Medical Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

A-

A

negative or not

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2
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Dys-

A

Abnormal

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3
Q

Hyper-

A

Over, greater than

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4
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Hypo-

A

Under, less than

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5
Q

Infra-

A

Below

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6
Q

Inter-

A

Between

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7
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Intra-

A

Within

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8
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Oligo-

A

A few, a little

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9
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Para-

A

Alongside or beside

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10
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Peri-

A

around

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11
Q

Poly-

A

many

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12
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Sub-

A

Beneath

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13
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Super-

A

In excess, above

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14
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Supra-

A

above

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15
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Trans-

A

Situated across or through

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16
Q

Adeno-

A

relating to a gland

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17
Q

Angio-

A

Blood vessel

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18
Q

Carcino-

A

Cancer

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19
Q

Chol(e)-

A

Pertaining to bile

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20
Q

Cholecyst-

A

Pertaining to the gallbladder

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21
Q

Chondro-

A

Cartilage

22
Q

Cutane-

A

Skin

23
Q

Dys-

A

Bad, difficult

24
Q

Cyst-

A

Pertaining to the urinary bladder

25
Q

Gastro-

A

Stomach

26
Q

Hemat-/Hem-

A

Blood

27
Q

Pleuro-

A

Rib, side

28
Q

Hepat-

A

Liver

29
Q

Rhin(o)-

A

Nose

30
Q

Nephro-

A

Pertaining to the kidney

31
Q

Tetan-

A

Rigid, tense

32
Q

Pyelo-

A

Pelvis

33
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

34
Q

Viscer-

A

Pertaining to the internal organs

35
Q

-algia

A

pain

36
Q

-cardia

A

heart

37
Q

-penia

A

deficiency

38
Q

-pespia

A

related to digestion

39
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

40
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

41
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

42
Q

-pneumo

A

pertaining to the lungs

43
Q

-emia

A

blood

44
Q

-otomy

A

surgical incision

45
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

46
Q

-uria

A

urine

47
Q

-iasis

A

condition

48
Q

-ism

A

condition

49
Q

-lith

A

stone

50
Q

-odyn

A

pain

51
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass

52
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-osis

A

condition