Walker-Esbaugh Med Vocab Chapter 1
Terms
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not,without, lacking, deficient - anti- (ant-)
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against,opposed to, preventing,relieving - di- (dis-)
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two,twice,double - dys-
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difficult, painful,defective,abnormal - ec- (ec-)
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out of, away from - ecto-(ect-)
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outside of - en-(em-)
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in,into,within - endo-, ento- (end-,ent-)
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within - epi- (ep-)
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upon,over,above - exo-
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outside,from the outside,toward the outside - hemi-
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half, partial, one side of the body - hyper-
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over,above,excessive,beyond normal - hypo- (hyp-)
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under,deficient,below normal - mono-(mon-)
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one,single - peri-
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around,surrounding - syn-(sym-)
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together,with,joined - -a
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition - -ac
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Ajective-forming suffix
pertaining to,located in - -iac
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Noun-forming suffix
person afflicted with - -iasis
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Noun-forming suffix
disease,abnormal condition
abnormal presence of, with lith- formation or presence of calculi in the body - -ic
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Noun-forming suffix
drug or agent
person suffering from a disability or condition - -in,-ine
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Noun-forming suffix
forms names of substances - -ist
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Noun-forming suffix
a person interested in - -itic
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Noun-forming suffix
drug,agent - -itis
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Noun-forming suffix
inflammation - -itides
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Plural Noun-forming suffix
Plural of -itis - -ium,-eum
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Noun-forming suffix
membrane,connective tissue,a region of the body - -ma,-mat
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Noun-forming suffix
abnormal,diseased condition - -osis
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Noun-forming suffix
abnormal,diseased condition - -otic
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Adjective-forming suffix
pertaining to,located in - -sia
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition,process,procedure - -sis
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition,process,procedure - -tic
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Noun-forming suffix
drug,agent
a person suffering from a disability or condition - -y
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Noun-forming suffix
state,condition,process,procedure - acanth-
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Combining Form
thorn,spine - alg-
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pain - alges-
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sensitivity to pain - all-
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other,divergence,difference from - angi-
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blood vessel,duct - arteri-
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artery - arthr-
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joint - bi-
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life - brady-
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slow - cardi-
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heart - cephal-
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head - crani-
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skull - cyt-
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cell - encephal-
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brain - erythr-
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red,red blood cell - lept-
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thin,fine,slight - leuk-
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white,white blood cell - lith-
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stone - log-
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word,study - malac-
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soft - mes-
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middle,secondary,partial,mesentery - -meter,metr-
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measure,measuring device (words ending in -meter indicate an instrument for measuring) - nephr-
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kidney - neur-
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nerve,nervous system - oste-
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bone - prosop-
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face - prot-
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first,primitive,early - scler-
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hard - sten-
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narrow - stere-
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solid,having three dimensions - tachy-
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rapid - tox(i)-
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Combining From
poison - -logy
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Suffix Form
study,science,the study or science of - -logist
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Suffix Form
one who specializes in a certain study or science - -malacia
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Suffix Form
the softening (of tissues) of - -sclerosis
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the hardening (of tissues) of - -stenosis
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the narrowing (of a part of the body) - -toxic
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poisonous (to an organ) - -toxin
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Suffix Form
a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)