Prefixes-2 Flashcards

(52 cards)

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Q

Metr(o)-

A

Related to conditions or instruments of the uterus

Metrorrhagia

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2
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Meta-

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After, behind (metacarpus)

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3
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Mes(o)-

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Middle (mesoderm)

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4
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Mero-

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Part (merocrine, meroblastic)

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5
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Mening(o)-

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Membrane (meningitis)

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6
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Melos

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Extremity (erythromelalgia)

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7
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Melan(o)-

A

Black colour (splenomegaly)

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Meg(a), megal(o)-

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Enlargement

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9
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Mast(o)-

A

Related to the breast (mastectomy)

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10
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Manu-

A

Relating to the hand

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Mammill(o)-

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Related to the nipple

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12
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Mamm(o)-

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Related to the breast (mammogram)

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13
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Macr(o)-

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Large, long (macrophage)

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14
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Norm(o)-

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Normal (normocapnia)

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Nerv-

Neur(i)/(o)

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Related to the nerves or nervous system

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Nephr(o)-

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Of or pertaining to the kidney (nephrology)

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17
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Neo-

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New (neoplasm)

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18
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Necr(o)-

A

Death (necrotizing fasciitis)

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Nas(o)-

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Related to the nose

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20
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Narc(o)-

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Numb, sleep (narcolepsy)

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21
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Oxo-, oxy-

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Addition of oxygen, sharp, acid, acute, oxygen

22
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Ov(o)/(i)-

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Related to the eggs, ovum (ovogenesis)

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Ovari(o)-

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Related to the ovaries (ovariectomy)

24
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Ot(o)-

A

Related to the ear (otopathy)

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Osseo- Ossi- Ost(e)(o)-
Bony Bone (Osteoperosis) (Peripheral ossifying fibroma)
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Orth(o)-
Straight or correct (orthodontist)
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Orchi(o)-, orchid(o)-, orch(o)-
Testis (oriechtomy, orchidectomy)
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Or(o)-
Of or pertaining to the mouth
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Optic(o)-
Relating to chemical properties of the eye (opticochemical)
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Ophthalm(o)-
Of or related to the eye
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Oophor(o)-
Related to the woman’s ovary (oophorectomy)
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Oo-
Related to an egg, a woman’s egg, the ovum (oogenesis)
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Onych(o)-
Related to the nail (of a finger or a toe) | Onychophagy
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Onco-
Tu or, bulk, volume (oncology)
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Omphalo-
Related to the navel, the umbilicus | [Oompa loompa big belly omphalo]
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Om(o)-
Of or pertaining to the shoulder (omoplate)
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Olig(o)-
Having little, having few (oligotrophy)
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Ole
Small or little
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Oesophago-
Gullet
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Odyn(o)-
Pain (stomatodynia)
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Odont(o)-
Related to teeth (orthodontics)
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Ocul(o)-
Related to the eye (oculist)
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Pyro-
Fever (antipyretic)
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Pyo-
Pus (pyometra)
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Pyel(o)-
Pelvis (pyelonephritis)
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Pulmon- | Pulmo-
Related to the lungs (pulmonary)
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Psor-
Itching (psoriasis)
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Pterygo-
Pertaining to a wing (lateral pterygoid plate) | [Pterodactyl wing]
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Psych(e)- | Psych(o)-
Pertaining to the mind (psychology)
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Pseud(o)-
False or fake
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Cyt(o)-
Cell (cytokine)
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Cyph(o)-
Denotes something as bent (cyphosis)