Integumentary System Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
not/ without
2
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auto-
A
self
3
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e-, ex-
A
out/ away from
4
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epi-
A
on/ over/ upon
5
Q
hyper-
A
above/ above normal/ excessive
6
Q
hypo-
A
below/ below normal/ deficient
7
Q
in-
A
in/ into/ not
8
Q
intra-
A
within/ into
9
Q
para-
A
near/ beside/ alongside/ beyond/ abnormal
10
Q
per-
A
through
11
Q
sub-
A
below/ under
12
Q
-ary, -ous, -tic
A
pertaining to
13
Q
-cyte
A
cell
14
Q
-drema, -dermis
A
skin
15
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal/ excision
16
Q
-ema
A
condition
17
Q
-esis
A
action/ condition/ state of
18
Q
-esthesia
A
feeling/ sensation
19
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
20
Q
-ion
A
process/ state/ condition
21
Q
-ism
A
process/ condition
22
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-itis
A
inflammation/ infection
23
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-logy
A
study of
24
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-oma
A
tumor/ mass
25
-opsy
view of/ viewing
26
-ose
full of/ pertaining to sugar
27
-osis
abnormal condition
28
-plasty
surgical repair
29
-rrhea
flow/ excessive discharge
30
-therapy
treatment
