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Chapter 1: Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
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-Oma

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-Tumor, mass, collection of fluid

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Aden/o-

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Gland

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Athr/o-

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Joint

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Bi/o-

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Life

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-logy

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Study of

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-opsy

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process of viewing

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Carcin/o-

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Cancerous, cancer

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Cerebr/o-

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Cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Vascul/o-

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Blood vessels

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Cis/o-

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To cut

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In-

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Into

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-ion

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Process

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Ex-

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Out

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-crin/o

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Secrete

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Endo-

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Within

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Cyst-

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Urinary Bladder; a sac or a cyst

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22
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-scopy

A

Process of visual examination

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derm/o or dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Hypo-

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Under, below

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-gram

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record

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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Enter/o

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Intestines, usually small intestines

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Eryhtr/o

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Red (blood cell)

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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32
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-cyte

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Cell

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33
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-ectomy

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Excision or removal

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34
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-tiny

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Incision or cutting into

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35
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-gnos/o

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Knowledge

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36
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Dia-

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Complete

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Gynec/o

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Woman, female

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Hemat/o or hem/o

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Iatr/o

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Treatment

41
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Leuk/o

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White (blood cells)

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Onc/o

A

Tumor

45
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

46
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-scope

A

Instrument for visual examination

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Oste/o

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Bone

48
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Path/o

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Disease

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Ped/o

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Child

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Orth/o

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Straight

51
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Psych/o

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Mind

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Radi/o

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X-rays

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Ren/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Sarc/o

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Flesh

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Sect/o

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To cut

57
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Re

A

Back

58
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Thromb/o

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Clot, clotting

59
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Ur/o

A

Urinary tract, urine

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-Ac

A

Pertaining to

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-al

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

A

Pain

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

A

Excision; removal

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-genic

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Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in

67
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-gram

A

Record

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-ic, -ical

A

Pertaining to

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-ion

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Process

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-ist

A

Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logy

A

Study of

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-Oma

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Tumor, mass, swelling

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-opsy

A

Process of viewing

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A

n

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-pathy

A

Disease condition

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-sis

A

State of

78
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-tomy

A

Process of cutting, incision

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-y

A

Process, condition

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A, an-

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No, not without

81
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Auto-

A

Self

82
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Dia-

A

Through, Complete

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Endo-

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Within

84
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Epi-

A

Above, upon

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Ex-

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Out

86
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Exo-

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Out

87
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Hyper-

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Excessive, above, more than normal

88
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Hypo-

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Deficient, below, less than normal

89
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In-

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Into, In

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Peri-

A

Surrounding, around

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Pro-

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Before

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Re-

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Back, backward, again

93
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Retro-

A

Behind

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Sub-

A

Below, under

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Trans-

A

Across, through

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