Common Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
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-algia
A
pain
2
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
3
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
4
Q
-clasis
A
break, surgical fracture
5
Q
-desis
A
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
6
Q
-dynia
A
pain
7
Q
-ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
8
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
9
Q
-edema
A
swelling
10
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
11
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
12
Q
-gram
A
record, writing
13
Q
-graph
A
instrument for recording
14
Q
-graphy
A
process of recording
15
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
17
Q
-lith
A
stone, calculus
18
Q
-lysis
A
separation; destruction; loosening
19
Q
-malacia
A
softening
20
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-megaly
A
enlargement
21
Q
-meter
A
instrument for measuring
22
Q
-metry
A
act of measuring
23
Q
-oma
A
tumor
24
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-osis
A
abnormal condition; increase
25
-pathy
disease
26
-penia
decrease, deficiency
27
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
28
-phobia
fear
29
plasty
surgical repair
30
-plegia
paralysis
31
-rrhage
bursting forth
32
-rrhagia
bursting forth
33
-rrhaphy
suture
34
-rrhea
discharge, flow
35
-rrhexis
rupture
36
-scope
instrument for examining
37
-scopy
visual examination
38
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
39
-stomy
forming and opening (mouth)
40
tome
instrument to cut
41
-tomy
incision
42
-toxic
poison
43
-tripsy
crushing
44
-trophy
development, nourishment
45
a-, an-
without, not
46
circum-, peri
around
47
dia-, trans-
through; across
48
dipl-, diplo-
double
49
dys
bad; painful; difficult
50
endo-, intra-
in, within
51
extra-
outside
52
homo-
homeo- same
53
hyper-
excessive, above normal
54
hypo-
under, below, deficient
55
inter-
between
56
macro-
large
57
micro-
small
58
mono-, uni-
one
59
para-
near, beside; beyond
60
post-
after, behind
61
pre-pro-
before, in front of
62
primi-
first
63
retro-
backward, behind
64
super-
upper, above
