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MEDICAL PREFIX AND SUFFIX Flashcards

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1
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Medical Prefix

A

A prefix is placed at
the beginning of a
word to modify or
change its meaning

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A or an

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(“an” before vowel) Without, lack of Apathy
(lack of feeling); apnea (without breath); aphasia
(without speech); anemia (lack of blood)

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Ambi

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Both. Ambidextrous (ability to use hands

equally); ambilaterally (both sides).

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Ante

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Before, forward Antecubital (before elbow);

anteflexion (forward bending)

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Anti

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Against, opposed to, reversed antisepsis (against

infection).

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Bi

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Twice, double. Biarticulate (double joint).

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Circum

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Around, about. Circumflex (winding about);
circumference (surrounding); circumarticular (around
joint).

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Contra

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Against, opposite. Contralateral (opposite side);
contraception (prevention of conception);
contraindicated (not indicated)

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Dys

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Bad, difficult, disordered Dyspepsia
(bad digestion); dyspnea (difficult
breathing); dystopia (disordered position).

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Ecto

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On outer side, situated on Ectoderm
(outer skin); ectoretina (outer layer of
retina).

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Endo

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Within Endocardium (within heart); 
endometrium (within uterus).
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Exo

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Outside, on outer side, outer layer. Exogenous (produce outside); exocolitis (inflammation of outer coat of colon).

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Hyper

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Over, above, excessive. Hyperemia (excessive blood); hypertrophy (over­growth); hyperplasia (excessive formation).

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Hypo

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Under, below, deficient. Hypotension (low blood pressure); hypothyroidism (deficiency or underfunction of thyroid).

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Intra

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Within. Intracerebral (within cerebrum); intraocular (within eyes); intraventricular (within ventricles ).

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Para

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Beside, beyond,near to Paracardiac (beside the heart); paraurethral (near the urethra).

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Peri

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Around Periosteum (around bone); periatrial. (around atrium); peribronchial (around bronchus).

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Post

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After, behind. Postoperative (after operation);

postpartum (after childbirth); postocular (behind eye).

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Pre

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Before, in front of. Premaxillary (in front of maxilla);

preoral (in front of mouth).

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Retro

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Backward, located behind. Retrocervical (located

behind cervix); retrograde (going backward); retrolingual. (behind tongue).

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Trans

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Across, through, beyond. Transection (cut across);
transduodenal (through duodenum);
transmit (send beyond)

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Suffix

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The ending part of a word that modifies the meaning of the word.

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-algia

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pain fibromyalgia, neuralgia

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-cardia

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of the heart tachycardia, dextrocardia

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-centesis

A

puncturing and draining amniocentesis,

pericardiocentesis

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-cyte

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cell lymphocyte, splenocyte

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-ectomy

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surgery to remove appendectomy, tonsilectomy

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-emia

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presence in the blood anemia, hypoglycemia

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-genic

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causing carcinogenic, pathogenic

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-gram

A

recording cardiogram, mammogram

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-iatrics/-iatry

A

specialty geriatrics, pediatrics,

psychiatry

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-itis

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inflammation arthritis, layrngitis, tendonitis

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-lysis

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deterioration or destruction dialysis, paralysis

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-ology

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science of necrology, pathology

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-oma

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swelling, tumor blastoma, mesothelioma

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-osis

A

condition, disease progress diagnosis, prognosis

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-otomy

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surgical incision lobotomy, tracheotomy

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-oxia

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oxygen level anoxia, hypoxia

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-pathy

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disease neuropathy, sociopathy

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-phagia

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swallowing dysphagia, hyperphagia

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-phasia

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speech aphasia, dysphasia

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-philia/-philic

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attraction to hemophilia, hydrophilic

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-phobia

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fear arachnophobia, agoraphobia

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-plasty

A

surgical repair angioplasty, rhinoplasty

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge amenorrhea, diarrhea

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-scopy

A

exam with an instrument colonoscopy, endoscopy

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