Prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
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-al
A
pertaining to
3
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-algia
A
pain
4
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-cyte
A
cell
5
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
7
Q
-genic
A
pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
8
Q
-globin
A
protein
9
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-gram
A
record
10
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-ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
11
Q
-ion
A
process
12
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-ist
A
specialist
13
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-itis
A
inflammation
14
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-logy
A
process of studying
15
Q
-oma
A
tumor, mass, swelling
16
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-opsy
A
process of viewing
17
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-osis
A
condition, usually abnormal (slight increase in numbers when used with blood cells)
18
Q
-pathy
A
disease condition
19
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-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
20
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-scopy
A
process of visually examining
21
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-sis
A
state of; condition
22
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-tomy
A
process of cutting, incision
23
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-y
A
process, condition
24
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a-, an-
A
no, not, without
25
aut-, auto-
self, own
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dia-
complete, through
27
endo-
within
28
epi-
above, upon
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ex-, exo-
out, outside of, outward
30
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
32
in-
into, in
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peri-
surrounding, around
34
pro-
before, forward
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re-
back, backwards, again
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below, under
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trans-
across, through
