Chapter 1 Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards
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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
A
Cell
5
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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, produced in
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-globin
A
Protein
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-gram
A
to record
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-ic, -ical
A
Pertaining to
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-ion
A
Process
12
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-ist
A
Specialist
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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-oma
A
Tumor, mass, swelling
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-logy
A
Process of study
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-opsy
A
Process of viewing
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-osis
A
Condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
A
Disease, condition
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-scope
A
Instrument to visually examine
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-scopy
A
Process of visually examining
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-sis
A
State of, condition
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-tomy
A
Process of cutting, insicision
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-y
A
Process, condition
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A-, An-
A
No, not, without
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Aut-, Auto-
Own, self
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Dia-
Complete, through
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Endo-
Within
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Epi-
Above, apon
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Ex-, Exo-
Out, outside of, outward
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Hyper-
Excessive, above, more than normal
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Hypo-
Deficient, below, under, less than normal
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In-
Into, in
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Peri-
Surrounding, Around
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Pro-
Before, foreward
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Re-
Back, backward, again
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Retro-
Behind
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Sub-
Below, under
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Trans-
Through, across
