Medical prefixes/suffixes/roots Flashcards by Elizabeth Seal

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a-

A

no; not; without

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aden/o

A

gland

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-algesia

A

sensitivity to pain

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-algia

A

pain

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angio

A

vessel

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ante-

A

before; forward

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antero

A

front

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-apheresis

A

removal

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-blastoma

A

immature tumor (cells)

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brady-

A

slow

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broncho

A

bronchial tube

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cephalo

A

head

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cerebro

A

cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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chezia

A

defecation; elimination of wastes

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chol/e

A

bile; gall

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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-cidal

A

pertaining to killing

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circum-

A

around

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cutane/o

A

skin

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-cyte

A

cell

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-derma

A

skin

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dys-

A

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

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-ectomy

A

removal; excision; resection

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-edema

A

swelling

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-emia

A

blood condition

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endo-

A

in; within

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epi-

A

above; upon; on

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erythro

A

red

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eschar

A

scab

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eti-

A

cause

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eu-

A

normal; good

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ex(o)-

A

out; away from

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extra-

A

outside

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fasci/o

A

fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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febr/i

A

fever

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flex/o

A

to bend

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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geni/o

A

reproduction

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ger/o

A

old age

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gest/o

A

pregnancy

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gingiv/o

A

gums

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-globin/-globulin

A

protein

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gluc/o

A

glucose; sugar

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gravid/o

A

pregnancy

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hem/o and hemat(o)

A

blood

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hemi-

A

half

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hist/o

A

tissue

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hyper-

A

above; excessive

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hyster/o

A

uterus; womb

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-ia

A

condition

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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inter-

A

between

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intra-

A

within; into

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-ism

A

process; condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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jaund/o

A

yellow

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-kinesis

A

movement

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kyph/o

A

humpback

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lacrim/o

A

tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct

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later/o

A

side

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leuk/o

A

white

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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

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-lithotomy

A

incision (for removal) of a stone

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-lysis

A

breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening

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macro-

A

large

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mal-

A

bad

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-malacia

A

softening

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medi/o

A

middle

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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meta-

A

change; beyond

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muscul/o

A

muscle

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my/o

A

muscle

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nephr/o

A

kidney

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neur/o

A

nerve

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noct/o

A

night

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nulli-

A

none

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obstetr/o

A

pregnancy; birth

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ocul/o

A

eye

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olig/o

A

scant

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-oma

A

tumor; mass; fluid collection

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onych/o

A

nail (of fingers or toes)

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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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-opia

A

vision condition

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-orexia

A

appetite

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-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

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oste/o

A

bone

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oto-

A

ear

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ox-

A

oxygen

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palp/o, palpat/o

A

to touch gently

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-paresis

A

weakness

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-partum

A

labor/birth