Prefixes, Suffixes And Roots Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
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Chemo/o
A
Chemical
2
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Cyt/o
A
Cell
3
Q
Erthr/o
A
Red
4
Q
Granul/o
A
Granule
5
Q
Hist/o
A
Tissue
6
Q
Melan/o
A
Pigment (black)
7
Q
Oo/o
A
Egg
8
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
9
Q
-scop (ist)
A
Specialist who views/examines.
10
Q
Spermat/o
A
Sperm cells
11
Q
Leuc/o
A
White
12
Q
-log(ist)
A
Person who studies (specialist)
13
Q
-logy
A
Study of
14
Q
Lymph/o
A
Lymph
15
Q
Lysis
A
Breakdown/disintegration
16
Q
Micro
A
Small
17
Q
oste/o
A
Bone
18
Q
-scope
A
Viewing instrument
19
Q
-scopy
A
Visual examination
20
Q
-Tox(ic)
A
Poisonous
21
Q
a-
A
Without/not
e.g. Asystole heart rhythm
22
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult/painful
e.g. dyspnoea (laboured breathing)
23
Q
Hyper-
A
Above/excessive
e.g. Hyperglycaemia
24
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Hypo-
A
Below/under
e.g. hypothermia
25
Inter-
Between
e.g. intercostal muscle
26
Tachy-
Fast
e.g. tachycardia
27
Brady-
Slow
e.g. bradycardia
28
Peri-
Around
e.g. pericardium
29
Intra-
Within/inside
e.g. Intra osseous (injecting into bone)
30
Haem/o
Blood
e.g. haemoptisis (coughing up blood)
31
Pneum/o
Gas/air also lung.
e.g. pneumothorax
32
Pnoea
Breathing
e.g. dyspnoea
33
Cardi/o
Heart
e.g. cardiogram
34
Erthyr/o
Red
e.g. Erythrocytes
35
Leuc/o
White
e.g. Leucocytes
36
Muscul/o
Muscle
e.g. Muscular
37
Derm/a
Skin
e.g. dermatitis
38
-algia
Condition of pain
e.g. neuralgia
39
-ia
Condition of
e.g. anaemia
40
-itis
Inflammation
e.g. tonsillitis
41
-osis
Abnormal condition
e.g. Arteriostenosis (narrowing of artery which is temporary)
42
-sclerosis
Hardening
e.g. artherosclerosis (plaque building in arteries)
43
-pathy
Disease
e.g. Rhinopathy (nose)
44
-oma
Tumour swelling
e.g. carcinoma
45
-lysis
Breakdown/disintegration
e.g. paralysis
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-stasis
Stopping/controlling/cessation of movement.
e.g. homeostasis
