Common prefix, suffixes and roots (i) Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

Q

prefixes

a/an-

A

lack of

asystole

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suffixes

-aemia

A

of the blood

uraemia

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prefix

angio-

A

vessel

angiotensin

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prefix

anti-

A

against

anticoagulant

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suffix

-blast

A

germ, bud

osteoblast

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prefix

brady

A

slow

bradycardia

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prefix

broncho-

A

bronchus

bronchitis

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prefix

card-

A

heart

cardiac

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prefix

chole-

A

bile

cholecystitis

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prefix / suffix

cyto- / -cyte

A

cell

cytotoxin

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prefix

derm-

A

skin

dermis

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prefix

dys-

A

difficult

dysplasia

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suffix

-ema

A

swelling

oedema

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prefix

endo-

A

inner

endocrine

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prefix

erythro-

A

red

erythrocyte

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suffix

-fferent

A

carry

afferent

Q

prefix

exo-

A

outside

exocytosis

Q

prefix

extra

A

outside

extracellular

Q

prefix

gast-

A

stomach

gastric

Q

root

-gen-

A

origin / production

genome

Q

suffix

-globin

A

protein

haemoglobin

Q

prefix

haem-

A

blood

haemolytic

Q

root

-hydr-

A

water

dehydration

Q

prefix

hepat-

A

liver

hepatitis

Q

prefix

hyper-

A

excess / above

hyperthermia

Q

prefix

hypo-

A

below / under

hypotension

Q

prefix

intra-

A

within

intracellular

Q

suffix

-ism

A

condition

hyperthyroidism