Chapter 1: Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
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-Oma
A
-Tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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Aden/o-
A
Gland
3
Q
Athr/o-
A
Joint
4
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
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Q
Bi/o-
A
Life
6
Q
-logy
A
Study of
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Q
-opsy
A
process of viewing
8
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Carcin/o-
A
Cancerous, cancer
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Cardi/o-
A
Heart
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Q
Cephal/o-
A
Head
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Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
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Q
Cerebr/o-
A
Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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Vascul/o-
A
Blood vessels
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Cis/o-
A
To cut
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Q
In-
A
Into
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-ion
A
Process
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Ex-
A
Out
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-crin/o
A
Secrete
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Endo-
A
Within
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Cyst-
A
Urinary Bladder; a sac or a cyst
22
Q
-scopy
A
Process of visual examination
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Cyt/o
A
Cell
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Derm/o or dermat/o
A
Skin
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Hypo-
Under, below
27
-gram
record
28
Encephal/o
Brain
29
Enter/o
Intestines, usually small intestines
30
Eryhtr/o
Red (blood cell)
31
Gastr/o
Stomach
32
-cyte
Cell
33
-ectomy
Excision or removal
34
-tiny
Incision or cutting into
35
-gnos/o
Knowledge
36
Dia-
Complete
37
Gynec/o
Woman, female
38
Hemat/o or hem/o
Blood
39
Hepat/o
Liver
40
Iatr/o
Treatment
41
Leuk/o
White (blood cells)
42
Nephr/o
Kidney
43
Neur/o
Nerve
44
Onc/o
Tumor
45
Ophthalm/o
Eye
46
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
47
Oste/o
Bone
48
Path/o
Disease
49
Ped/o
Child
50
Orth/o
Straight
51
Psych/o
Mind
52
Radi/o
X-rays
53
Ren/o
Kidney
54
Rhin/o
Nose
55
Sarc/o
Flesh
56
Sect/o
To cut
57
Re
Back
58
Thromb/o
Clot, clotting
59
Ur/o
Urinary tract, urine
60
-Ac
Pertaining to
61
-al
Pertaining to
62
-algia
Pain
63
-cyte
Cell
64
-ectomy
Excision; removal
65
-emia
Blood condition
66
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
67
-gram
Record
68
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
69
-ion
Process
70
-ist
Specialist
71
-itis
Inflammation
72
-logy
Study of
73
-Oma
Tumor, mass, swelling
74
-opsy
Process of viewing
75
n
76
-pathy
Disease condition
77
-sis
State of
78
-tomy
Process of cutting, incision
79
-y
Process, condition
80
A, an-
No, not without
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Auto-
Self
82
Dia-
Through, Complete
83
Endo-
Within
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Epi-
Above, upon
85
Ex-
Out
86
Exo-
Out
87
Hyper-
Excessive, above, more than normal
88
Hypo-
Deficient, below, less than normal
89
In-
Into, In
90
Peri-
Surrounding, around
91
Pro-
Before
92
Re-
Back, backward, again
93
Retro-
Behind
94
Sub-
Below, under
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Trans-
Across, through
