Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 7 Flashcards by Alex P.

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-praxis

A

act; activity; practice; use

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pre-

A

before; in front of

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presby-

A

old age

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pro-

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before; in behalf of

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proct-, procto-

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anus; rectum

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proso-

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forward, anterior

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prostat-, prostato-

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prostate gland

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proto-

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first; in chemistry, the lowest of a series of compunds witht he same elements

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pseud-, pseudo-

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false

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psych-, psycho-

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mind; mental processes

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psychro-

A

cold

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward, displacement

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pubio-, pubo-

A

pubic bone or region

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pulmo-

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lung

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py-, pyo-

A

pus

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pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-

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dense; thick; compact; frequent

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pyelo-

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pelvis

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pyg-, pygo-

A

buttocks

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pyle-

A

orifice; especially of the portal vein

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pyloro-

A

gatekeeper; applied to pylorus

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pyreto-

A

fever

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pyro-

A

heat; fire

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quadr-, quadri-

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four

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quinqu-

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five

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rachi-, rachio-

spine

radio-

radiant energy; a radioactive substance; in chemistry, a radioactive isotope

re-

back; again

recto-

straight; rectum

ren-, reno-

kidney

reticulo-

reticulum

retro-

backward; back behind

rhabdo-

rod

rheo-, -(r)rhea

current; stream to flow; to discharge

rhino-

nose

rhizo-

root

rhodo-

red

roseo-

rose-colored

-(r)rhage, -(r)ragia

rupture; profuse fluid discharge

-(r)rhaphy

a suturing or stitching

-(r)rhexis

rupture of a specific body part

sacchar-, saccharo-

sugar

sacro-

sacrum

salping-, salpingo-

auditory tube; fallopian tube

sapro-

putrid; rotten

sarco-

flesh

scapho-

boat-shaped; scaphoid

scapulo-

shoulder

scato-

dung; fecal matter

schisto-

split; cleft

schizo-

division

scirrho-

hard; relating to the sclera

-sclerosis

dryness; hardness

-scope

instrument for viewing or examining (includes other methods of examination)

-scopy

examination

scoto-

darkness

sebo-

fatty substance

semi-

half

septi-

seven

sero-

serum

sesqui-

one and one half

sial-, sialo-

saliva

sidero-

iron; steel

sitio-, sito-

bread; made from grain; food

skeleto-

skeleton

skia-

shadow

sodio-

sodium

somat-, somato-

body

spectro-

appearance; image; form; spectrum

sperma-, spermat-, spermato-

sperm; spermatozoa

spheno-

wedge; sphenoid bone

sphygmo-

pulse

spir-, spiro-

breathe

spleno-

spleen

spondyl-, spondylo-

vertebra

spongio-

spongelike

staphylo-

uvula; bunch of grapes; staphylococcus