Prefix and Suffix Flashcards
1
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a, an (prefix)
A
without
2
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ab - prefix
A
away from
3
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ad - prefix
A
toward
4
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algia - prefix, mostly suffix
A
pain
5
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ante - prefix or suffix
A
before; wall part
6
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anti - prefix
A
against
7
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bi - prefix
A
two, double
8
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brady - prefix or suffix
A
slow
9
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circum - prefix
A
around
10
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co, con - prefix or suffix
A
together
11
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de - prefix or suffix
A
down or away from
12
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desis- prefix or suffix (mostly suffix)
A
binding; fixation of
13
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dia- prefix or suffix
A
through
14
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dys - prefix
A
difficult; abnormal
15
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ecto - prefix
A
outside
16
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ectomy - prefix or suffix (mostly suffix)
A
excision
17
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endo - prefix
A
within
18
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epi - prefix
A
outer, on top of, over
19
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exo - prefix
A
away from
20
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extra- prefix or suffix
A
outside, beyond
21
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ferro - prefix
A
iron
22
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fore- prefix or suffix
A
before
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form- prefix or suffix
A
shape of
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graphy- prefix or suffix
A
writing, record
25
hemi - prefix
half
26
hydra, hydro - prefix
water
27
hyper - prefix
above
28
hypo - below
below
29
iasis - suffix
condition of
30
iatric - suffix
medicine
31
ic - suffix
pertaining to
32
inter- prefix
between
33
intra - prefix
within
34
isis, asis - suffix
condition of
35
itis- suffix
inflammation of
36
juxta - prefix
near
37
kinesis- prefix or suffix
movement
38
kypho - prefix
humped
39
logia, logy - suffix
science of
40
lysis - suffix
disintegration
41
macro - prefix
large, long
42
malacia- prefix or suffix
softening
43
med, medi, medio- prefix or suffix
middle
44
mega, megaly- prefix or suffix
enlargement
45
micro - mostly prefix
small
46
mono - prefix
single, one
47
multi - prefix
many
48
neo - prefix
new
49
ob - prefix
against
50
oid - suffix
like, shape, resemble
51
oligo- prefix or suffix
few
52
ology - suffix
study of
53
oma - suffix
tumor
54
osis - suffix
condition
55
otomy- suffix
incision
56
pachy- prefix or suffix
thick
57
para - prefix
near; departure from
58
path- prefix or suffix
disease
59
penia - suffix
deficiency
60
peri - prefix
around
61
pexy - suffix
fixation, suspension
62
phobia - suffix
fear of
63
phoresis - suffix
transmission
64
plasty - suffix
plastic surgical correction
65
plegia - suffix
paralysis, stroke
66
poly- prefix or suffix
many
67
post- prefix or suffix
after
68
pre - prefix
before
69
pro - prefix
in front of; before of
70
pseudo - prefix
false
71
ptosis - suffix
falling
72
re - prefix
back, again
73
retro - prefix
backward
74
rrhaphy - suffix
suture
75
rhexis - suffix
rupture
76
scopy - suffix
exam
77
semi - prefix
half
78
sphygmo - prefix
pulse
79
sub - prefix
below
80
super, supra - prefix
above
81
sym, syn- prefix or suffix
together
82
tachy - prefix
swift, fast
83
tele - prefix
distance
84
toxo- prefix or suffix
toxic, poison
85
trans - prefix
across
86
tri - prefix
three
87
ultra - prefix
above
88
uni - prefix
one
89
xeno - prefix
foreign
90
xero - prefix
dry
