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Med Term Final prefix/suffix Flashcards

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1
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en-, endo-

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inside, within

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-stomy

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new opening

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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inter-

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between

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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ag-

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to

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eso-

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inward

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iso-

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equal

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pan-

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all

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-al; -ar

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pertaining to

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-acusis, -cusis

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hearing

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-algia

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pain

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-ant

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agent, forming, pertaining to

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-arche

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beginning

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-desis

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bind together

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-gen

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create, produce, form

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-in

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chemical, substance

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-ine

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substance, pertaining to

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-ization

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process of creating

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-ize

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action, react in a specific way

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-le; -lus; -ole

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small

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-lysis

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destroy, dissolve, break down

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-logist

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specialist

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-metrist

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act or process

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-opia; -opsia

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vision

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-otia

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ear condition

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-penia

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deficient

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-plasia

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formation

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-pnea

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to breathe

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-statin

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inhibit

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-stomy

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new opening

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-tion

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process, being

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-tocia

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labor; birth

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-tomy

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surgical incision

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-tropia

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turn

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-uria

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urine condition

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-zyme

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enzyme

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ante-

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before, forward

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anabol-

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build up

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ana-

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away from excessive

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ab-

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away from

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a-; an-

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not, without

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de-

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from, without, take away

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brady-

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slow

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bari-

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pressure, weight

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aut-, auto-

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self, same

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extra-

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out of, outside

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exo-

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outside, outward

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ex-

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away from, out

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eu-

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normal

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epi-

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above, on, over

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end-; en-; endo-

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inside, within

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dys-

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bad, difficult, painful

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dia-

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complete, through

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di-

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two

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intra-

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Inside, within

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inter-

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between

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in-

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not, in, without

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par-

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abnormal, beside

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pseudo-

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false

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pro-

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before, in front of

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primi-

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first

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syn-

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together

65
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-clast

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break down, break

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-centesis

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to puncture

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-blast

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immature cell

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-ative

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quality of

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-ation; -ate

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process

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-ary; -ac; -al; -ic; -ical

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pertaining to

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-flus

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flow

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-esis

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abnormal condition

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-emia

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blood, blood clot

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-ectasis

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dialation

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-dynia

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pain

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-gest

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pregnancy

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-graph

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write, to record

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-gram

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record, recording

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-ion; -ism

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condition, process

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-ile

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capable, pertaining to

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-id, -ous

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pertaining to

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-gravida

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pregnant

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-ity

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condition, state

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-is

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condition

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-ose

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full of, condition

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-oid

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resembling

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-parous

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bearing, bringing forth

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-otomy

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incision

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-opsy

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to view

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-rrhage

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to flow profusely

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-plasm

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something formed

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, put in place

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-stasis

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control, stop-

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-salpinx

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uterine tube, fallopian tube

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-us

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pertaining to

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-um

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tissure, structure

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-ule

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little, small

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-trophy

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development

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