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Body as a Whole Suffixes, Prefixes, Directional Terms Flashcards

1
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-graphy

A

the making of a pictorial record

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tom/o

A

section.

ie: tomography

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-al

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pertaining to.

ie: educational; pertaining to education

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-logy

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study of.

ie: Psychology.

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-gram or -graph

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pictorial record

Ie: cardiogram, cardiograph

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-graphy

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process of making a graphical record.

Ie: cardiography

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-logist

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specialist in the study of.

Ie: cardiologist, specialist in the study of the heart

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-meter

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instrument for measuring.

Ie: cardiometer

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  • ole

- ule

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little, small.

Ie: venule; small vein

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-oid

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resembling.

Ie: ovoid; resembling an egg.

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-form

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resembling.

Ie: fusiform; resembling a spindle

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-ic

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pertaining to.

Ie: phrenic; pertaining to the diaphragm

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

Ie: venous; pertaining to a vein

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-an

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pertaining to.

Ie: ovarian; pertaining to the ovary

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-ac

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pertaining to

Ie: cardiac; pertaining to the heart

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-ical

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pertaining to.

neurological; pertaining to the nervous system

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-tic

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pertaining to.

necrotic; pertaining to tissue death

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19
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-eal

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pertaining to

esophageal; pertaining to the esophagus

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20
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-itis

A

inflammation

carditis; diseas or condition(inflammation of the heart)

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21
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-centesis

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a surgical puncture to drain fluid

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22
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  • algia

- dynia

A

pain

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23
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-cele

A

pouch or sac

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-emia

A

condition of the blood.

ie: anemia

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25
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  • ia

- ism

A

condition of

ie: dwarfism

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26
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-iasis

A

formation of, presence of

ie: lithiasis

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27
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-lysis

A

destruction, breaking down

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28
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-malacia

A

softening

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29
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-megaly

A

enlargement

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30
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-oma

A

tumor

ie: sarcoma

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31
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-osis

A

condition

ie: chondrocalcinosis

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32
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-penia

A

lack of

ie: osteopenia

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33
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  • phage

- phagis

A

eat or devour

ie: macrophage or dysphagia

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34
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  • phile

- philia

A

attraction for

ie: necrophilia

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  • phobe

- phobia

A

fear of

ie: germophobe or agoraphobia

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36
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-plasia

A

formation of

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37
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-pnea

A

to breath

ie: orthopnea

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38
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-ptosis

A

drooping

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39
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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

A

burst forth

ie: hemorrhage

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40
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-rrhea

A

discharge

ie: otorrhea

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41
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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42
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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

ie: brionchospasm

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43
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-trophy

A

development

ie: atrophy

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44
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-centesis

A

puncture to remove fluid

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45
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-desis

A

binding

ie: tenodesis

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46
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal, excision

ie: appendectomy

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47
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-pexy

A

fixation, surgical suspension

ie: prchiopexy

48
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-plasty

A

repair

49
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-rrhapy

A

suturing of

50
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-stomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

ie: colostomy

51
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

ie: arthrotomy

52
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-tripsy

A

crushing

ie: lithotripsy

53
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-scopy

A

performed with a scope

ie: colonoscopy

54
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brady-

A

slow

55
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ecto-
exo-
intra-

A

outside

56
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circum-

peri-

A

around

57
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pachy-

A

thick

58
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para-

A

alongside, beside

59
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dia-

trans-

A

through, across

60
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ecto-
exo-
intra-

A

outside

61
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en-

endo-

A

inside, within

62
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epi-

A

upon

63
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hemi-

semi-

A

half

64
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hyper-

ultra-

A

above, excessive, extreme

65
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tachy-

A

fast

66
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eu-

A

normal, good

67
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meso-

A

middle

68
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meta-

A

beyond, after, change

69
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a-

an-

A

without, not

70
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ab-

A

toward, to near

71
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ambi-

A

both

72
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intra-

sub-

A

below, under

73
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inter-

A

between

74
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mal-

A

bad

75
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micro-

A

small

76
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mono-

uni-

A

one

77
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neo-

A

new

78
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pan-

A

all

79
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per-

A

through

80
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anti-

contra-

A

against, opposed

81
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poly-

multi-

A

many

82
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auto-

A

self

83
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post-

A

after

84
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bi-

di-

A

two

85
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quadri-

tetra-

A

four

86
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con-
symp-
syn-

A

together, with

87
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re-

A

again, back

88
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de-

A

not, from, down

89
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retro-

A

backward, behind

90
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e-
ec
ex-

A

out, away

91
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super-

A

above, excessive

92
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dis-

A

apart, separate

93
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supra-

A

above

94
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dys-

A

faulty, painful, difficult

95
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tri-

A

three

96
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proximal

A

closest to the point of origin of the body

97
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distal

A

farthest away from the point of origin of the body

98
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superior

A

above

99
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inferior

A

below

100
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anterior

A

toward the front

101
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posterior

A

toward the back

102
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medial

A

toward the midline of the body

103
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-emia

A

blood condition

ie: leukemia

104
Q

steno

A

narrow

105
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-osis

A

condition

ie: stenosis; narrowing

106
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-tomy

A

incision, cut into

107
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-clasia

A

to surgically break

108
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-desis

A

stabilize, fuze

109
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-listhesis

A

slipping

110
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-porosis

A

porous

111
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cata-

A

down

112
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narco-

A

stupor, sleep

113
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-asthenia

A

weakness

ie: myasthenia gravis

114
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-lepsy

A

seizure

115
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-mani

A

abnormal impulse(attraction) toward, obsessive preoccupation

116
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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

117
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-plegia

A

paralysis

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