Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes Flashcards
(173 cards)
1
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- algia
- dynia
A
pain, suffering
2
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-centesis
A
a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid.
3
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-crine
A
to secrete
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-desis
A
to bind, tie together
5
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal, cutting out
6
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-gram
A
a picture or record
7
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-graphy
A
the process of producing a picture or record
8
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
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-leuk/o
A
white
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Q
-lysis
A
loosening or setting free
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Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-necrosis
A
tissue death
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Q
-ologist
A
specialist
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-ology
A
the science or study of
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-oma
A
tumor
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-osis
A
abnormal condition or disease
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-ostomy
A
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-plasia
A
formation
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-plasm
A
formative material of cells
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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- rrhage
- rrhagia
A
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-scopy
visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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- stasis
| - static
control, maintenance of a constant level
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-trophy
development
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a-
without
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ab-
away from, negative, absent
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abdomin/o
abdomen
34
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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aden
aden/o
gland
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aden/o
gland
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adip
fat
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adip/o
fat
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ana-
backward
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angi/o
blood vessel
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ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
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anter
front or before
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anter/o
before, front
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appendic
append
appendix
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arteri/o
arteri
artery
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arthr/o
joint
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ather/o
ather
fatty substance
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burs/o
bursa
49
carcin
cancerous
50
cardi
heart
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caud/o
caud
lower part of body, tail
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cephal/o
cephal
head
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chondr/i
cartilage
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chondr/i
chondr/o
cartilage
55
col
colon
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cost/o
rib
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crani/o
crani
skull
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cyan/o
cyan
blue
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cyt/o
| -cyte
cell
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dermat
-derma
skin
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dextr/o
right side
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dia-
through
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dors
back of the body
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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end-
| endo-
in, within, inside
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enter
small intestine
68
erythr/o
red
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eu-
good, normal, well, or easy
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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exo-
out of
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exo-
out of, outside, away from
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gastr
gastr/o
stomach
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hist
tissue
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hist/o
tissue
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home/o
constant
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hyper-
excessive, increased
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hypo-
deficient, decreased
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hypo-
deficient
80
ili
hip bone; ilium
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in-
in, into, not, without
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inter-
betwen or among
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intra-
withing or inside
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kyph/o
bent, hump
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laryng
laryng/o
larynx or throat
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ligament/o
ligaments
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lith
stone
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lod/o
curve, swayback, bent
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lumb
lower back
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macro-
large, abnormal size, or long
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mega-
megal/o
large, great
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melan/o
melan
black
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mening
meninges
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micr/o
micro-
small
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my/o
muscle
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myc/o
myc
fungus
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myel/o
myel
spinal cord, bone marrow
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nat
birth
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neo-
new
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neur/o
nerve
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olig/o
scanty, few
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oss/e
oss/i
oste/o
ost/o
bone
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ot/o
ot
ear
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path/o
-pathy
disease, suffering, feeling, emotion
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pelv
pelvis
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peri-
surrounding
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periton
peritoneum
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physi
nature or physical
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plas/i
plas/o
-plasia
development, growth, formation
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poli/o
gray
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post-
after, behind
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poster/o
behind, toward the back
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pre-
before
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py/o
pus
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pyel/o
pyel
renal pelvis
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pyr/o
pyr
fever or fire
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retro-
behind
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rhin/o
rhin
nose
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scoli/o
curved, bent
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sinistr/o
left side
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spondyl/o
vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
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sub-
under, less, or below
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super-
supra-
above or excessive
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synovi/o
synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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tendin
tendon
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tonsill
tonsils
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ventr
belly side of teh body
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vir
virus or poison
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dem/i
dem
population
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pan-
entire
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tele
distant
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-metry
measure
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-poietic
pertaining to formation
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sacr/o
sacrum
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capsul
little box
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ankylosisng
the progressive stiffening of a joint or joints
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spondyl
spondyl/o
vertebrae
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-ago
diseased condition
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-listhesis
slipping
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kyph
hump
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lord
bent backward
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scoli
curved
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-lysis
loosening or setting free
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lamin
lamina
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-clasis
break
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bi-
twice, double, two
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-cele
hernia, tumor, swelling
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dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
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fasci/o
fasci
fascia, fibrous band
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fibr/o
fibrous issue, fiber
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-ia
abnormal condition, disease, plural of -lum
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-ic
pertaining to
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kines/o
kinesi/o
movement
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my/o
muscle
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plegia
paralysis, stroke
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tax/o
coordination, order
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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
tendon, stretch out, extend, strain
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ton/o
tone, stretching, tension
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tri-
three
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duct
to lead
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flex
to bend
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stern/o
breastbone
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cleid/o
collar bone
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Carpi
wrist or wrist bones
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bi-
two
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-ceps
head
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tri-
means three
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fibr/o
fibrous tissue
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ten/o
tendon
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-cele
hernia
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-lysis
destruction or breaking down in disease
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rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
173
-penia
deficiency
