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Health Tech I- Ms. Reed > 8..2 Suffixes and Prefixes > Flashcards

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

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without

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-itis or -itia

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inflammation

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-ia

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condition of

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brady-

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slow

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hyper-

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state of over activity or over

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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below or under

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super-

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above or over

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syn-

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together or joined

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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

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trans-

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through, across, beyond

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond, excess

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uni-

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one

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retro-

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behind, or backward

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re-

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back, again

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pseudo-

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false,

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pre- or ante-

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before

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post-

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after

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poly- or multi-

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many

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peri-

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surrounding

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patho-

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disease

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para-

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beside

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neo-

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new

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mut-

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change

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mono-

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one

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micro-

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small

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meta-

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after

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meso

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middle

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mal-

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bad

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macro-

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large

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iso-

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equal

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intra-

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inside

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iso-

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equal

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inter-

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between

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infra-

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beneath, below

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im-

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not

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hypo-

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under

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glyc-

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erythr-

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epi-

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endo-

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ecto-

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exo-

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extra-

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dis-

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to undo or free from

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contra- or anti

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bi- or bin-

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append-

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to hang something

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ana-

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ad-

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to or towards

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ab-

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from or away

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a-

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without or absence of

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an-

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without or absence of

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-tropic

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influencing

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-tomy

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-stasis

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control or stop

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-sepsis

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

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-sclerosis

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-pathy

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-oxia

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-otomy

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cut into or incision

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-ostomy

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create an artificial opening

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-osis

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abnormal increase in production

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-orrhea

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flow, excessive discharge

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-opsy

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-opia

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-oma

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tumor or swelling

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-ologist

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one who studies or practices

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-odia

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-mania

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madness or insane desire

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-lytic

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destroy, reduce

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-lyte

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dissolvable

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-logy

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-iac

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ior

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pertaining to

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-ia

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condition of, abnormal state

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-gram

A

something written

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-gliea

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-gen

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producing or causing

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-genesis

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producing or causing

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-genic

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producing or causing

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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-cyte

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-crit

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to separate

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-clast

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-cidal

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causing death

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-blast

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-ase

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-al

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pertaining to

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letter ‘o’

A

most common combining vowel

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combining vowel

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added between word parts making them easier to pronounce

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