix

drug,agent
a person suffering from a disability or condition

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-y

Back 37

Noun-forming suffix

state,condition,process,procedure

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acanth-

Back 38

Combining Form

thorn,spine

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alg-

Back 39

Combining Form

pain

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alges-

Back 40

Combining Form

sensitivity to pain

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all-

Back 41

Combining Form

other,divergence,difference from

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angi-

Back 42

Combining Form

blood vessel,duct

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arteri-

Back 43

Combining Form

artery

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arthr-

Back 44

Combining Form

joint

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bi-

Back 45

Combining Form

life

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brady-

Back 46

Combining Form

slow

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cardi-

Back 47

Combining Form

heart

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cephal-

Back 48

Combining Form

head

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crani-

Back 49

Combining Form

skull

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cyt-

Back 50

Combining Form

cell

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encephal-

Back 51

Combining Form

brain

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erythr-

Back 52

Combining Form

red,red blood cell

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lept-

Back 53

Combining Form

thin,fine,slight

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leuk-

Back 54

Combining Form

white,white blood cell

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lith-

Back 55

Combining Form

stone

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log-

Back 56

Combining Form

word,study

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malac-

Back 57

Combining Form

soft

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mes-

Back 58

Combining Form

middle,secondary,partial,mesentery

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-meter,metr-

Back 59

Combining Form

measure,measuring device (words ending in -meter indicate an instrument for measuring)

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nephr-

Back 60

Combining Form

kidney

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nephr-

Back 61

Combining Form

kidney

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neur-

Back 62

Combining Form

nerve,nervous system

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oste-

Back 63

Combining Form

bone

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prosop-

Back 64

Combining Form

face

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prot-

Back 65

Combining Form

first,primitive,early

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scler-

Back 66

Combining Form

hard

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sten-

Back 67

Combining Form

narrow

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stere-

Back 68

Combining Form

solid,having three dimensions

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tachy-

Back 69

Combining Form

rapid

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tox(i)-

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Combining From

poison

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-logy

Back 71

Suffix Form

study,science,the study or science of

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-logist

Back 72

Suffix Form

one who specializes in a certain study or science

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-malacia

Back 73

Suffix Form

the softening (of tissues) of

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-sclerosis

Back 74

Suffix Form

the hardening (of tissues) of

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-stenosis

Back 75

Suffix Form

the narrowing (of a part of the body)

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-toxic

Back 76

Suffix Form

poisonous (to an organ)

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-toxin

Back 77

Suffix Form

a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)

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anastomosis

Back 78

a surgical or pathological connection between two passages

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exostosis

Back 79

a bony growth arising from the surface of a bone

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aponeurosis

Back 80

a sheet of tissue connecting muscles to bones

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symbiosis

Back 81

the living together in close association of two organisms of different species

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antibiosis

Back 82

the association between two organisms in which one is harmful to the other