Disease Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
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brady-
A
slow
2
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tachy-
A
fast
3
Q
auto
A
self
4
Q
hypo-
A
low/under
5
Q
hyper
A
above/high
6
Q
erythro-
A
red
7
Q
leuko(co) -
A
white
8
Q
anti-
A
against
9
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
10
Q
inter-
A
between
11
Q
intra-
A
within, into, inside
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation of
13
Q
-ism
A
condition
14
Q
-lysis
A
destruction, dissolving
15
Q
macro-
A
large
16
Q
micro-
A
small
17
Q
-coccus
A
round
18
Q
-emia
A
blood
19
Q
-gly-
A
sugar
20
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-megaly
A
enlarged
21
Q
mal-
A
bad
22
Q
neo-
A
new
23
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pre-
A
before, in front of
24
Q
post-
A
after, behind
25
Q
sub-
A
under
26
Q
supra-
A
above
27
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contra-
A
against, counter, avoid
28
Q
trans-
A
across
29
Q
-stasis
A
stoppage or balance
30
Q
-rrhea
A
flow or discharge
31
Q
-phylaxis
A
protection or prevention
32
Q
-ology
A
study of
33
Q
-ologist
A
person who does or studies a disease
34
Q
neuro-
A
brain
35
Q
cerebro-
A
brain
36
Q
pulmon-
A
lung
37
Q
cardio
A
heart
38
Q
nephro
A
kidney
39
Q
osteo-
A
bone
40
Q
ortho-
A
bone
41
Q
derm-
A
skin
42
Q
oto-
A
ear
43
Q
Ophtha
A
eye
44
Q
arthro-
A
joint
45
Q
-sclerosis
A
hardening
46
Q
-ectomy
A
to remove
47
Q
-otomy
A
to cut
48
Q
-pathy
A
disease of
