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I-O on the Chaldu Health Prefix/Suffix/Word roots quiz
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Health Care
10th Grade
01/17/2012
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Term
-ia, -iasis
 Definition
condition of, abnormal/pathological state
Term
-ic, -ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
idio-
 Definition
peculiar to an individual, self-originating
Term
ile- (o, um)
 Definition
ileum
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infra-
 Definition
beneath, below
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inter-
 Definition
between, among
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intra-
 Definition
withing, into, inside
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-ism
 Definition
condition, theory, state of being
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iso-
 Definition
equal, alike, same
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation, inflammation of
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kerat- (o)
 Definition
cornea of eye
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-kinesis, -kinetic
 Definition
motion
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labi- (a, o)
 Definition
lip
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lacrima-
 Definition
tears
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lact- (o)
 Definition
milk
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lapar- (o)
 Definition
abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng- (o)
 Definition
larynx (voicebox)
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latero-
 Definition
side
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure, convulsion
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leuco-, leuko-
 Definition
white
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lingue- (a, o)
 Definition
tongue
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lip- (o)
 Definition
fat, lipids
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lith- (o)
 Definition
stone, calculus
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-logy
 Definition
study of, science of
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lymph- (o)
 Definition
lymph tissue
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-lys (is, o)
 Definition
destruction, dissolving of
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad, abnormal, disordered, poor
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malac- (ia)
 Definition
softening of a tissue
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mamm- (o)
 Definition
breast, mammary glands
Term
-mania
 Definition
insanity, mental disorder
Term
mast-(o)
 Definition
breast
Term
med- (i)
 Definition
middle, midline
Term
-megaly, mega-
 Definition
large, enlarged
Term
melan- (o)
 Definition
black
Term
mening- (o)
 Definition
membranes covering the brain and spinal cord
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meno-
 Definition
monthly, menstruation
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mes- (o)
 Definition
middle, midline
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-meter
 Definition
measuring instrument, measure
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-metry
 Definition
measurement
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micro-
 Definition
small
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mono-
 Definition
one, single
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-mortem
 Definition
death
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muc- (o, us)
 Definition
mucus, secretion of mucous membrane
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multi-
 Definition
many, much, a large amount
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my- (o)
 Definition
muscle
Term
myc- (o)
 Definition
fungus
Term
myel- (o)
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord
Term
myring- (o)
 Definition
eardrum, tympanic membrane
Term
narc- (o)
 Definition
sleep, numb, stupor
Term
nas- (o)
 Definition
nose
Term
-natal
 Definition
birth
Term
necr- (o)
 Definition
death
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
neph- (r, ro)
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur- (o)
 Definition
nerve, nervous system
Term
noct- (i)
 Definition
night, at night
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non-
 Definition
no, none
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ocul- (o)
 Definition
eye
Term
-ode, oid
 Definition
form, shape, like, resembling
Term
odont- (o)
 Definition
tooth
Term
olig- (o)
 Definition
few, less than normal, small
Term
ologist
 Definition
person who does/studies
Term
-ology
 Definition
study of, science of
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, a swelling
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onco-
 Definition
mass, bulk, tumor
Term
oophor- (o)
 Definition
ovary, female egg cell
Term
ophthalm- (o)
 Definition
eye
Term
-opia
 Definition
vision
Term
-opsy
 Definition
to view
Term
opt- (ic)
 Definition
to view
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or- (o)
 Definition
mouth
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orch- (ido)
 Definition
testicle, testes
Term
-orrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
orth- (o)
 Definition
normal, straight
Term
ost- (e, eo)
 Definition
bone
Term
-oscopy
 Definition
diagnostic examination
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition, state, process
Term
ot- (o)
 Definition
ear
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-otic
 Definition
pertaining to a condition
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
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-ous
 Definition
full of, containing, pertaining to, condition
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ovi- ovario-
 Definition
egg, female sex gland, ovary
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