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HIMA 3000 Chapter 1 Flashcards
Chapter 1 Word Building: An Introduction to Prefixes and Suffixes
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
08/30/2015

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Term
abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
aden/o
Definition
gland
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adip/o
Definition
fat
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angi/o
Definition
vessel
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arteri/o
Definition
artery
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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axill/o
Definition
armpit
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blephar/o
Definition
eyelid
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bronch/o
Definition
bronchial tubes (to the lungs)
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cardi/o
Definition
heart
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chrondr/o
Definition
cartilage
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col/o
Definition
colon
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cyst/o
Definition
all bladders, not just urinary
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dent/o
Definition
teeth
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derm/o
Definition
skin
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encephala/o
Definition
brain
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enter/o
Definition
intestines
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gastr/o
Definition
stomach or abdomen
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hem/o
Definition
blood
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hepat/o
Definition
liver
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inguin/o
Definition
groin
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lapar/o
Definition
abdomen
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laryng/o
Definition
larynx
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mamm/o
Definition
breast
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mast/o
Definition
breast
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
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nephr/o
Definition
kidney
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nuer/o
Definition
nerve
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opthalm/o
Definition
eye
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orchi/o
Definition
testes
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orth/o
Definition
straight, normal
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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ot/o
Definition
ear
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ovari/o
Definition
ovary
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phleb/o
Definition
vein
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pneumon/o
Definition
lungs
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pulmon/o
Definition
lungs
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rect/o
Definition
rectum
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ren/o
Definition
kidney
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rhin/o
Definition
nose
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splen/o
Definition
spleen
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steth/o
Definition
chest
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test/
Definition
testicles
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thorac/o
Definition
chest
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tonsil/o
Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
Definition
trachea
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uter/o
Definition
uterus
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ven/o
Definition
vein
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andr/o
Definition
male
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bi/o
Definition
life
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carcin/o
Definition
cancer
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chem/o
Definition
drug, chemical
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chron/o
Definition
persisting over time
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estr/o
Definition
female
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glyc/o
Definition
sugar
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hydr/o
Definition
water/fluid
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morph/o
Definition
form, shape
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muc/o
Definition
mucus
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necr/o
Definition
death
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orth/o
Definition
straight/normal
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path/o
Definition
disease
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phag/o
Definition
to swallow
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phot/o
Definition
light
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pnea
Definition
breathing
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psych/o
Definition
mind
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somat/o
Definition
body
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ster/o
Definition
solid structure
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ur/o
Definition
urine
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radi/o
Definition
x-ray
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cyan/o-
Definition
blue

CYANosis (bluish skin discoloration)
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erythr/o-
Definition
red

ERYTHRocyte (red blood cell)
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leuk/o
Definition
white

LEUKOcyte (white blood cell)
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melan/o
Definition
black

MELANoma (skin cancer)
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