Medical Terminology Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards
(89 cards)
1
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a…
A
lacking
2
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ab…
A
from
3
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ad…
A
to
4
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…anemia
A
blood
5
Q
amnios
A
amniotic fluid
6
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ante
A
against/before
7
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bi…
A
indicating two
8
Q
brady…
A
slow
9
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cardia (o)
A
to do with the heart
10
Q
…cele
A
swelling
11
Q
cerebro…
A
brain
12
Q
chole…
A
bile
13
Q
…cyte
A
cell
14
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…derma
A
skin
15
Q
di…
A
two / double
16
Q
dia…
A
across
17
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…dura…
A
hard
18
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dys…
A
badly functioning
19
Q
ecto…
A
outer
20
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…ectomy
A
cut out
21
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…emesis
A
vomiting
22
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endo…
A
inner
23
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entero…
A
bowels
24
Q
epi…
A
upon
25
erythro…
red
26
eu…
normally functioning
27
…exia
to hold or to have
28
gastro…
stomach
29
haem…
blood
30
hemi
half
31
hx
history
32
hydro
Water
33
hyper
above/high
34
hypo
below/low
35
inter…
between
36
intra…
within
37
…itis
inflammation
38
lact
milk
39
leuko….
white
40
loco…
place
41
…lysis
breakdown
42
macro…
large
43
mega…
large
44
mening/o…
meninges
45
meso…
middle
46
micro…
small
47
mono…
one
48
…morph
form
49
myo…
muscle
50
myco….
fungus
51
necro…
death
52
nephro…
kidney
53
neuro…
nerve
54
…ology
study of
55
…oma
tumour
56
…opia
sight
57
ortho…
upright
58
…osis
disease, abnormal state
59
osteo…
bone
60
ox….
involving oxygen
61
pan…
whole
62
para…
beside
63
…paresis
incomplete or partial paralysis
64
…path…
suffering, sick
65
per…
through
66
peri…
around
67
…phobia
fear
68
photo…
light
69
pneum…
air
70
pnoea…
breathing
71
poly…
many
72
pseudo…
false
73
…ptysis
spitting
74
pyo…
pus
75
pyr…
fever
76
retro…
behind
77
…scope
viewer
78
spondyl…
spine
79
…stasis
stoppage
80
…stomy
making an opening
81
syn…
together
82
tachy…
fast
83
…tension
pressure
84
…therma
heat
85
…tomy
cutting
86
…tox…
poison
87
tri…
three
88
ultra…
beyond
89
…urea
condition of urine
