prefix Flashcards
(154 cards)
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ec, ecto
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out; outside
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end/o
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in; within
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epi
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outer, above, on
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mes/o
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middle
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Ab
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away from
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Ad
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toward; near
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per
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through
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trans
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through; across
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infra
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below
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inter
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between
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sub
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beneath; under
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ante
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before; forward
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pre
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before, in front of
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post
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after, behind
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-itis
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inflammation
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-malacia
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softening
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition of
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-pathy
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disease
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-rrhea
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excessive discharge
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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hidr/o
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sweat, perspiration
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hyp/o
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under,below, deficient
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kerat/o
keratin, horny layer of skin
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mamm/o
breast
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melan/o
dark, black, melanin
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myc/o
fungus
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onych/o
nail
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scler/o
thick, hard
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seb/o
sebum, sebaceous gland
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trich/o
hair
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xer/o
dry
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Burs/o
Bursa
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Arthr/o/Articul/o
joint
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carp/o
wrist
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chondr/o
cartilage
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cost/o
rib
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Fasci/o
fascia
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Kyph/o
hump
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muscul/o/my/o
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow
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oste/o
bone
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spondyl/o
vertebra
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synov/i
synovium
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ten/o
tendon
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cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
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cortic/o
cerebral cortex
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encephal/o
brain
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gangli/o, ganglion/o
ganglion
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radicul/o
spinal nerve root
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Gli/o
Gila (neuroglial) cells protect, support, and nourish neurons
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-lalia
babble or speech
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-lepsy
seizure
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-lexia
reading
56
-mania
obsessive or excited state
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somn/o
sleep
58
myel/o
spinal cord
58
medull/o
medulla oblongata or spinal cord
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mening/o, meninge/o
meninges
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narco/o
unconsciousness
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neur/o, neur/i
nervous system, tissues, or nerves
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thalam/o
thalamus
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-paresis
weakness or partial paralysis
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-plegia
paralysis
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-phasia
speech
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-phobia
irrational and persistent fear
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-psych/o
mind
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ventricul/o
ventricle or cavity
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acet/o
sour
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acri/o
bitter
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-geusia
taste
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gloss/o
tongue
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glyc/o
sweet
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gust/o
taste
75
lingu/o
tongue
76
or/o
mouth
77
palat/o
palate
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salin/o
salty
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stomat/o
mouth
80
audit/o
hearing
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audi/o
hearing
82
aur/o
ear
83
auricul/o
ear
84
cochle/o
cochlea
85
myring/o
tympanic membrane
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ossicul/o
ossicle
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ot/o
ear
88
salping/o
eustachian tube
89
staped/o
stapes
90
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
91
vestibul/o
vestibule
92
-acusis
hearing
93
-meter
instrument to measure
94
hyper
high, beyond, excessive
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-otia
ear condition
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hypo
under, beneath
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-algesia
pain
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-esthesia
feeling, sensation
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ambly/o
dim, dullness
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blephar/o
eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
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cor/o
pupil
103
cycl/o
ciliary body
104
dacry/o
tear
105
glauc/o
gray
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ocul/o
eye
107
irid/o
iris
108
lacrim/o
tear
108
mi/o
smaller
109
ophthalm/o
eye
110
palpebr/o
eyelid
111
presby/o
old age
112
papill/o
optic nerve
113
phac/o
lens of eye
114
retin/o
retina
115
scler/o
sclera
116
scot/o
darkness
117
uve/o
uvea
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vitre/o
glassy
119
-opia
vision
120
-tropia
to turn
121
nas/o
nose
122
-osmia
smell
123
sinus/o
sinus cavity
123
rhin/o
nose
124
crin/o
secrete
125
dips/o
thrist
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gluc/o, glyc/o
glucose, sugar
127
lymphaden/o
lymph node
128
thym/o
thymus
129
hormon/o
hormone
130
pancreat/o
pancreas
131
lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessel
132
thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
132
toxic/o
poison
133
tonsil/o
tonsil
134
-tropic
act upon
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lymph/o- lymph
lymphatic system
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