Medical Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards by J H

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a-/an-

A

without or none -

amenorrhea

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ab-

A

away from -

abduct

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ad-

A

toward -

adduction

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brady-

A

slow -

bradycardia

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de-

A

remove -

decomposing

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dys-

A

difficult/abnormal -

dysmenorrhea

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epi-

A

above/on -

epidermis

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hemi-

A

half/partly -

hemiplegia

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hyper-

A

excessive -

hyperthyroidism

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hypo-

A

below normal -

hypothyroidism

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in-

A

not -

inability

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infra-

A

beneath -

infraspinatus

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inter-

A

between -

intervertebral

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intra-

A

within -

intracerebral

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macro-

A

large -

macroglossia

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mal-

A

bad -

malodorous

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micro-

A

small -

microcephaly

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mono-

A

one -

monoplegia

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multi-/poly-

A

many/excessive -

multinodular/polyuria

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para-

A

near/resembling -

parathyroid

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per-

A

through -

percutaneous

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peri-

A

around -

pericardial

Q

post-

A

after -

postoperative

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pre-/pro-

A

before -

preoperative

retro-

backward/behind - retroperitoneal

supra-

above/over - supraspinatus

tachy-

fast - tachycardia

uni-

one - unilateral

-algia

pain - otalgia

-centesis

to aspirate fluid - arthrocentesis

-ectomy

to cut out, remove, or excise - appendectomy

-edema

swelling - angioedema

-emesis

vomit - hematemesis

-emia

blood - hypoglycemia

-gram/-graphy/-graph

recording or image - mammogram

-itis

inflammation, inflammated - tonsillitis

-megaly

enlarged - splenomegaly

-meter

instrument to measure - thermometer

-osis

abnormal condition - cirrhosis

-sclerosis

hardening - arteriosclerosis

-scopy/scopic

to look, observe - colonoscopy

-spasm

twitch - vasospasm

-stomy

to make an opening - colostomy

-tomy

to cut into - tracheotomy

-oma

tumor - melanoma