Chapter 1-3: suffixes & prefixes Flashcards by Abby Dennis

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endo-, intra-

A

in, within

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para-

A

near, beside, beyond

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-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

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-phasia

A

speech

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hemi-

A

one half

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dis-, trans-

A

through, across

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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ad-

A

toward

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-meter

A

instrument for measuring

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tri-

A

three

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supra-

A

above, excessive, superior

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-ic, -al, -ac, -ior

A

pertaining to, relating to

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ultra-

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excessive, beyond

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-emia

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blood condition

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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macro-

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large

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-phobia

A

fear

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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circum-, peri-

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around

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-pathy

disease

-megaly

enlargement

-toxic

poison

dipl-, diplo

double

pre-, pro-

before, in front of

multi-, poly-

many, much

pseudo-

false

homeo-, homo-

same

hetero-

different

-itis

inflammation

hyper-

excessive, above normal

bi-

two

-oma

tumor

epi-

above, upon

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside, outward

primi-

first

anti-, contra-

against

super-

upper, above

quadri-

four

mono-, uni-

one

spasm-

involuntary contraction, twisting

-phagia

eating, swallowing

micro-

small

-rrhea

discharge, flow

a-, an-

without, not

-icle, -ole, -ule

small, minute

eu-

good, normal

post-

after, behind

ab-

from, away from

retro-

backward, behind

inter-

between

-clasis

to break, surgical fracture

-desis

binding, fixation (of a joint or bone)

-algia, -dynia

pain

-lith

stone, calculus

-malacia

softening

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-cele

hernia, swelling

-rraphy

suture

syn-

union, together, joined

-plasm, -plasia

formation, growth

tachy-

rapid

brady-

slow

infra-, sub-

under, below

-penia

decrease, dificiency

-rrhexis

rupture

-iatry

medicine, treatment

-osis

abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-plegia

paralysis

-tomy

incision

-tome

instrument to cut

-pexy

fixation (of an organ)

-edema

swelling

-tripsy

crushing

-centesis

surgical puncture

-lysis

separation, destruction, loosening