Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(158 cards)
1
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a-, an-
A
no, not, without
2
Q
aut-, auto-
A
self, own
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Q
dia-
A
complete, through
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Q
endo-
A
within
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Q
epi-
A
above, upon
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Q
ex-, exo-
A
out, outside, outward
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hyper-
A
excessive, above
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hypo-
A
deficient, below
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Q
in-
A
into, in
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peri-
A
surrounding, around
11
Q
pro-
A
before, forward
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re-
A
back, backward, again
13
Q
retro-
A
behind
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sub-
A
below, under
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trans-
A
across, through
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Q
-ac, -al, -ic, -ical
A
pertaining to
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Q
-algia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
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-emia
A
blood condition
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Q
-genic
A
pertaining to, producing, produced by
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Q
-globin
A
protein
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Q
-gram
A
record
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-ion
A
process
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-ist
A
specialist
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
process of study
27
-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
28
-opsy
process of viewing
29
-osis
condition (abnormal)
30
-scope
tool used to view
31
-scopy
process of visually examining
32
-sis
state of; condition
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-tomy
process of cutting, incision
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-y
process, condition
35
ana-
up
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cata-
down
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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-eal, -iac, -ior
pertaining to
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-ism
process, condition
41
-ose
pertaining to, full of
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-somes
bodies
43
-type
picture, classification
44
-cele
hernia
45
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
46
-coccus (-cocci)
berry shaped, bacteria
47
-cyte
cell
48
-dynia
pain
49
-ectomy
excision, removal, resection
50
-emia
blood condition
51
-genesis
condition of producing, forming
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-gram
record
53
-graph
instrument for recording
54
-lysis
breakdown, destruction
55
-malacia
softening
56
-megaly
enlargement
57
-opsy
to view
58
-osis
condition (abnormal)
59
-pathy
disease condition
60
-penia
deficiency
61
-plasty
surgical repair
62
-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
63
-rrhea
flow, discharge
64
-sclerosis
hardening
65
-scope
tool for visual exam
66
-scopy
process of visually examining
67
-stasis
controlling, stopping
68
-stomy
opening to form mouth
69
-therapy
treatment
70
-tomy
incision, cutting into
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-trophy
development, nourishment
72
-blast
embryonic, immature
73
-crine
to secrete
74
-drome
to run
75
-fusion
coming together, to pour
76
-gen
substance that produces
77
-lapse
to fall, slide, sag
78
-meter
to measure
79
-mission
to send
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-or
one who
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-oxia
oxygen
82
-partum
birth, labor
83
-phoria
to bear, carry, feeling
84
-physis
to grow
85
-plasia
development, formation, growth
86
-plasm
structure or formation
87
-pnea
breathing
88
ab-
away from
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ad-
toward
90
ana-
up, apart
91
ante-
before, forward
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anti-
against
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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con-
with, together
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contra-
against, opposite
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de-
down, lack of
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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ec-
out, outside
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eu-
good, normal
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hemi-
half
102
in-
not OR into, within
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infra-
beneath, under
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad
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meta-
beyond, change
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micro-
small
108
neo-
new
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pan-
all
110
para-
abnormal, beside, near
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per-
through
112
poly-
many
113
post-
after, behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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pro-, pros-
before, forward
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supra-
above, upper
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syn-, sym-
together, with
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tachy-
fast
119
ultra-
beyond, excess
120
uni-
one
121
-ase
enzyme
122
-chezia
defecation, elimination of waste
123
-iasis
abnormal condition
124
-prandial
meal
125
-ectasis, -ectasia
dilation, widening
126
-emesis
vomiting
127
-pepsia
digestion
128
-phagia
eating, swallowing
129
-plasty
surgical repair
130
-ptysis
spitting
131
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
132
-rrhaphy
suture
133
-rrhea
flow, discharge
134
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscles
135
-stasis
stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
137
-tresia
opening
138
-arche
beginning
139
-cyesis
pregnancy
140
-gravida
pregnant
141
-parous
bearing, bringing forth
142
-salpinx
fallopian (uterine) tubes
143
-tocia
labour, birth
144
-version
act of turning
145
dys-
painful
146
nulli-
no, not, none
147
primi-
first
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-one
hormone
149
-pexy
fixation, put in place
150
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
151
-esthesia
feeling, nervous sensation
152
-kinesia, -kenesis, -kinetic
movement
153
-lepsy
seizure
154
-paresis
weakness
155
-phasia
speech
156
-plegia
paralysis
157
-praxia
action
158
-sthemia
strength
