Prefixes and suffixes - Quiz 5 Flashcards

1
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a-

A

without, not

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2
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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

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3
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endo-

A

within

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4
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

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5
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hypo-

A

under, below, deficient

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6
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para-

A

near, beside, beyond

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7
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-ectomy

A

excision, removal

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8
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-lysis

A

seperation, destruction, loosening

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9
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-pexy

A

fixation (of an organ)

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10
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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11
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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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12
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-tomy

A

incision

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13
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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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14
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-dipsia

A

thirst

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15
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-emia

A

blood condition

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16
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-gen, -genesis

A

forming, producing, origin

17
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-glia

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glue, neurological tissue

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-iasis

A

abnl condition

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-ism

A

condition

20
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-itis

A

inflammation

21
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-lith

A

stone, calculus

22
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-logist

A

specialist

23
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-logy

A

study of

24
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-megaly

A

enlargement

25
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-oid

A

resembling

26
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-oma

A

tumor

27
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-osis

A

abnl condition, increase

28
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-paresis

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weakness, or loss of voluntary control

29
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-penia

A

decreased, deficiency

30
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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

31
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-phasia

A

speech