anatomical terminology - prefix/suffix Flashcards by Rachael Johnson

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ab-

A

away from

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a-,an-

A

not

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ad-

A

bring forward

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adeno-

A

gland

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aero-

A

air or gas

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af-

A

toward

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-algia

A

pain

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angio-

A

vessel

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ante-

A

before

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arthro-

A

joint

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-ase

A

joint

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-ase

A

enzyme

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astr-

A

starlike

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aur-

A

ear

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bi-

A

both or two

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bio-

A

life

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-blast

A

developing

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blasto-

A

embryonic

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brachio-

A

arm

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brady-

A

slow

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broncho-

A

airway

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carcin-

A

cancer

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cardio-

A

heart

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cephalo-

A

head

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-cele

herniation

-centesis

puncture

cervico-

neck

chole-

bile

chondro-

cartilage

chrom-

color

-clast

breakdown

corn-

horn

corp-

body

cranio-

cranium

cusp-

projection

cysto-

bladder

cyto-

cell

derma-

skin

di-

two

dia-

between

diplo-

double

dia-

between

dis-

apart

dors-

back

-dynia

pain

dys-

bad, difficult

dis-

apart

ecto-

exterior

-ectomy

removal

-emia

blood

endo-

interior

entero-

intestine

epi-

upon

erythro-

red

fasci-

band

gastro-

stomach

-gen

producing

-glia

glue

glyco-

sugar

-gram

recording

hem-

blood

hemi-

half

hepato-

liver

hetero-

different

histo-

tissue

homo-

same

hyal-

glass

hydro-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

below

-iasis

condition

idio-

peculiar

ileo-

ileum

im-,in-

not

infra-

within

infra-

beneath

inter-

between

intra-

within

is-

equal

-itis

inflammation

juxta-

near to

later-

side

-lemm

rind or peel

leuko-

white

lipo-

fat

-lith

stone

-logy

study of

lun-

moon

-lysis

breakdown

mal-

bad, difficult

man-

hand

medi-

middle

mega-

large

melan-

black

meso-

middle

morpho-

form

myco-

fungal

myelo-

bone marrow

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oculo-

eye

odont-

tooth

-oid

a thing like

oligo-

few

-oma

tumor

oo-

egg

oro-

mouth

ortho-

straight

-osis

condition

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

-otomy

cut

para-

beside

patho-

abnormal

-pathy

abnormal

pedi-

foot

peri-

around

phag-

eat

phlebo-

vein

-plegia

paralysis

pneumo-

lung

podo-

foot

poly-

many

post-

after

pre-

before

prox-

nearest

pseudo-

false

pulmo-

lung

pyo-

pus

quadri-

four

rect-

straight

reticulo-

net

retro-

backwards

rhino-

nose

-rrhea

discharge

-sect

to cut

semi-

one-half

-stomy

opening

supra-

above

syn-

together

thoraco-

chest

-tomy

cut into

trans-

across

-troph

well fed

tympano-

eardrum

uni-

one

uro-

urine

vas-

vessel

post-

after