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Details Title: LOM Ch1 Description: prefixes/suffix Total Flash Cards: 77 Created: 12/22/2004 08:10:39	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term aden/o Definition gland Term arthr/o Definition joint Term bi/o Definition life Term carcin/o Definition cancerous, cancer Term cardi/o Definition heart Term cephal/o Definition head Term cerebr/o Definition cerebrum (largest part of the brain) Term cis/o Definition to cut Term crin/o Definition secrete (to form and give off) Term cyst/o Definition urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst Term cyt/o Definition cell Term derm/o Definition skin Term dermat/o Definition skin Term electr/o Definition electricity Term encephal/o Definition brain Term enter/o Definition intestines (usually small) Term erythr/o Definition red Term gastr/o Definition stomach Term gnos/o Definition knowledge Term gynec/o Definition woman/female Term hemat/o Definition blood Term hem/o Definition blood Term hepat/o Definition liver Term iatr/o Definition treament Term leuk/o Definition white Term nephr/o Definition kidney Term neur/o Definition nerve Term onc/o Definition tumor Term ophthalm/o Definition eye Term oste/o Definition bone Term path/o Definition disease Term ped/o Definition child Term psych/o Definition mind Term rhin/o Definition nose Term sarc/o Definition flesh Term sect/o Definition to cut Term radi/o Definition x-rays Term thromb/o Definition clot, clotting Term ur/o Definition urinary tract, urine Term -ac Definition pertaining to Term -al Definition pertaining to Term -algia Definition pain Term -cyte Definition cell Term -ectomy Definition excision, removal Term -emia Definition blood condition Term -genic Definition pertaining to producing, produced by or produced in Term -gram Definition record Term -ic, ical Definition pertaining to Term -ion Definition process Term -ist Definition specialist Term -itis Definition inflammation Term -logy Definition study of Term -oma Definition tumor, mass, swelling Term -opsy Definition process of viewing Term -osis Definition condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells Term -pathy Definition disease condition Term -scope Definition instrument to visually examine Term -scopy Definition process of visually examining Term -sis Definition state of Term -tomy Definition process of cutting, incision Term -y Definition process, condition Term a-,an- Definition not, no, without Term auto- Definition self Term dia- Definition through, complete Term endo- Definition within Term -epi Definition above, upon Term ex- Definition out Term exo- Definition out Term hyper- Definition excessive, above, more than normal Term hypo- Definition deficient, below, under, less than normal Term in- Definition into, in Term peri- Definition surrounding, around Term pro- Definition before, forward Term re- Definition back, backward, again Term retro- Definition behind Term sub- Definition below, under Term trans- Definition across, through