Chapter 1 Concepts, Suffixes, and Prefixes of Medical Terminology Flashcards by Alyssa Poulsen

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Origin of most med terms

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greek/latin

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-ia

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condition of

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-ism

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condition of

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-sis

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condition of

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-y

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condition of

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condition of

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-ia
-ism
-sis
-y

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-ian

A

specialist in field

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-iatrics

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medical specialty

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-iatry

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medical specialty

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-ics

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medical specialty

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-ist

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specialist in field of study

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-logy

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study of

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-ac

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-al

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ar

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ary

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-form

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ic

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ical

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ile

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-oid

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ory

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-ous

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pertaining to, like, resembling

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-a plural

A

ae

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-en plural

A

ina

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-ex,ix,yx plural

A

ices

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-is plural

A

es

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-ma plural

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mata

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-nx plural

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nges

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-on plural

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a

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-um plural

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a

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-us plural

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i

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-ae singular

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a

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-ina singular

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en

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-ices singular

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ex,ix,yx

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-es singular

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is

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-mata singular

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ma

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-nges singular

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nx

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-a singular

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on,um

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-i singular

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us

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prim/i-

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first

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mono-

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one

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uni-

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one

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hemi-

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half, one side

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semi-

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half, partial

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bi-

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two, twice

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di-

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two, twice

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dipl/o-

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double

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tri-

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three

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quadr/i-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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multi-

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many

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poly-

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many, much

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cyan/o-

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blue

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erythr/o-

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red

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leuk/o-

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wehite

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melan/o-

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black, dark

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xanth/o-

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yellow

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contra-

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against, opposite, opposed

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a-, an-

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not, without, lack of, absence

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anti-

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against

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de-

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down, without, removal, loss

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dis-

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absence, removal, separation

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in-, im-

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not

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non-

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not

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un-

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not

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward, near

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dia-

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through

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per-

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through

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trans-

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through

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hyper-

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over, excess, abnormally high, increased

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hypo-

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under, below, abnormally low, decreased

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olig/o-

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few, scanty

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pan-

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all

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super-

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above, excess

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equi-

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equal, same

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eu-

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good, true, easy, normal

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hetero-

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other, different, unequal

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homo-, homeo

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same, unchanging

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iso-

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equal, same

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macro-

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large, abnormally large

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mega-

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large, abnormally large

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micro-

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small

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neo-

A

new

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normo-

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normal

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ortho-

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correct, straight, upright

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poikilo-

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irregular, varied

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pseudo-

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false

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re-

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again, back

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ante-

A

before

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pre-

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before, in front of

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pro-

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before, in front of

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post-

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after, behind

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dextr/o-

A

right

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sinistr/o-

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left

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ec-

A

outside, out

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ecto-

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outside, out

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ex/o-

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away from, outside

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end/o-

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in, within

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mes/o-

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middle

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syn-

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together

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sym-

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together

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tel/e-

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end, far, at a distance

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tel/o

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end, far, at a distance

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special rule about X

A

if consonant before x, changes to G
if vowel before x, changes to C