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113 Cards in this Set
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Acr/o |
Extremities, top, extreme point |
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Abdomin/o |
Abdomen |
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Acu/o |
Sharp, severe, sudden |
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Aden/o |
Gland |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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Amni/o |
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus) |
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Angi/o |
Vessel |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Axill/o |
Armpit |
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Bi/o |
Life |
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Blephar/o |
Eyelid |
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Bronch/o |
Bronchial tubes (two tubes, one right and one left, that Branch from the trachea to enter the lungs) |
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Mamm/o Mast/o |
Breast |
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Morph/o |
Shape, form |
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Muc/o |
Mucus |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Myel/o |
Spinal cord; bone marrow |
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Necr/o |
Death |
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Neur/o |
Nerve |
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Neurt/o |
Neutrophil (a whole white blood cell) |
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Nucle/o |
Nucleus |
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Ophthalm/o |
Eye |
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Opi/o |
Opium |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Ot/o |
Ear |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-cele |
Hernia |
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-centesis |
Puncture to remove fluid |
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-coccus |
Singular Berry shaped bacterium |
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-cocci |
Plural berry shaped bacterium |
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-cyte |
Cell |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-ectomy |
Excision, Removal |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-genesis |
Condition of producing, forming |
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-gram |
Record |
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-graph |
Instrument for recording |
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-graphy |
Process of recording |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-logy |
Study of |
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-lysis |
Breakdown, destruction, Separation |
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-malacia |
Softening |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
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-oma |
Tumor, mass |
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-opsy |
To view |
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-osis |
Condition, usually abnormal |
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-pathy |
Disease, condition |
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-penia |
Deficiency |
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-phobia |
Fear |
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-plasia |
Development, formation, growth |
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-plasty |
Surgical, repair |
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-ptosis |
Drooping, falling, prolapse |
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-rrhea |
Flow, discharge |
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-sclerosis |
Hardening |
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-scope |
Instrument for visual examination |
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-scopy |
Process of visually examining |
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-stasis |
Controlling, stopping |
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-stomy |
Opening to form a mouth (stoma) |
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-therapy |
Treatment |
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-tomy |
Incision, cutting into |
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-trophy |
Development, nourishment |
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-er |
One who |
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-ia |
Condition |
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-ist |
Specialist |
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-oid |
Resembling, derived from |
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-ole -ule |
Little, small |
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-um -ium |
Structure, tissue |
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-us |
Structure, substance |
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-y |
Condition, process |
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Pertaining to (including terms thus far) |
-ac -iac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ical -ous -tic |
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-genic |
Pertaining to producing, produced by or in |
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-ose |
Pertaining to, full of |
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Path/o |
Disease |
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Peritone/o |
Peritonum |
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Phag/o |
To eat, swollow |
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Phleb/o |
Vein |
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Plas/o |
Formation, development |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura |
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Pneumon/o Pulmon/o |
Lungs |
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Radi/o |
X-rays |
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Rect/o |
Rectum |
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Ren/o |
Kidney |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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Sarc/o |
Flesh |
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Splen/o |
Spleen |
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Staphyl/o |
Clusters |
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Strept/o |
Twisted chains |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Thromb/o |
Clot |
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Tonsill/o |
Tonsils |
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Trache/o |
Trachea (Windpipe) |
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Ven/o |
Vein |
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Carcin/o |
Cancer |
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Cardi/o |
Heart |
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Chem/o |
Drug, Chemical |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Chrom/o |
Color |
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Col/o |
Colon |
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Cyst/o |
Urinary bladder |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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Erythr/o |
Red |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Hepat/o |
Liver |
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Hydr/o |
Water, Fluid |
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Inguin/o |
Groin |
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isch/o |
To hold back |
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Lapar/o |
Abdomen, abdominal wall |
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Eosinophils |
Leukocyte; Granules stain red, for allergic reactions |
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Basophils |
Leukocytes; Granules stain blue, increases healing of inflammation |
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Neutrophils |
Leukocyte; Granules stain pale purple, disease fighting cells, phagocytes that eat bacteria and make up most of the white blood cell count. |
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Lymphocyte |
Lymph cells that fight disease by producing antibodies. |
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Monocyte |
Engulf and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells. |
