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Anatomy some familiar word parts

  1. Radi/o
    Radiation

    Ex: radiographer- one wh takes radiographs, or x-rays
  2. Graph-
    Recording instrument
  3. -Er
    One who
  4. Pneumon/o
    lungs, air

    Ex: Pneumonia- condition of lungs
  5. -Ia
    Condition
  6. Chem/o
    Drug, chemical

    Ex: Chemist- specialist in chemicals
  7. -Ist
    specialist
  8. Arteri/o
    artery

    Ex: Arteriole- smaller branch of artery leading into a capillary
  9. -Ole
    little, small
  10. Pustul/o
    Infected blister, pimple

    Ex: Pustule- small abcess of skin
  11. -Ule
    little, small
  12. Peri-
    around
  13. Cardi/o
    heart

    Ex: Pericardium- membrane around the heart
  14. -Um, -Ium
    structure, tissue
  15. Tachy-
    Fast

    Ex: Tachycardia- abnormally fast heart beat
  16. Brady-
    Deficient, under

    Ex: bradycardia- abnormally slow heart beat
  17. Aden/o
    Gland

    Ex: adenoid- resembling a gland; enlarged glandular tissue locted in the throat.
  18. -Oid
    resembling
  19. -E, -Es
    Plural

    Ex: adenoids- more than one adenoid
  20. Adip/o
    fat

    Ex: adipose- full of fat
  21. -Ose
    full of
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Anatomy some familiar word parts
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Anatomy-some familiar word parts
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