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Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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a-, an-

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without; away from; not

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ab- abs-

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from; away from; absent

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ad-

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toward

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adipo-

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fat

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angio-

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blood or lymph vessels

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antero-

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anterior; front, before

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-ase

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enzyme

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-asis, esis, iasis, -isis, -osis

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condition; pathologic state

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-cele

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cumore, swelling

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cephal-

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head

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cran-

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helmet; cranial: pertaining to the position of the skill that surrounds the brain

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dextra-

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right

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dors-

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back; dorsal: position toward the back of the body

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-dynia

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pain

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dys-

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difficult, bad; painful

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eryth-

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red

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ex-, exo-

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out, outside of

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hem-, hema-, hemato-

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blood

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hepato-

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liver

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homeo-, homo-

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same, homeostasis: maintenance of a stable internal environment

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hydra-, hydro-, hydr-

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water

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hyp-, hyph-, hypo-

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less than; under

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hyper-

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excessive

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hyper-

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excessive

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hyster-

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uterus

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infra-

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below, under, beneath; inferior to; after

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within

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ipsi-

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same

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-itis

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inflammation of

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juxta-

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close proximity

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lip-, lipo-

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fat

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-lite, -lith, litho-

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stone, calculus

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mega-, megalo-

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large, of greater size

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meio-, mio-

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less, smaller

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mesio-

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toward the middle

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meta-

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change, metabilism: chemical changes that occur within the body

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necr-, necro-

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death; necrosis

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neo-

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new

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nephr-, ephra, nephro-

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kidney

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olig-, oligo-

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few; small

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42
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-ology

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study of; physiology: study of body functions

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-oma

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tumor

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omphal-, omphalo-

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navel

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oophor-

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ovary

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orchi-

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testicle

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pariet-

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wall; parietal membrane: membrane that lines the wall of a cavity

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pelv-

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basin; pelvic cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones

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peri-

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around

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pleur-

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rib; pleural membrane: membrane that encloses the lungs within the rib cage

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-poiesis, -poietic

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production; formation

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pseudo-

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false

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py-, pyo-

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pus

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55
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pyelo-

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pelvis

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retro-

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backward, back, behind

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-rhange, -rhagia

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rupture, profuse fluid discharge

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sebo-

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fatty substance

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-stasis

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standing still; homeostasis: maintenance of relatively stable internal environment

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sub-

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under; beneath

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super-, supra-

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above; beyond superior; on top

62
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thrombo-

A

blood clot, thrombus

63
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-tomy

A

cutting; anatomy: study of structure, which often involves cutting or removing body parts

64
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trans-

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across, over; beyond; through

65
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-trophin

A

stimulation of a target organ by substance, especially a hormone

66
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-uria, urin-

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urine

67
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vaso-

A

vessel

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veno-

A

vein

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ventro-, ventr-, ventri-

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abdomen; anterior surface of the body

70
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vesico-

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bladder; vesicle

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xeno-

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strange, foreign

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-emia

A

blood

73
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end-, endo-

A

within, inside

74
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

without; away from; not

A

a-, an-

75
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from; away from; absent

A

ab- abs-

76
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toward

A

ad-

77
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fat

A

adipo-

78
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blood or lymph vessels

A

angio-

79
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anterior; front, before

A

antero-

80
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enzyme

A

-ase

81
Q

Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

condition; pathologic state

A

-asis, esis, iasis, -isis, -osis

82
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

cumore, swelling

A

-cele

83
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

head

A

cephal-

84
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

helmet; cranial: pertaining to the position of the skill that surrounds the brain

A

cran-

85
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right

A

dextra-

86
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back; dorsal: position toward the back of the body

A

dors-

87
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pain

A

-dynia

88
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difficult, bad; painful

A

dys-

89
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red

A

eryth-

90
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out, outside of

A

ex-, exo-

91
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blood

A

hem-, hema-, hemato-

92
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liver

A

hepato-

93
Q

Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

same, homeostasis: maintenance of a stable internal environment

A

homeo-, homo-

94
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water

A

hydra-, hydro-, hydr-

95
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less than; under

A

hyp-, hyph-, hypo-

96
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excessive

A

hyper-

97
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excessive

A

hyper-

98
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uterus

A

hyster-

99
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below, under, beneath; inferior to; after

A

infra-

100
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between

A

inter-

101
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within

A

intra-

102
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same

A

ipsi-

103
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inflammation of

A

-itis

104
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close proximity

A

juxta-

105
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fat

A

lip-, lipo-

106
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stone, calculus

A

-lite, -lith, litho-

107
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large, of greater size

A

mega-, megalo-

108
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less, smaller

A

meio-, mio-

109
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toward the middle

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mesio-

110
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change, metabilism: chemical changes that occur within the body

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meta-

111
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death; necrosis

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necr-, necro-

112
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new

A

neo-

113
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kidney

A

nephr-, ephra, nephro-

114
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few; small

A

olig-, oligo-

115
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study of; physiology: study of body functions

A

-ology

116
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tumor

A

-oma

117
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

navel

A

omphal-, omphalo-

118
Q

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ovary

A

oophor-

119
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testicle

A

orchi-

120
Q

Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

wall; parietal membrane: membrane that lines the wall of a cavity

A

pariet-

121
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basin; pelvic cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones

A

pelv-

122
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around

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peri-

123
Q

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rib; pleural membrane: membrane that encloses the lungs within the rib cage

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pleur-

124
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production; formation

A

-poiesis, -poietic

125
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before, in front of

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pre-

126
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false

A

pseudo-

127
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pus

A

py-, pyo-

128
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pelvis

A

pyelo-

129
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backward, back, behind

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retro-

130
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rupture, profuse fluid discharge

A

-rhange, -rhagia

131
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fatty substance

A

sebo-

132
Q

Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

standing still; homeostasis: maintenance of relatively stable internal environment

A

-stasis

133
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under; beneath

A

sub-

134
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above; beyond superior; on top

A

super-, supra-

135
Q

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blood clot, thrombus

A

thrombo-

136
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

cutting; anatomy: study of structure, which often involves cutting or removing body parts

A

-tomy

137
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across, over; beyond; through

A

trans-

138
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stimulation of a target organ by substance, especially a hormone

A

-trophin

139
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urine

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-uria, urin-

140
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vessel

A

vaso-

141
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vein

A

veno-

142
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abdomen; anterior surface of the body

A

ventro-, ventr-, ventri-

143
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

bladder; vesicle

A

vesico-

144
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

strange, foreign

A

xeno-

145
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

blood

A

-emia

146
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Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes

within, inside

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end-, endo-

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