Chapter 1: Component Parts — Vocabulary (Combining Forms, Prefixes, Suffixes)

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A vocabulary set covering Chapter 1 component parts: combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes used to build medical terms.

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iatr/o

treatment

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-globin

protein

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-gram

record

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leuk/o

white

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aden/o

gland

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-crine

to secrete

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log/o

study of

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arthr/o

joint

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-ic

pertaining to

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-ical

pertaining to

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nephr/o

kidney

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bi/o

life

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-ion

process

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neur/o

nerve

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carcin/o

cancer

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-ist

specialist

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onc/o

tumor

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cardi/o

heart

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-itis

inflammation

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cerebr/o

cerebrum

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-logy

process of study; science of

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ophthalm/o

eye

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cephal/o

head

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-oma

tumor or mass

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oste/o

bone

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cis/o

to cut

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-opsy

process of viewing

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path/o

disease

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crin/o

to secrete

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ped/o

child

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-osis

condition, usually abnormal

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cyst/o

bladder

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psych/o

mind

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-pathy

disease condition

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cyt/o

cell

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radi/o

X-ray

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derm/o

skin

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rhin/o

nose

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electr/o

electricity

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-scope

instrument to visually examine