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

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retro-

A

backward/behind -

retroperitoneal

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supra-

A

above/over -

supraspinatus

Q

tachy-

A

fast -

tachycardia

Q

uni-

A

one -

unilateral

Q

-algia

A

pain -

otalgia

Q

-centesis

A

to aspirate fluid -

arthrocentesis

Q

-ectomy

A

to cut out, remove, or excise -

appendectomy

Q

-edema

A

swelling -

angioedema

Q

-emesis

A

vomit -

hematemesis

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-emia

A

blood -

hypoglycemia

Q

-gram/-graphy/-graph

A

recording or image -

mammogram

Q

-itis

A

inflammation, inflammated -

tonsillitis

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-megaly

A

enlarged -

splenomegaly

Q

-meter

A

instrument to measure -

thermometer

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-osis

A

abnormal condition -

cirrhosis

Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening -

arteriosclerosis

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-scopy/scopic

A

to look, observe -

colonoscopy

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-spasm

A

twitch -

vasospasm

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-stomy

A

to make an opening -

colostomy

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-tomy

A

to cut into -

tracheotomy

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-oma

A

tumor -

melanoma