8..2 Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards
1
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suffix
A
added to the end of a word root, describe what is happening to the word root, indicate a procedure,
condition, disorder, or disease, always required
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-an
A
without
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-itis or -itia
A
inflammation
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-ia
A
condition of
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brady-
A
slow
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hyper-
A
state of over activity or over
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Q
semi-
A
half
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sub-
A
below or under
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super-
A
above or over
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syn-
A
together or joined
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tachy-
A
fast
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tetra-
A
four
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trans-
A
through, across, beyond
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tri-
A
three
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ultra-
A
beyond, excess
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uni-
A
one
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retro-
A
behind, or backward
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re-
A
back, again
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pseudo-
A
false,
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pre- or ante-
A
before
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post-
A
after
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poly- or multi-
A
many
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peri-
A
surrounding
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patho-
A
disease
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para-
beside
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neo-
new
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mut-
change
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mono-
one
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micro-
small
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meta-
after
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meso
middle
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mal-
bad
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macro-
large
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iso-
equal
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intra-
inside
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iso-
equal
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inter-
between
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infra-
beneath, below
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im-
not
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hypo-
under
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glyc-
sweet
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erythr-
red
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epi-
upon
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endo-
within
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ecto-
outside
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exo-
outside
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extra-
outside
48
dis-
to undo or free from
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contra- or anti
against
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bi- or bin-
two
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append-
to hang something
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ana-
up
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ad-
to or towards
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ab-
from or away
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a-
without or absence of
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an-
without or absence of
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-tropic
influencing
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-tomy
cutting
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-stasis
control or stop
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-spasm
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
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-sepsis
infection
62
-scopy
visual examination
63
-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-pathy
disease
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-oxia
oxygen
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-otomy
cut into or incision
68
-ostomy
create an artificial opening
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-osis
abnormal increase in production
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-orrhea
flow, excessive discharge
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-opsy
to view
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-opia
vision
73
-oma
tumor or swelling
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-ologist
one who studies or practices
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-odia
smell
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-megaly
enlargement
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-mania
madness or insane desire
79
-lytic
destroy, reduce
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-lyte
dissolvable
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-logy
study of
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-iac
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ia
condition of, abnormal state
86
-gram
something written
87
-gliea
glue
88
-gen
producing or causing
89
-genesis
producing or causing
90
-genic
producing or causing
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-emia
blood condition
92
-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
93
-cyte
cell
94
-crit
to separate
95
-clast
broken
96
-cidal
causing death
97
-centesis
surgical puncture
98
-blast
budding
99
-ase
enzyme
100
-al
pertaining to
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letter 'o'
most common combining vowel
102
combining vowel
added between word parts making them easier to pronounce
