Fund Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
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a-
A
not, without
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ad-
A
to, toward
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Q
adeno-
A
glandular
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ambi-
A
ground, on both sides
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Q
an-
A
not, without
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arthro-
A
joint
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auto-
A
self
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bi-
A
double, twice, two
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Q
bili-
A
bile
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brachio-
A
arm
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brady-
A
slow
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broncho-
A
bronchi
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cardio-
A
heart
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chole-
A
gall, or bile
15
Q
cholecysto-
A
gallbladder
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costo-
A
ribs, a rib
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cysto-
A
bladder
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derma-
A
skin
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dorso-
A
back
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dys-
A
abnormal, difficult
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Q
entero-
A
pertaining to the intestine
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eryth-
A
red
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extra-
A
outside of, in addition to
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Q
gastro-
A
stomach
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glosso-
tongue
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gyneco-
female
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hemato-
blood
28
hemi-
half
29
hemo-
blood
30
hepato-
liver
31
histo-
tissue
32
hyper-
above, increased, beyond
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hypo-
under, decreased
34
hystero-
uterus
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ileo-
ileum
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laryngo-
the larynx
37
leuko-
white
38
mal-
bad, poor
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myo-
muscle
40
neo-
new
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nephro-
kidney
42
neuro-
nerve
43
oculo-
the eye
44
opthalmo-
eye
45
osteo-
bone
46
oto-
ear
47
pan-
all
48
pharyngo-
pharynx
49
phlebo-
vein
50
pneumo-
air
51
post-
after
52
pre-
before
53
psych-
the mind
54
pyo-
pus
55
pyro-
fever
56
rhin-
nose
57
salpingo-
fallopian tube
58
sub-
under, beneath
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tachy-
fast
60
thyro-
thyroid gland
61
uro-
urine, urinary organs
62
vaso-
a vessel
63
-algia
pain
64
-cide
destructive, killing
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-emia
blood
66
-itis
inflammation of
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-lithiasis
presence of stones
68
-lysis
disintegration
69
-osis
disease, condition of
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-otomy
to incise
71
-rhage
hemorrhage
72
-cele
tumor, swelling
73
-ectomy
surgical removal of
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-genesis
origin, beginning
75
-lith
stone, calculus
76
-logy
science of, study of
77
-megaly
enlargement
78
-ostomy
to form an opening or outlet
79
-plasty
repair or reconstruction
80
-rhea
excessive discharge
