PrefixSuffix Flashcards
(140 cards)
1
Q
ana-
A
Up
2
Q
cata-
A
Down
3
Q
epi-
A
Above
4
Q
Hypo-
A
Below
5
Q
inter-
A
Between
6
Q
intra-
A
Within
7
Q
meta-
A
Change, beyond
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Q
- eal
- iac
- ior
A
Pertaining to
9
Q
-ism
A
Process, Condition
10
Q
-ose
A
Pertaining to, full of
11
Q
-plasm
A
Formation
12
Q
-somes
A
Bodies
13
Q
-type
A
Picture, classification
14
Q
- ac
- al
A
Pertaining to
15
Q
-algia
A
Pain
16
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
17
Q
-ectomy
A
Excision, removal
18
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
19
Q
-genic
A
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
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Q
-globin
A
Protein
21
Q
-gram
A
Record
22
Q
- ic
- ical
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-ion
A
Process
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Q
-ist
A
Specialist
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logy
Process of study
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-oma
Tumor, mass, swelling
28
-opsy
Process of viewing
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-osis
Condition, usually abnormal (slight increase of numbers when used with blood cells)
30
-pathy
Disease condition
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-scope
Instrument to visually examine
32
-scopy
Process of visually examining
33
-sis
State of; condition
34
-tomy
Process of cutting, incision
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a-
| an-
No, not, without
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aut-
| auto-
Self, own
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dia-
Complete, through
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endo-
Within
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epi-
Above, upon
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ex-
| exo-
Out, outside of, outward
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hyper-
Excessive, above, more than normal
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hypo-
Deficient, below, under, less than normal
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in-
into, in
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peri-
Surrounding, around
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pro-
Before, forward
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re-
Back,  backward, again
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retro-
Behind
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sub-
Below, under
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trans-
Across, through
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-cele
Hernia
51
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
52
- coccus
| - cocci
Berry- shaped bacterium
53
-cyte
Cell
54
-dynia
Pain
55
-gram
Record
56
-graph
Instrument for recording
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-graphy
Process of recording
58
-logy
Study of
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-lysis
Breakdown, destruction, separation
60
-malacia
Softening
61
-megaly
Enlargement
62
-oma
Tumor, Mass, collection of fluid
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-opsy
To view
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-penia
Deficiency
65
-phobia
Fear
66
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
67
-plasty
Surgical repair
68
-ptosis
Drooping, falling, prolapse
69
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
70
-sclerosis
Hardening
71
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
72
-stasis
Controlling, stopping
73
-stomy
Opening to form a mouth (stoma)
74
-therapy
Treatment
75
-trophy
Development, nourishment
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-er
One who
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-ia
Condition
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-ist
Specialist
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-oid
Resembling, derived from
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-ole
Little, small
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-ule
Little, small
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- um
| - ium
Structure, tissue
83
-us
Structure, substance
84
-y
Condition, process
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- ac
- iac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ous
- tic
Pertaining to
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-crine
Secrete
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-drome
Run
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-fusion
Coming together, to pour
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-phoria
Bear, carry, feeling (mental state)
90
-physis
Growth
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-plasia
Development, formation, growth
92
-gen
Substance that produces
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-lapse
Slide, fall, sag
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-meter
Measure
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-mission
Send
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-or
One who
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-oxia
Oxygen
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-partum
Birth, labor
99
-pnea
Breathing
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-ptom
Happening, occurrence
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ab-
Away from
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ad-
Toward
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A-
| An-
No, not, without
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ana-
Up, apart
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ante-
Before, forward
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anti-
Against
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bi-
Two
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brady-
Slow
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con-
With, together
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contra-
Against, opposite
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de-
Down, lack off
112
dia-
Through, complete
113
dys-
Abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
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ec-
Out, outside
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endo-
In, within
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epi-
| 
Upon, on, above
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eu-
Good, normal
118
hemi-
Half
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infra-
Beneath, under
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inter-
Between
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intra-
In, within, into
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macro-
Large
123
mal-
bad
124
meta-
Beyond, change
125
micro-
Small
126
neo-
New
127
pan-
All
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para-
Abnormal, beside, near
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per-
Through
130
Poly-
many, much
131
post-
After, behind
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pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
Before, forward
134
pros-
Before, forward
135
re-
Back, again
136
supra-
Above, upper
137
syn-
| sym-
Together, with
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tachy-
Fast
139
ultra-
Beyond, excess
140
uni-
One
