chapter 1 prefix suffix Flashcards
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ation
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being; having; process
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-ia
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condition; state; thing
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-ism
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disease from a specific cause; process
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-itis
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infection of; inflammation of
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-ary
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pertaining to
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–oma
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mass; tumor
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-osis
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condition; process
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-pathy
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disease
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-ine
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pertaining to
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-ouse
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-gram
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picture; record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-scope
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instrument used to examine
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-scopy
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process of using a n instrument to examine
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-stomy
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surgically created opening
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-therapy
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treatment
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-tomy
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process of cutting; process of making an incision
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-iatry
medical treatment
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-ics
knowledge; practice
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-ist
person who specializes in; thing that specialize in
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-logy
study of
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endo-
innermost; within
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epi-
above; uon
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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peri-
around
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front of
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sub-
below; underneath
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trans-
across; through
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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hemi-
one half
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hyper-
above; more than normal
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hip-
below; deficient
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poly-
many; much
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quadri-
four
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tachy-
fast
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tri-
three
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a-
away from; without
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an-
not; without
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anti-
against
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de-
reversal of; without
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dys-
abnormal; difficult; painful
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eu-
good; normal
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mal-
bad; inadequate
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re-
again and again; backward; unable to
