Chapter 1-3: suffixes & prefixes Flashcards Preview

Question 1

0

para-

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near, beside, beyond

Question 2

1

endo-, intra-

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in, within

Question 3

2

-stenosis

Answer

narrowing, stricture

Question 4

3

dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

Question 5

4

-phasia

speech

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through, across

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instrument for measuring

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above, excessive, superior

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pertaining to, relating to

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excessive, beyond

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blood condition

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instrument for examining

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visual examination

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surgical repair

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instrument for recording

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act of measuring

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excision, removal

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enlargement

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before, in front of

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many, much

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inflammation

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excessive, above normal

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above, upon

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outside, outward

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upper, above

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involuntary contraction, twisting

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eating, swallowing

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discharge, flow

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without, not

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small, minute

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good, normal

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after, behind

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from, away from

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backward, behind

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to break, surgical fracture

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binding, fixation (of a joint or bone)

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stone, calculus

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dilation, expansion

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hernia, swelling

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union, together, joined

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formation, growth

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under, below

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decrease, dificiency

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medicine, treatment

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abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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instrument to cut

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fixation (of an organ)

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surgical puncture

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separation, destruction, loosening

Question 6

5

hemi-

one half

Question 7

6

dis-, trans-

Question 8

7

-emesis

vomiting

Question 9

8

ad-

toward

Question 10

9

-meter

Question 11

10

tri-

three

Question 12

11

supra-

Question 13

12

-ic, -al, -ac, -ior

Question 14

13

ultra-

Question 15

14

-emia

Question 16

15

-scope

Question 17

16

-scopy

Question 18

17

macro-

large

Question 19

18

-plasty

Question 20

19

-phobia

fear

Question 21

20

-graph

Question 22

21

-metry

Question 23

22

-ectomy

Question 24

23

circum-, peri-

around

Question 25

24

-pathy

disease

Question 26

25

-megaly

Question 27

26

-toxic

poison

Question 28

27

dipl-, diplo

double

Question 29

28

pre-, pro-

Question 30

29

multi-, poly-

Question 31

30

pseudo-

false

Question 32

31

homeo-, homo-

same

Question 33

32

hetero-

different

Question 34

33

-itis

Question 35

34

hyper-

Question 36

35

bi-

two

Question 37

36

-oma

tumor

Question 38

37

epi-

Question 39

38

ecto-, exo-, extra-

Question 40

39

primi-

first

Question 41

40

anti-, contra-

against

Question 42

41

super-

Question 43

42

quadri-

four

Question 44

43

mono-, uni-

one

Question 45

44

spasm-

Question 46

45

-phagia

Question 47

46

micro-

small

Question 48

47

-rrhea

Question 49

48

a-, an-

Question 50

49

-icle, -ole, -ule

Question 51

50

eu-

Question 52

51

post-

Question 53

52

ab-

Question 54

53

retro-

Question 55

54

inter-

between

Question 56

55

-clasis

Question 57

56

-desis

Question 58

57

-algia, -dynia

pain

Question 59

58

-lith

Question 60

59

-malacia

softening

Question 61

60

-ectasis

Question 62

61

-cele

Question 63

62

-rraphy

suture

Question 64

63