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1
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What does the suffix -ia mean?
and an example

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The suffix means condition of.
and a example is Dementia

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What does the suffix -ism mean?
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The suffix means condition of
and a example is racism

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What does the suffix -sis mean?
and an example

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The suffix means condition of
and a example is thrombosis

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What does the suffix -y mean?
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The suffix means condition of
and a example is atony

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What does the suffix -ian mean?
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Specialist in a field, Such as a physician

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What does the suffix -iatrics mean?
and an example

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Medical specialty, such as pediatrics

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What does the suffix -iatry mean?
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Medical specialty, such as psychiatry

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What does the suffix -ist mean?
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specialist in a field of study such as a podiatrist

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What does the suffix -logy mean?
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study of, such as physiology

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What does the suffix -ac mean?
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pertaining to, like cardiac

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What does the suffix -al mean?
and an example

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Pertaining to, like vocal

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What does the suffix -ar mean?
and an example

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Pertaining to, such as nuclear

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What does the suffix -ary mean?
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pertaining to, such as salivary

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What does the suffix -form mean?
and an example

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pertaining to, such as musiform

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What does the suffix -ic mean?
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pertaining to, such as anatomic

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What does the suffix -ical mean?
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pertaining to, such as electrical

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What does the suffix -ile mean?
and an example

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pertaining to, such as virile

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What does the suffix -oid mean?
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pertaining to, such as lymphoid

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What does the suffix -ory mean?
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pertaining to, such as circulatory

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What does the suffix -ous mean?
and an example

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pertaining to, such as cutaneous

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What does the plural ending for -a?
and an example

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ae, such as vertebrae and vertebra

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What does the plural ending for -en?
and an example

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ina, such as lumina and lumen

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What does the plural ending for -ex,ix,yx?
and an example

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ices, such as matrices and matrix

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What does the plural ending for -is?
and an example

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es, such as diagnoses and diagnosis

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What does the plural ending for -ma?
and an example

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mata, such as stigmata and stigma

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What does the plural ending for -nx (anx,inx,ynx)?
and an example

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nges, such as phalanges and phalanx

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What does the plural ending for -on?
and an example

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a, such as ganglia and ganglion

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What does the plural ending for -um?
and an example

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a, such as sera and serum

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What does the plural ending for -us?
and an example

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i, such as thrombi and thrombus

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What does the prefix for prim/i- mean?
and an example

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first, such as primary

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What does the prefix for mono/o- mean?
and an example

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one, such as monocular

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What does the prefix for uni- mean?
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one, such as unite

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What does the prefix for hemi- mean?
and an example

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half, such as hemispheres

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What does the prefix for bi- mean?
and an example

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two, twice. such as binary

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What does the prefix for di- mean?
and an example

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two, twice. such as diatomic

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What does the prefix for diplo- mean?
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double, such as diplomatic

37
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What does the prefix for tri- mean?
and an example

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three, such as tricycle

38
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What does the prefix for quad- mean?
and an example

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four, Quadroped

39
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What does the prefix for tetra- mean?
and an example

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four, such as tetralogy

40
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What does the prefix for multi- mean?
and an example

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multiple or many, such as multicellular

41
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What does the prefix for poly- mean?
and an example

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many, such as polymorphous

42
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What does the prefix for cyan/o- mean?
and an example

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blue, such as cyanosis

43
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What does the prefix for erythr/o- mean?
and an example

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red, such as erythrocyte

44
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What does the prefix for leuk/o mean?
and an example

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white, colorless, such as leukemia

45
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What does the prefix for melan/o mean?
and an example

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black, dark. Such as melanin

46
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What does the prefix for Xanth/o- mean?
and an example

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yellow, such as xanthoma

47
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What does the prefix for a, an- mean?
and an example

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not, without, lack of, absence. such as anhydrous

48
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What does the prefix for anit- mean?
and an example

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against, such as antiseptic

49
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What does the prefix for de- mean?
and an example

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down, without, removal. decalcify

50
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What does the prefix for dis- mean?
and an example

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absences, removal, separation. Such as dissect

51
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What does the prefix for in-, im- (used before b,m,p) mean?
and an example

A

not, such as incontinent

52
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What does the prefix for non- mean?
and an example

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not, such as noncontributory

53
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What does the prefix for un- mean?
and an example

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not, such as uncoordinated

54
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What does the prefix for ab- mean?
and an example

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away from, abduct

55
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What does the prefix for ad- mean?
and an example

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towards, such as adduct

56
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What does the prefix for dia- mean?
and an example

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through, such as diarrhea

57
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What does the prefix for per- mean?
and an example

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through, such as percutaneous

58
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What does the prefix for trans- mean?
and an example

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through, such as transected

59
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What does the prefix for hyper- mean?
and an example

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over, excess, abnormally high. such as hyperthermia

60
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What does the prefix for hypo- mean?
and an example

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under, below, abnormally low, such as hyposecretion

61
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What does the prefix for olig/o- mean?
and an example

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few, scanty. Such as oligospermia

62
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What does the prefix for pan- mean?
and an example

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all, such as pandemic

63
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What does the prefix for super- mean?
and an example

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above, excess, such as supernumerary

64
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What does the prefix for equi- mean?
and an example

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equal, same. such as equilibrium

65
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What does the prefix for eu- mean?
and an example

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true, easy, normal. Such as euthanasia

66
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What does the prefix for hetero- mean?
and an example

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other, different, unequal. Heterogeneous

67
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What does the prefix for homo- mean?
and an example

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same, unchanging. Such as homograft

68
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What does the prefix for iso- mean?
and an example

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equal, same. such as isocellular

69
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What does the prefix for macro- mean?
and an example

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large, abnormally. such as macroscopic

70
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What does the prefix for mega, megal/o- mean?
and an example

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large, abnormally large. Such as megacolan

71
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What does the prefix for micro- mean?
and an example

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small, such as microcyte

72
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What does the prefix for neo- mean?
and an example

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new, such as neonatal

73
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What does the prefix for normo- mean?
and an example

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normal, such as normovolemia

74
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What does the prefix for ortho- mean?
and an example

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straight, correct, upright, such as orthodontics

75
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What does the prefix for poikilo- mean?
and an example

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varied, irregular such as pokilothermic

76
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What does the prefix for pseduo- mean?
and an example

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false, such as pseudoplegia

77
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What does the prefix for re- mean?
and an example

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again, back. such as redo

78
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What does the prefix for ante- mean?
and an example

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before, such as antenatal

79
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What does the prefix for pre- mean?
and an example

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before, such as before

80
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What does the prefix for pro- mean?
and an example

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before, prodrome

81
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What does the prefix for post- mean?
and an example

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after, such as postnasal

82
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What does the prefix for dextro- mean?
and an example

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right, dextrogastria

83
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What does the prefix for sinistr/o- mean?
and an example

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left, sinistromanual

84
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What does the prefix for ec-, ecto-, mean?
and an example

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out, outside, such as ectopic

85
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What does the prefix for ex- mean?
and an example

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away, such as excise

86
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What does the prefix for end- mean?
and an example

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in, within. endoderm

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What does the prefix for meso- mean?
and an example

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middle, such as mesencephalon

88
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What does the prefix for syn-, sym- mean?
and an example

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together, such as synapse

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What does the prefix for tel/e-, tel/o- mean?
and an example

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end, far, at a distance, such as teletherapy

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