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82 Cards in this Set
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Without
ex. acrania: without a head |
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Acro-
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extremity
ex. acromegaly: a disease characterized by large extremities |
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Adeno-
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gland
ex. adenitis: inflammation of a gland |
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An-
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without
ex. anuria, complete cessation of urine formation |
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Aniso-
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unequal, dissimilar
ex. anisocytosis, inequality in size of cells, especially RBC's |
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Ante-
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before, in front of
ex. ante mortem, before death |
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Anti-
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against
ex. antitoxin |
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Arthro-
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joint
ex. arthritis, inflammation of a joint |
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Auto-
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self
ex. autolysis, self-dissolution |
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Chol-
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bile
ex. cholangitis, inflammation of bile ducts |
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Cyst-
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bladder
ex. cystitis, inflammation of urinary bladder |
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Cyt-
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cell
ex. cytolysis, dissolving of a cell |
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Derma
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skin
ex. dermatitis, inflammation of the skin |
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Dia-
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through
ex. diarrhea, flowing through (the bowel) |
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Dys-
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difficult, bad, ill
ex. dysfunction, abnormal function |
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Em-, En-
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in, into
ex. encyst, enclose in a cyst |
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Endo-
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within
ex. endometrium, lining of the uterus |
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Entero-
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intestine
ex. enteritis, inflammation of the intestine |
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Epi-
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upon, over
ex. epidural, upon or outside the dura |
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ex-, exo-
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out of, out from
ex. exostosis, a bony growth projecting outward from the surface of the bone |
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Hema-, Hemato-, Hemo-
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blood
ex. hemoconcentration: concentration of blood ; hemoangioma: tumor of blood vessels |
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Hetero-
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dissimilar
ex. heterocellular: composed of different kinds of cells |
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Homeo-, Homo-
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similar
ex. homozygous, derived from like zygotes or germ cells |
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Hydro-, Hygro-
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water, fluid
ex. hydothorax, fluid in the pleural cavity |
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Hyper
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above, beyond, excessive:
ex. hyperacidity, excess acidity |
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Hypo-
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below, lack, deficiency
ex. hypoacidity, deficient acidity |
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Hyster-
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uterus
ex. hysterectomy, excision of the uterus |
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Infra-
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below, under
ex. infra-orbital, beneath the orbit |
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Inter-
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between
ex. intercellular, between cells |
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Intra-
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within
ex. intracellular, within cells |
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Leuk-
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white
ex. leukocyte, white blood cell |
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Lith-
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stone
ex. lithotomy, removal of stone |
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Macro-
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large
ex. macrocephaly, large head |
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Mega-
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great
ex. megacolon, enlargement of the colon |
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Melan-
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black
ex. melanin, a black pigment |
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Micro-
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small
ex. microcephaly, a small head |
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My-, myo-
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muscle
ex. myositis, inflammation of muscle |
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Myx-
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mucus
ex. myxedema, mucinous edema |
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necr-
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death
ex. necrosis, death of cells |
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Nephr-
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kidney
ex. nephritis, inflammation of kidney |
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Oligo-
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few, scanty
ex. oliguria, scanty urination |
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Osteo-
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bone
ex. osteomyelitis, inflammation of bone |
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Para-
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beside
ex. para-aortic, beside the aorta |
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Peri-
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around
ex. peribronchial, around the bronchus |
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Phago-
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to eat, devour
ex. phagocyte, a cell which devours |
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Phleb-
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vein
ex. phlebitis, inflammation of vein |
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pyo-
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pus
ex. pyosalpinx, oviduct filled with pus |
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sclero-
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hard
ex. arteriosclerosis, hardening of arteries |
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xantho-
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yellow
ex. xanthoma, a yellow tumor |
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-angio
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vessel
ex. lymphangitis, inflammation of a lymph vessel |
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- cele
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tumor, herniation
ex. meningocele, hernial protrusion of meninges |
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- centesis
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puncture
ex. thoracentesis, puncture of pleural cavity |
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- chole
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bile
ex. acholic, whithout bile ; cholemia, jaundice |
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- ectasis
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to stretch, dilate
ex. bronchiextasis, dilation (and inflammation) of bronchi |
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- ectomy
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excision
ex. cholecystectomy, excision of the gallbladder |
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- emesis
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vomit
ex. hematemesis, vomiting blood |
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- genesis
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origin
ex. spermatogenesis, formation of sperm |
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- iasis
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a process, especially a morbid one
ex. amebiasis, state of being infected with amebae |
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- itis
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inflammation
ex. appendicitis, inflammation of the appendix |
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-lith
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stone
ex. phlebolith, calcified body in vein; may be also used as prefix, e.g. lithiasis, formaiton of calculi |
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-lysis
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to dissolve
ex. autolysis, self-dissolution |
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- malacia
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softening
ex. osteomalacia, softening of bone |
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- megaly
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great, large
ex. splenomegaly, enlargement of spleen |
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-oid
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like, resembling
ex. leukemoid, like leukemia |
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-ologous
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relating to
ex. homologous, of similar structure or relation |
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-oma
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tumor
ex. osteoma, tumor of the bone |
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- opathy
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disease
ex. nephropathy, disease of the kidney |
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- orrhea
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flow, discharge
ex. leukorrhea, white discharge |
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- oscopy
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view
ex. cytoscopy, to view the bladder |
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-osis
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a process, especially a morbid one
ex. diverticulosis, involvement with diverticula |
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-ostomy
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mouth
ex. gastrostomy, creation of an artificial gastric fistula |
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-otomy
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cut
ex. cholecystotomy, incision into the gallbladder |
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-penia
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poverty
ex. thrombocytopenia, decrease in blood platelets |
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- phage
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to eat, devour
ex. lipophage, a cell which has devoured (phagocytosed) lipid |
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- plasia
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to form
ex. hyperplasia, excessive formation of normal cells |
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- pnea
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breath
ex. dyspnea, labored or difficult respiration |
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-ptosis
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falling
ex. nephroptosis, downward displacement of kidney |
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- rhage
- rrhage - rrhagia |
discharge
ex. hemorrhage, discharge of blood |
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- rhea
- rrhea |
abnormal or excessive flow
ex. dysmenorrhea, abnormal menustration |
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-stasis
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standing still
ex. hemostasis, arrest of blood circulation |
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- trophy
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nourish
ex. dystrophy, defective or faulty nutrition |
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- uria
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urine
ex. proteinuria, protein in the urine |