Chapter 1: Word Structure Flashcards by Erik Fontelera

Q

root

A

foundation of the word

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suffix

A

word ending

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prefix

A

word beginning

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combining vowel

A

links root word to suffix or root word to another root word
- usually “o”

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adeno

A

gland

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athro
- hint: think athroscopic surgery

A

joint

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bio

A

life

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carcino

A

cancerous
cancer

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cardio

A

heart

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cephalo
- hint: to the

A

head

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cerebro

A

cerebrum
- largest part of the head

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crino

A

to secrete
- to form or give off

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cysto

A

urinary bladder
- a sac or cyst containing fluid

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cyto

A

cell

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derm
dermato

A

skin

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electro

A

electricity

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encephalo

A

brain
- think inside

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entero

A

intestines (small)

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erthro

A

red

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gastro

A

stomach

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glyco

A

sugar

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gnos

A

knowledge (before hand)

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gynec

A

woman
female

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hemo
hemato

A

blood

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hepato

liver

iatro

treatment physician

leuko

white

logo

study of

nephro

kidney

neuro

nerve

onco

tumor

opthalmo

eye

osteo

bone

patho

disease

pedo

child

psycho

mind

radi

x-ray

rhino

nose

reno

kidney

sarco

flesh

secto

cut

thrombo

clot clotting

uro

urinary bladder

-algia

pain

-cyte

cell

ectomy

removal excision

-emia

blood condition

-genic

pertaining to producing produced by produced in

-globin

protein

-gram

record

-ion

process

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-logy

process of study

-oma

tumor mass swelling

-opsy

process of viewing

-osis

condition

-pathy

disease condition

-scope

instrument of visually examining

-scopy

process of visually examining

-sis

state of condition

-tomy

process of cutting

-y

process coonidtion

A, an

no not without

aut auto

self

dia

complete through

endo

within

epi

above upon

ex exo

out outside

hyper

excessive above more than normal

hypo

deficient below under less than normal

in

into in

peri

surrounding around

pro - hint: think prologue

before forward

re

back backward again

retro

behind

sub

below under

trans

across through

cis

to cut

crino

to secrete