Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 8 Flashcards by Alex P.

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steato-

A

fat

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steno-

A

narrow; short

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sterco-

A

feces

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stere-, stereo-

A

three dimensions

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sterno-

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sternum

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stetho-

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chest

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stomato-

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mouth

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-stomosis, -stomy

A

a created mouth or outlet

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strepto-

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twisted

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sub-

A

under; beneath; in small quantity; less than normal

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super-

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above; beyond; superior

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supra-

A

above; beyond; on top;

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sym-

A

with; together; with; along; beside

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syn-

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joined; together

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tachy-

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swift; rapid

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taen-, taeni, ten-, teni-

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tapeworm

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tarso-

A

flat of the foot; edge of the eyelid

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tauto-

A

same

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techno-

A

art; skill

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tel-, tele-

A

end; distant

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teleo-

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perfect; complete

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temporo-

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temples of the head

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tendo-, teno-

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tendon

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ter-

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three

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tera-

one trilliointh

terato-

severely malformed fetus

tetra-

four

thalamo-

chamber; part of the brain where a nerve originates; thalamus

thanato-

death

theco-

sheath; case; receptacle

thermo-

hot; heat

thio-

sulfur

thorac-, thoraci-, thoraco-

chest, chest wall

thrombo-

blood clot; thrombus

thy-, thyro-, thyroid-, thyroido-

thyroid gland; oblong; shield

thymo-

thymus; soul; emotions

toco-

childbirth

-tome

cutting instrument

tomo-

section; layer

-tomy

cutting operation; exicision

ton-, tono-

tension

top-, topo-

place; locale

tox-, toxi-, toxico-, toxo-, -toxic

toxin; poison; toxic

trachelo-

neck

tracheo-

trachea; windpipe

trans-

across; over; beyond; through

traumato-

trauma

tri-

three

trich-, trichi-, -tricho

hair

troph-, tropho-, -trophic

nourishment

-tropin

stimulation of a target organ by a substance (especially a hormone

tubo-

tube

tympan-, tympano-

eardrum; tympanum

typhlo-

cecum; blindness

typho-

fever; typhoid

ulo-

scar; scarring

ultra-

beyond; excess

uni-

one

uretero-

ureter

urethro-

urethra

-uria

urine

urin-, urino-, uro-

urine

uter-, utero-

uterus

vagin-, vagino-

vagina

varic-, varico-

dilated vein

vaso-

vessel

veno-

vein

ventro-, venr-, ventri-,

abdomen; anterior surface of the body

vertebro-

vertebra; vertebrae

vesico-

bladder; vesicle

viscero-

viscera

vitr-, vitro-, vitre-, vitreo-

vitreous body (eye); glassy

vulvo-

covering; vulva

xanth-

yellow

xeno-

strange; foreign

xero-

dry

xiph-, xiphi-, xipho-

xiphoid cartilage

zoo-

animal; animal life