Medical Prefixes, Suffixes, & Roots Flashcards

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-algia

A

Pain

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2
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-centesis

A

Puncture

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3
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-dia

A

Through

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4
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-ectomy

A

Excision

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5
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-emia

A

Blood

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-ectasis

A

Expansion

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7
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-genic

A

Origin

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8
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-iasis

A

Condition

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9
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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-logist

A

Specialist in the study of

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12
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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13
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-oid

A

Like

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14
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-ology

A

Study of

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15
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-oma

A

Tumor

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16
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-osis

A

Condition

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17
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-pathy

A

Disease

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18
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-plasty

A

Surgical correction

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19
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-rhapy

A

Suture

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20
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-scopy

A

Inspection

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21
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-tomy

A

Incision

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22
Q

Ab-

A

Away from

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23
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a- an-

A

Without

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24
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Ante-

A

Front

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25
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Anti-

A

Against

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26
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Bi-

A

Two

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27
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Brady-

A

Slow

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28
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Co-

A

Together

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29
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Contra-

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Against

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30
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Decub-

A

Side

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31
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Dors-

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Back

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32
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Dys-

A

Difficult

33
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Ect-

A

Outside

34
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En-

A

In

35
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Endo-

A

Within

36
Q

Epi-

A

Upon

37
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Ex-

A

Out

38
Q

Hemi-

A

Half

39
Q

Hydro-

A

Water

40
Q

Hyper-

A

Above or greater

41
Q

Hypo-

A

Below or lesser

42
Q

Infero-

A

Below

43
Q

Megal-

A

Large

44
Q

Pan-

A

All

45
Q

Peri-

A

Around

46
Q

Poly-

A

Many

47
Q

Post-

A

Back, after

48
Q

Pre-

A

Before

49
Q

Pseudo-

A

False

50
Q

Retro-

A

Backward

51
Q

Scler-

A

Hard

52
Q

Sub-

A

Below

53
Q

Super-

A

Above

54
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

55
Q

Trans-

A

Across

56
Q

Tri-

A

Three

57
Q

Vent-

A

Front

58
Q

Angio

A

Vessel

59
Q

Arterio

A

Artery

60
Q

Arth

A

Joint

61
Q

Cardi

A

Heart

62
Q

Cephal

A

Head

63
Q

Cerebro

A

Brain

64
Q

Cerv

A

Neck

65
Q

Chiro

A

Hand

66
Q

Enter

A

Intestine

67
Q

Gastr

A

Stomach

68
Q

Hem

A

Blood

69
Q

Hepat

A

Liver

70
Q

Hyster

A

Uterus

71
Q

Leuk

A

White

72
Q

Lith

A

Stone

73
Q

Myelo

A

Spinal cord

74
Q

Myo

A

Muscle

75
Q

Nephro

A

Kidney

76
Q

Neuro

A

Nerve

77
Q

Splen

A

Spleen

78
Q

Thora

A

Chest

79
Q

Vertebr

A

Spine