Med term muscular system Prefixes and suffixes Flashcards

to study and learn 46 words before 10/10/24

1
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a-, an-

A

not/ without

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2
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ab-

A

away from

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3
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ad-

A

toward

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4
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bi-

A

both (2)

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5
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brady-

A

slow

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6
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circum-

A

around (like circumcision)

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7
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dorsi-

A

back (like the dorsal fin of a shark or like our dorsal part of our back)

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8
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dys-

A

painful/ difficult

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9
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e-, ex-

A

out/away from

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10
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hemi-

A

half (both start with h’s)

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11
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par-, para-

A

near/beside

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12
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tachy-

A

fast

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13
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-ac,-al,-ar-ic

A

pertaining to

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14
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-algia

A

pain

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15
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-asthenia

A

weakness

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16
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-cele

A

swelling

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17
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-ceps

A

heads

18
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-dynia

A

pain

19
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

20
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-esthesia

A

sensation

21
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-graphy

A

process of recording

22
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-gram

A

record/image

23
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-ia

A

condition

24
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-ion

A

process/state

25
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-itis

A

inflammation

26
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-logy

A

study of

27
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-lysis

A

breakdown

28
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-malacia

A

softening

29
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-oma

A

tumor/mass

30
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-penia

A

deficiency

31
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-peresis

A

weakness

32
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-trophy

A

condition of growth

33
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

34
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-plegia

A

paralysis

35
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-plegic

A

pertaining to paralysis

36
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-rrhexis

A

rupture

37
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-scope

A

instrument used to view

38
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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

39
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-tomy

A

a surgical cut

40
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-tonia

A

tone/tension