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60 Cards in this Set
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Aden/o |
Gland |
Body structure |
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Cyt/o |
Cell |
Body structure |
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Epitheli/o |
Epithelium |
Body structure |
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Fibr/o |
Fiber |
Body structure |
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hist/o |
Tissue |
Body structure |
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kary/o |
Nucleus |
Body structure |
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lip/o |
Fat |
Body structure |
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my/o |
Muscle |
Body structure |
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neur/o |
Nerve |
Body structure |
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organ/o |
Organ |
Body structure |
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sarc/o |
Flesh, connective tissue |
Body structure |
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system/o |
System |
Body structure |
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viscer/o |
Internal organs |
Body structure |
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chlor/o |
Green |
Colors |
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chrom/o |
Color |
Colors |
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cyan/o |
Blue |
Colors |
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erythr/o |
Red |
Colors |
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leuk/o |
White |
Colors |
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melan/o |
Black |
Colors |
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xanth/o |
Yellow |
Colors |
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cancer/o, carcin/o |
Cancer (disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal growth of new cells) |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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eti/o |
Cause (disease of) |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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gno/o |
Knowledge |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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iatr/o |
Physician, medicine (also means treatment) |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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lei/o |
Smooth |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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onc/o |
Tumor/mass |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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path/o |
Disease |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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rhabd/o |
Rod-shaped, striated |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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somat/o |
Body |
Commonly used with Body Structure terms |
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neo- |
New |
Prefix |
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pro- |
Before |
Prefix |
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meta- |
After, beyond, change |
Prefix |
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hypo- |
Below, incomplete, deficient, under |
Prefix |
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hyper- |
Above, excessive |
Prefix |
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dys- |
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
Prefixes |
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dia- |
Through, complete |
Prefix |
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-al -ic -ous |
Pertaining to |
Suffix |
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-cyte |
Cell |
Suffix |
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-gen |
Substance or agent that produces or causes |
Suffix |
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-genic |
Producing, originating, causing |
Suffix |
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-logist |
One who studies and treats (specialist, physician) |
Suffix |
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-logy |
Study of |
Suffix |
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-megaly |
Enlargement |
Suffix |
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-oid |
Resembling |
Suffix |
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-oma |
Tumor, swelling |
Suffix |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition ( means increase when used with blood cell WR) |
Suffix |
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-pathy |
Disease |
Suffix |
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-plasia |
Condition of formation, development, growth |
Suffix |
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-plasm |
Growth, substance, formation |
Suffix |
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-sarcoma |
Malignant tumor |
Suffix |
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-sis |
State of |
Suffix |
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-stasis |
Control, stop, standing |
Suffix |
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CA |
Carcinoma |
Abbreviation |
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chemo |
Chemotherapy |
Abbreviation |
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DX |
diagnosis |
Abbreviation |
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METS |
metastases |
Abbreviation |
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Px |
Prognosis |
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RBC |
Red blood cell (erythrocyte) |
Abbreviation |
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XRT |
Radiation therapy |
Abbreviation |
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WBC |
White blood cell (leukocyte) |
Abbreviation |