chapter 1 Flashcards
Prefix, suffix, root, combining vowels
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pre-
A
before
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peri-
A
around
3
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post-
A
after
4
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ab-
A
away from
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dys-
A
difficult, painful, or bad
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endo-
A
within or inside
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hyper-
A
means elevated, higher, more than normal
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inter-
A
between
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poly-
A
many or excessive
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sub-
A
below, under, or less
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a-
A
without, no
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an-
A
without, no
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ad-
A
toward
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anti-
A
against
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eu-
A
good, easy, normal
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ex or exo-
A
without, out of, outside, or away from
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ecto-
A
outside
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hypo-
A
depressed, lower, or less than normal
19
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intra-
A
within
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oligo-
A
scant or little
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super or supra-
A
above, beyond, or excessive
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-tomy
A
cutting into or incision
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-penia
A
deficiency or reduction in number
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pan-
A
all
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epi-
upper
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extra-
outside
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infra-
below or beneath
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intra-
within
29
meta-
beyond
29
per-
throughout
30
trans-
across
31
ultra-
above, increase, or more than normal
32
-stomy
surgically created opening
33
-ectomy
surgically removal or excision
34
-ac is pertaining to
cardiac
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-al is pertaining to
renal
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-an is pertaining to
ovarian
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-ar is pertaining to
lumbar
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-ary is pertaining to
alimentary
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-eal is pertaining to
laryngeal
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-ic is pertaining to
enteric
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-ine is pertaining to
uterine
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-ous is pertaining to
cutaneous
43
-tic is pertaining to
nephrotic
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-pexy
suture to stabilize
45
-plasty
surgical repair
46
-centesis
surgical puncure to remove fluid or gas
47
-gram
record of
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-graph
instrument that records
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-graphy
procedure that records
50
-lysis
separation or breakdown
51
-scope
instrument to visually examine
52
-scopy
procedure to visually examine
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-therapy
treatment
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-rrhagia or -rrhage
bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
to suture
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-rrhea
flow, discharge,
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-rrhexis
rupture
58
-algia or -dynia
pain
59
-ia
state or condition
60
-ion
action, process, state, or condition
61
-itis
inflammation
62
-ive
performs or tends toward
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-malacia
abnormal softening
64
-megaly
enlargement
65
-osis
abnormal condition
66
-pathy
disease
67
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
68
-um
structure
69
-us
thing
70
suffix of Cyanosis (noun)
-osis
71
suffix of anemia (noun)
-ia
72
suffix of mucus (noun)
-us
73
suffix of ilium (noun)
-um
74
suffix of condyle (noun)
-e
75
suffix of carpus (noun)
-us
76
suffix of cyanotic (adjective)
-tic
77
suffix of anemic (adjective)
-ic
78
suffix of mucous (adjective
-ous
79
suffix of iliac (adjective)
-ac
80
suffix of condylar (adjective)
-ar
81
suffix of carpal (adjective)
-al
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