Prefixes / Suffixes Flashcards
(58 cards)
1
Q
-poietin
A
substance that forms
2
Q
-tripsy
A
to crush
3
Q
-uria
A
urination; urine condition
4
Q
-ectasis
A
stretching; dilation
5
Q
-ectomy
A
removal; excision
6
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
7
Q
-esis
A
condition
8
Q
-gram
A
record
9
Q
-lithiasis
A
condition of stones
10
Q
-lithotomy
A
incision for removal of a stone
11
Q
-lysis
A
breakdown
12
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
13
Q
-ole
A
little; small
14
Q
-osis
A
condition
15
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
16
Q
-ptosis
A
droop; sag
17
Q
-rrhea
A
flow; discharge
18
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
19
Q
-stomy
A
new opening (to form a mouth)
20
Q
-tomy
A
process of cutting
21
Q
a-, an-
A
not; without
22
Q
anti-
A
against
23
Q
dia-
A
complete
24
Q
dys-
A
bad; painful
25
en-
in; within
26
peri-
surrounding
27
poly-
many, much
28
retro-
behind; back
29
-arche
beginning
30
-cyesis
pregnancy
31
-gravida
pregnancy
32
-parous
to bear, bring forth
33
-salpinx
uterine tube
34
-tocia
labor, birth
35
-version
act of turning
36
dys-
painful; difficulty
37
endo-
within
38
in-
in
39
intra-
within
40
multi-
many
41
nulli-
no, not, none
42
pre-
before
43
primi-
first
44
-cele
hernia
45
-flexion
flexible
46
-genesis
producing; forming
47
-itis
inflammation
48
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
49
-plasia
development, formation
50
-rrhagia
bursting forth (blood)
51
-rrhaphy
suture
52
-scopy
visual examination
53
-stenosis
tightening
54
-tresia
opening
55
bi-
two
56
oxy-
swift, sharp
57
pseudo-
false
58
