Common Med Suffixes, Prefixes and Root Words (Mod 2 Doc) Flashcards

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a-, an-

A

without, not, no

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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auto-

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self

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bi-

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two

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bio-

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life

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brady-

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slow

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circum-

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around

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cirrh-

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orange-yellow

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contra-

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against

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cyan-

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blue

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dia-

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completely

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dys-

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bad, painful, abnormal

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endo-

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within, inner

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epi-

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above

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eryth-

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red

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eu-

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good, normal

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extra-

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outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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over, above

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hypo-

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below, under

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immun-

A

pertaining to immunity

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inter-

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between, among

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intra-

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within, inside

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iso-

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equal

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leuk-

A

white

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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poor

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melan-

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black

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micro-

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small

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pan-

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all

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per-

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through

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peri-

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around

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poly-

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many, excessive

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post-

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after

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36
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pre-

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before

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quadri-

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four

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sub-

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below, under

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sym-, syn-

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together

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40
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acous/o

A

hearing

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aden/o

A

gland

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42
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adip/o

A

fat

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alb

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white

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ambul/o

A

walk

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45
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andr/o

A

male

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angi/o

A

vessel

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arthr/o

A

joint

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48
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bucc/o

A

cheek

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49
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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50
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cardi

A

heart

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51
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cereb

A

brain

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52
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chem/o

A

chemistry

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53
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cyan

A

blue

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54
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cyst/o

A

bladder

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55
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cyt/o

A

cell

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56
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derm/a

A

skin

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57
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duoden/o

A

duodenum, first part of small intestine

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58
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enter/o

A

intestine

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59
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erythr/o

A

red

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

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fibr/o

A

fiber

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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gluc/o

A

sugar

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glyc/o

A

sugar

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gynec/o

A

woman

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hemat/o

A

blood

67
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hem/o

A

blood

68
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hepat/o

A

liver

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hist/o

A

body tissues

70
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hyster/o

A

uterus

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lact/o

A

milk

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lapar/o

A

abdomen

73
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leuk/o

A

white

74
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lipid

A

fat

75
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lymph/o

A

lymph

76
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mamm/o

A

breast tissue

77
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melan/o

A

dark, black

78
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myel/o

A

muscle

79
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my/o

A

muscle

80
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nas/o

A

nose

81
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necr/o

A

dead

82
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nephr/o

A

kidney

83
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neur/o

A

nerve

84
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ocul/o

A

eye

85
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

86
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oste/o

A

bone

87
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ot/o

A

ear

88
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ox, oxy

A

oxygen

89
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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

90
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

91
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phleb/o

A

vein

92
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pneum/o

A

lungs

93
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prostat/o

A

prostate

94
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psych/o

A

mind

95
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pulm/o

A

lungs

96
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ren/o

A

kidney

97
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retin/o

A

retina

98
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rhin/o

A

nose

99
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thromb/o

A

blood clot

100
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tox/o

A

poisonous

101
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urethr/o

A

urethra

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ven/o

A

vein

103
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vas, vascul/o

A

blood vessel

104
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vesic, vesicul/o

A

vesicle, bladder

105
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uter/o

A

uterus

106
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proct/o

A

rectum

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-ac

A

pertaining to

108
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-al

A

pertaining to

109
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-algia

A

pain

110
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-ar, -ary

A

pertaining to

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-ase

A

enzyme

112
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-logy

A

study of

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-dipsia

A

thirst

114
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-graphy, -graph

A

instrument for recording

115
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-gram

A

record

116
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-genic

A

producing

117
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-pathy

A

disease

118
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-itis

A

inflammation of

119
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-osis

A

condition

120
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-rrhage

A

excessive flow

121
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-oid

A

resembling, like

122
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-stasis

A

control

124
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-logist

A

specialist

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-scopy

A

viewing of

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-rrhea

A

flowing discharge

127
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-scope

A

instrument

128
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

129
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-spasm

A

twitching, involuntary contraction

130
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-oma

A

tumor

131
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-cyte

A

cell

132
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-ic

A

pertaining to

133
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-emia

A

blood condition

134
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

135
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-uria

A

urine

136
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-iatry

A

treatment

137
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-lepsy

A

seizure

138
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-lysis

A

breaking down

139
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-lytic

A

destroy

140
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-megaly

A

enlarged

141
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-meter

A

measuring instrument

142
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-penia

A

decreased number

143
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-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

144
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-philia

A

attraction to

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-phobia

A

fear of

146
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-plegia

A

paralysis, stroke

147
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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-stomy

A

artificial opening

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-toxic

A

poison

150
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

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-ule, -ula

A

small