Chapter 4 Prefixes, Suffixes and Definitions Flashcards by Ash Bates

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a-,an-

A

without or not

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

toward

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adeno-

A

gland

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ambi-

A

both

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angio-

A

vessel (blood, lymph)

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ante-

A

before, forward

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anti-

A

against

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arthro-

A

joint

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bi-

A

double, two

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brachio-

A

arm

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brady-

A

slow

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cardio-

A

heart

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caud-

A

tail

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cephal-

A

head

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chondro-

A

cartilage

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circum-

A

around

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cochlea-

A

shell

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contra-

A

against

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derm-

A

skin

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di-

A

two

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dia-

A

across, through, apart

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dis-

A

separation, away from

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dur-

A

tough

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dys-

bad, difficult, abnormal

ecto-

outer

ede-

swelling

endo-

inner, inside

epi-

over, on

ergo-

work

eryth-

red

ex-

out, out of, from, away from

for-

opening

gastro-

belly, stomach

glosso-

tongue

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hepa-

liver

histo-

tissue

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

excessive, too high

hypo-

under, decreased, less than normal

iolo-(a)

ilium

in-

in, into, within, not

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

same

kine-

movement

labio-

lips

later-

side

leuko-

white

lipo-

fat

macro-

big

mal-

bad

mater-

mother

medi-

middle

mega-

big

multi-

many

myo-

clinic

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

ora-

mouth

orchi-

testes

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

para-

beside

per-

by, through

peri-

around

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

pro-

before, in front of

re-

again

retro-

backward

semi-

half

somato-

body

steno-

narrow

sub-

under

super-

above, over, across

supra-

above, over

syn-

together

tachy-

fast

thermo-

heat

thoraco-

chest

thrombo-

clot

trans-

across, over

tri-

three

uni-

one

uria-, uro-

urine

vaso-

vessel

viscero-

organ

-algia

pain

-ase

enzyme

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-eum

membrane

-genic

produce, create

-iatric

specialty

-ism

condition

-itis

inflammation

-sis

process

-trophy

growth