Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards

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ab-

A

Away from

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-able

A

Capable, viable

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Acou-

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Hearing

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Acr-

A

Extremity

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Ad-

A

To, toward, near to

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Adeno-

A

Gland

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-al

A

Expressing relationship

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-algia

A

Pain

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Angio-

A

Vessel

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Ante-

A

Before, forward

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Anti-

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Against, reversed

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Arthr-

A

Joint

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-ary

A

Associated with

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-asis

A

Condition, state of

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Auto-

A

Self

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Bi-

A

Twice, double

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Bio-

A

Live

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-blast

A

Bud, germ

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Brady-

A

Slow

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-c

A

Expressing relationship

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Carcin-

A

Cancer

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Cardio-

A

Heart

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Cata-

A

Down, according to

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Cephal-

A

Head

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-cele
Hollow
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Cerebro-
Brain
27
Chol-
Bile
28
Cholecyst-
Gallbladder
29
Chondr-
Cartilage
30
-cide
Kill
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Circum-
Around, about
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-clast
Smash, break
33
Co-, com-, con-
With, together
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Contra-
Against, opposite
35
Crypto-
Hidden
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Cysto-
Bladder, sac
37
-cyte-, cyto-
Cell
38
De-
Away from
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Derm-
Skin
40
Di-
Two
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Dia-
Through, apart, across
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a-,an-
Without, lack of
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Dis-
Reversal, apart from
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-duct-
Leading, drawing
45
-dynia
Pain
46
Dys-
Difficult, bad
47
E-
Out, away from
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Ec-
Out from
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Ecto-
On outer side
50
-ectomy
Cut out
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-edem-
Swell
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Em-, en-
In
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-emia
Blood
54
Endo-
Within
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Entero-
Intestine
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Epi-
Upon, on
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Erythro-
Red
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Eu-
Well, good
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Ex-
Out, away from
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Exo-
Outside, on outer side
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Extra-
Outside
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-ferent
Carry
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-form
Expressing resemblance
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Gastro-
Stomach
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-genesis
Produce, origin
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Gloss-
Tongue
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Glyco-
Sugar, sweet
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-gram
A drawing
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-graph
Instrument that records
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Hem-
Blood
71
Hemi-
Half
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Hepato-
Liver
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Hetero-
Different, other
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Hist-
Tissue
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Homeo-, homo-
Same
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Hydro-
Wet, water
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Hyper-
Over, above , excessive
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Hypo-
Under, below, deficient
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-ia, -id
Expressing condition
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-iatr-
Treat, cure
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-im
Not
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In-
In, into
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Infra-
Below, beneath
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within
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-ism
Condition, state of
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Iso-
Equal, the same
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-itis
Inflammation
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-ity
Expressing condition
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Kerato-
Cornea or horny tissue
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-kin-
Move
92
Leuko-
White
93
-liga-
Bind
94
Lip-
Fat
95
-logy
Study
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-lysis
Breaking up, dissolving
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Macro-
Large
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Mal-
Bad
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Malaco-
Soft
100
Mast-
Breast
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Mega-
Great
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Melano-
Black
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Meso-
Middle, mid
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Meta-
Beyond, after, change
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Micro-
Small
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Mito-
Thread, filament
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Mono-
One, single
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-morph-
Form
109
Multi-
Many, much
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Myelo-
Marrow, spinal cord
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Myo-
Muscle
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Narco-
Numbness
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Neo-
New
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Nephro-
Kidney
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Neuro-
Nerve
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Oculo-
Eye
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Odonto-
Tooth or teeth
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-oid
Expressing resemblance
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Oligo-
Few, scanty, little
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-oma
Tumor
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-op-
See, sight
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Ophthalm-
Eye
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Ortho-
Straight, normal
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-ory
Referring to
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-ose
Full of
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-osis
A condition of
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Osteo-
Bone
128
Oto-
Ear
129
-ous
Expressing material
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Para-
Beside, beyond, near to
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency
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Per-
Through, excessive
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Peri-
Around
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-phag
Eat
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-phas-
Speak, utter
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-phil-
Like, love
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Phleb-
Vein
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-phobia
Fear
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-plas-
Form, grow
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-plegia
Paralyze
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-pne-
Breathe
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Pneumo-
Air, gas, or lungs
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Pod-
Foot
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-poie-
Making, production
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Poly-
Many, much
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Post-
After, behind
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Pre-, pro-
Before, in front of
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Procto-
Anus, rectum
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Psuedo-
False
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Psycho-
Mind, soul
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Pyo-
Pus
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Re-
Back, again, contrary
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Retro-
Backward, located behind
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-rrhagia
Burst forth, pour
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-rrhea
Flow, discharge
157
Sarco-
Flesh or fleshy
158
-sclero-
Hard
159
-scope
Examine
160
Semi-
Half
161
Somato-
Body
162
-stasis
Stop, stand still
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Steno-
Narrow
164
-stomy
To make an artificial opening
165
Sub-
Under
166
Super-
Above, upper, excessive
167
Supra-
Above, upon
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Sym-, syn-
Together, with
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Tachy-
Fast, swift
170
Therm-
Heat
171
-tomy
Cut, incise
172
Tox-
Poison
173
Trans-
Across, through
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Tri-
Three
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-troph-
Nourish
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-tropic
Changing, influence
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-uria
Urine
178
Vas-
Vessel
179
Vene-
Vein
180
Viscer-
Internal organ
181
Zyg-
Yoked, paired