Preffixes and Suffixes Chapter 6 Flashcards by Aspen Dzedzej

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ec-

A

out, outside

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ef-

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out of; outside

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en-

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in, within

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eso-

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inward

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intra-

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within; into

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par-, para-

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near; beside, alongside; beyond, abnormal

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, protrusion

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-ism

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process, condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lepsy

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seizure

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-leptic

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to seize, take hold of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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breakdown; separation; loosening

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-lytic

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pertaining to breakdown or destruction

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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

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-meter

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measure

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a-, -an

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not, without

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af-

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toward, near

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bi-

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two, both

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con-

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together, with

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dys-

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painful, difficult

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epi-

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on;over;upon

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exo-

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outward

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hemi-

half

hyper-

above; above normal; excessive

hypo-

below; below normal; deficient

infra-

below, beneath, inferior

micro-

small

mono-

one, single

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

quadri-

four

soma-

body

sub-

under, below

-al, -ar, -atic, -eal, -ial, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic

pertaining to

-algesia

pain, sensitivity

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-cusis

hearing

-e

noun suffix with no meaning

-ectomy

surgical removal, excision

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

-esthesia

feeling, sensation

-ferent

to carry

-glia

glue

-gram

record; image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ion

process; state;condition

-metry

process of measuring

-motor

movement

-oma

tumor, mass

-opia

vision condition

-orexia

appetite

-osmia

smell condition

-osis

process; abnormal condition

-otia

ear condition

-paresis

weakness

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phasia

speech

-phobia

fear

-plasty

surgical repair

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

droop; sag; prolapse; protrude

-rrhagic

pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

-scope

instrument used to view

-scopy

visual examination using a scope

-spasm

muscle contraction

-stomy

surgical opening

-taxia

muscle coordination

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-tropia

to turn

-tropic

turning