Common Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by Camryn carmona | Brainscape

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasis

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break, surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-edema

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swelling

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iasis

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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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stone, calculus

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-lysis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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act of measuring

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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-phobia

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fear

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plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-rrhage

A

bursting forth

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-rrhagia

A

bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

A

suture

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-scope

A

instrument for examining

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-stomy

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forming and opening (mouth)

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tome

A

instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-toxic

A

poison

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

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a-, an-

A

without, not

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circum-, peri

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around

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dia-, trans-

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through; across

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dipl-, diplo-

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double

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dys

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bad; painful; difficult

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endo-, intra-

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in, within

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extra-

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outside

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homo-

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homeo- same

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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inter-

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between

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-, uni-

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one

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para-

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near, beside; beyond

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-pro-

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before, in front of

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primi-

A

first

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retro-

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backward, behind

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super-

A

upper, above