Medical prefixes/suffixes/roots Flashcards

1
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a- OR an-

A

not or deceased

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ab-

A

away from

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3
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anti-

A

against

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4
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contra-

A

against

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5
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bi-

A

two

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6
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cyst-

A

bladder

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7
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dys-

A

difficult or painful

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8
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gyn-

A

woman

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9
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hemo-

A

blood

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hydro-

A

water

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11
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hyper-

A

above or high

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12
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hypo-

A

below or under

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13
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path-

A

disease

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14
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poly-

A

too much or many

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15
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post-

A

after

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16
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pre-

A

before

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17
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septi-

A

poisoning

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18
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tri-

A

three

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19
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ex-

A

out or away from

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20
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leuko-

A

white

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21
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erythro-

A

red

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22
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mal-

A

bad

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23
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peri-

A

around

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24
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puo-

A

pus

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25
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sub-

A

under

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26
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dorso-

A

back

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27
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ventro-

A

front

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28
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glyco-

A

sugar

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29
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pseudo-

A

false

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30
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trans-

A

across

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31
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endo-

A

in or inside

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32
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-algia

A

suffering or pain

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33
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-cyte

A

cell

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34
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-cyst

A

bag or bladder

35
Q

-ectomy

A

removal of a part

36
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-emia

A

blood

37
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-gram

A

tracing made by a machine

38
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

39
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-logy

A

study or science of

40
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-meter

A

measure

41
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-oma

A

tumor

42
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-ostomy

A

surgical opening

43
Q

-otomy

A

cutting into

44
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-path

A

disease

45
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-pathy

A

abnormal or diseased

46
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-phobia

A

fear of

47
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

48
Q

scope

A

instrument for looking

49
Q

-uria

A

to do with urine or urinary organs

50
Q

-cide

A

causing death

51
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-graph

A

writing, recording

52
Q

-osis

A

disease, condition

53
Q

-plasty

A

repair of

54
Q

-cele

A

water filled pouch

55
Q

adeno-

A

glands

56
Q

artho-

A

joints

57
Q

cardio-

A

heart

58
Q

derm-

A

skin

59
Q

gastro-

A

stomach

60
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meno-

A

menstruation

61
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myo-

A

muscles

62
Q

crani-

A

skull

63
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hyster-

A

uterus

64
Q

pneumo-

A

lung

65
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cephalo-

A

head

66
Q

encephalo-

A

brain

67
Q

neuro-

A

nerve

68
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ot-

A

ear

69
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rhino-

A

nose

70
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osteo-

A

bone

71
Q

phlebo-

A

vein

72
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psych-

A

mind

73
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throraco-

A

chest

74
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bio-

A

life

75
Q

cyte-

A

cell

76
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neo-

A

new

77
Q

tox-

A

poison

78
Q

hepato-

A

liver

79
Q

naso-

A

nose

80
Q

opthal-

A

eye

81
Q

nephro-

A

kidney

82
Q

glosso-

A

tongue

83
Q

gluco-

A

sugar