Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards
(51 cards)
1
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-logy
A
the study of
2
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phleb-
A
veins
3
Q
-logist
A
specialist in the study of
4
Q
a-, an-
A
no, not
5
Q
aut-
A
self
6
Q
dia-
A
complete, through
7
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, abnormal
8
Q
endo-
A
within
9
Q
exo-
A
outside
10
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, more than normal, to much
11
Q
hypo-
A
below, under, less than normal
12
Q
peri-
A
surrounding
13
Q
pro-
A
forward, before
14
Q
re-
A
back
15
Q
retro-
A
behind
16
Q
sub-
A
below, under
17
Q
trans-
A
across, through
18
Q
-al, -eal, -ic
A
pertaining to
19
Q
-algia
A
pain
20
Q
-cyte
A
cell
21
Q
-ectomy
A
cutting out, surgical removal of
22
Q
-aemia
A
blood condition
23
Q
-globin
A
protein
24
Q
-gram
A
record
25
-ia
condition
26
-ism
process, condition
27
-itis
inflammation
28
-oma
tumor, mass
29
-opsy
to view
30
-scopy
the process of visually examining
31
-sis
state of
32
-tomy
process of cutting into, incision
33
-centesis
puncturing, draining
34
-genic
causing
35
-latircs
specialty
36
-lysis
destruction, deterioration
37
-phagia
swallowing
38
-phasia
speech
39
-philic
attraction to
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-phobia
fear
41
-plasty
surgical repair
42
-rrhea
flow, discharge
43
-osis
abnormal condidtion
44
-scope
instrument to visually examine
45
-trophy
development/ nourishment
46
a-
no/not
47
-plasia
formation/ growth
48
encepha-
brain
49
meta-
beyoud/ change
50
neo-
new
51
neph-
kidney
