Disease Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

brady-

A

slow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

tachy-

A

fast

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

auto

A

self

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

hypo-

A

low/under

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

hyper

A

above/high

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

erythro-

A

red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

leuko(co) -

A

white

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

anti-

A

against

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

inter-

A

between

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

intra-

A

within, into, inside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

-itis

A

inflammation of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

-ism

A

condition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

-lysis

A

destruction, dissolving

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

macro-

A

large

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

micro-

A

small

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

-coccus

A

round

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

-emia

A

blood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

-gly-

A

sugar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

-megaly

21
Q

mal-

22
Q

neo-

23
Q

pre-

A

before, in front of

24
Q

post-

A

after, behind

25
Q

sub-

26
Q

supra-

27
Q

contra-

A

against, counter, avoid

28
Q

trans-

29
Q

-stasis

A

stoppage or balance

30
Q

-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

31
Q

-phylaxis

A

protection or prevention

32
Q

-ology

33
Q

-ologist

A

person who does or studies a disease

34
Q

neuro-

35
Q

cerebro-

36
Q

pulmon-

37
Q

cardio

38
Q

nephro

39
Q

osteo-

40
Q

ortho-

41
Q

derm-

42
Q

oto-

43
Q

Ophtha

44
Q

arthro-

45
Q

-sclerosis

46
Q

-ectomy

47
Q

-otomy

48
Q

-pathy

A

disease of