Chap 1-3 Flashcards
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suffix
A
comes after root
2
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prn
A
as needed
3
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ACL
A
anterior cruciate ligament
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Q
prefix
A
comes before root
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Q
mono-
A
one
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uni-
A
one
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Q
quad-
A
four
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poly-
A
many
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tri-
A
three
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what is the plural for words ending in -A
A
-AE
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-oid
A
in the form of/pertaining to
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-oma
A
tumor
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4 suffixes meaning CONDITION OF
A
-ia -ism -sis -y
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-y
A
condition of
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-ism
A
condition of
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-sis
A
condition of
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-ia
A
condition of
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-ian
A
specialist
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-iatrics
A
specialty
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-iatry
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specialty
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-ics
A
specialty
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-ist
A
specialist
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-logy
A
study of
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11 suffices meaning PERTAINING TO/LIKE/RESEMBLING
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-ac -al -ar -ary -form -ic -ical -ile -oid -ory -ous
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what is the plural for words ending in -EN
-INA
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what is the plural for words ending in -EX -IX -YX
-ICES
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what is the plural for words ending in -IS
-ES
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what is the plural for words ending in -MA
-MATA
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what is the plural for words ending in -NX (ANX, INX, YNX)
-NGES
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what is the plural for words ending in -ON
-A
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what is the plural for words ending in -UM
-A
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what is the plural for words ending in -US
-I
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prim/i-
first
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mon/o-
one
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uni-
one
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hemi-
half / one side
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semi-
half / partial
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bi-
twice, two
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di-
two, twice
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dipl/o-
double
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tri-
three
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quadr/i-
four
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tetra-
four
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multi-
many
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poly-
many, much
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cyan/o-
blue
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erythr/o-
red
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leuk/o-
white, colorless
49
melan/o-
black / dark
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xanth/o-
yellow
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a- / an-
not without absence lack of
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anti-
against
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contra-
against opposite opposed
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de-
down without removal loss
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dis-
absence removal separation
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in- im- (before b, m, p)
not
57
non-
not
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un-
not
59
ab-
away from
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ad-
toward / near
61
dia-
through
62
per-
through
63
trans-
through
64
3 prefixes that mean THROUGH
dia- per- trans-
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hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
66
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased
67
olig/o-
few, scanty
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pan-
all
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super-
above, excess
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equi-
equal, same
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eu-
true, good, easy, normal
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hetero-
other, different, unequal
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homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
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iso-
equal, same
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macro-
large, abnormally large
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mega-, megalo-
large, abnormally large
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micro-
small
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neo-
new
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normo-
normal
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ortho-
straight, upright, correct
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poiki/o-
varied, irregular
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pseudo-
false
83
re-
again, back
84
ante-
before
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pre-
before
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pro-
before, in front of
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post-
after, behind
88
dextr/o-
right (direction)
89
sinistr/o-
left (direction)
90
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
91
ex/o-
away from, outside
92
end/o-
in, within
93
mes/o-
middle
94
syn- sym- (before b, m, p)
together
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tel/e-, tel/o-
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