Introduction to Medical Words - Common Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ine
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pertaining to
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-ive
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pertaining to
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-ation
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a process; being or having
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-ion
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action; condition
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-lysis
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process of breaking down or destroying
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-ia
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condition; state; thing
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-ism
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process; disease from a specific cause
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-itis
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inflammation of; infection of
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-oma
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tumor; mass
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-osis
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condition; abnormal condition; process
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-pathy
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disease; suffering
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-ectomy
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surgical excision
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-gram
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a record or picture
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-scope
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instrument used to examine
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-scopy
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process of using an instrument to examine
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-stomy
surgically created opening
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-therapy
treatment
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-tomy
process of cutting or making an incision
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-iatry
medical treatment
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-ist
one who specializes in
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-logy
the study of
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endo-
innermost; within
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epi-
upon; above
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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peri-
around
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post-
after; behind
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pre-
before; in front of
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sub-
below; underneath; less than
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trans-
across; through
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bi-
two
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brady-
slow
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hemi-
one half
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hyper-
above; more than normal
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hypo-
below; deficient
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mono-
one; single
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poly-
many; much
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quadri-
four
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tachy-
fast
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tri-
three
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a-
away from; without
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an-
without; not
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anti-
against
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de-
reversal of; without
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dys-
painful; difficult; abnormal
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eu-
normal; good
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mal-
bad; inadequate
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re-
again and again; backward; unable to
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-atory
pertaining to
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-ate
composed of; pertaining to
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-eal
pertaining to
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-pharynx
pharynx (throat)
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-ole
small thing
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in-
in; within; not
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ex-
out; away from
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-pnea
breathing
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-in
a substance
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-ated
pertaining to a condition; composed of
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-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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-atic
pertaining to
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-ectasis
condition of dilation
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em-
in
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-ema
condition
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-ent
pertaining to
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-thorax
thorax (chest)
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-drome
a running
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-ant
pertaining to
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-istic
pertaining to
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-cle
small thing
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-isy
condition of inflammation or infection
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-pnea
breathing
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-ptysis
abnormal condition of coughing up
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circum-
around
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-tic
pertaining to
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-emia
condition fo the blood; substance in the blood
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-ory
having the function of
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-id
resembling; source or origin
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par-
beside
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-tion
a process; being or having
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-sis
process; condition; abnormal condition
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-ix
a thing
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meso-
middle
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-cyte
cell
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-gen
that which produces
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-ase
enzyme
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-emesis
vomiting
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-entery
condition of the intestine
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-cele
hernia
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-lith
stone
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dia-
complete; completely through
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-rrhea
flow; discharge
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-ence
state of
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-ice
state; quality
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-ure
system; result of
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-sphere
sphere; ball
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-glia
cells that provide support
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-plasm
growth; formed substance
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-or
person or thing that produces or does
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-encephaly
condition of the brain
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-paresis
condition of weakness
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-emic
pertaining to a condition of the blood or a substance in the blood
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-ose
full of
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-omatosis
abnormal condition of multiple tumors or masses
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-lyte
dissolved substance
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-poiesis
process of formation
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-poietin
a substance that forms
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-phil
attraction to; fondness for
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-stasis
condition of standing still; staying in one place
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ec-
out; outward
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en-
within; in; inward
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-ptosis
state of prolapse; drooping; falling
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-opia
condition of vision
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-ization
process of making, creating, or inserting
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-edema
swelling
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-acusis
abnormal condition of hearing
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-phyma
tumor; growth
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uni-
single; not paired
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-coccus
spherical bacterium
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-ial
pertaining to
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para-
beside; apart from; two parts of a pair; abnormal
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-partum
childbirth
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-tous
pertaining to
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-ular
pertaining to a small thing
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-ance
state of
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syn-
together
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-ty
quality or state
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-pause
cessation
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-esis
a process
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-ias
condition
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-ancy
state of
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-salpinx
uterine (fallopian) tube
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-amnios
amniotic fluid
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-ety
condition; state
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cata-
down
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-lepsy
seizure
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-lalia
abnormal condition of speech
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-ition
condition of having
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-ual
pertaining to
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-grade
pertaining to going
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-mania
condition of frenzy
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-form
having the form of
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ana-
apart from; excessive
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-plasia
abnormal condition of growth
