Disease Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

brady-

A

slow

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2
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tachy-

A

fast

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3
Q

auto

A

self

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4
Q

hypo-

A

low/under

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5
Q

hyper

A

above/high

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6
Q

erythro-

A

red

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7
Q

leuko(co) -

A

white

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8
Q

anti-

A

against

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9
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

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10
Q

inter-

A

between

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11
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intra-

A

within, into, inside

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12
Q

-itis

A

inflammation of

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13
Q

-ism

A

condition

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14
Q

-lysis

A

destruction, dissolving

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15
Q

macro-

A

large

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16
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micro-

A

small

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17
Q

-coccus

A

round

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18
Q

-emia

A

blood

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19
Q

-gly-

A

sugar

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20
Q

-megaly

A

enlarged

21
Q

mal-

A

bad

22
Q

neo-

A

new

23
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

24
Q

post-

A

after, behind

25
Q

sub-

A

under

26
Q

supra-

A

above

27
Q

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