Medical suffixes & prefixes Flashcards by Anthony Pirraglia

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-ectasis

A

Dilation

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-trophy

A

Development

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-scope

A

Instrument for viewing

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-rrhage

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Excessive or abnormal flow

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Plasia/Plasm

A

Growth or formation

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-otomy

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To cut into

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-ostomy

A

A surgical opening

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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-oma

A

A tumor or a mass

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-ology

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The study of

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-meter

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instrument of measuring

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-lysis

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Destruction or break down

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-ia

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A state or condition

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Erythr(o)

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Red

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Melan(o)

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Black/Brown

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Xanth(o)

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Yellow

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Albin(o)

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White

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Cyan(o)

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Blue

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Hepat-

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Liver

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Pulmon

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Lungs

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Nephro

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Kidney

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Renal

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Kidney

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Tacky-

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Rapid
Fast

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Pseudo-

A

False

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Pre-

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Before

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Post-

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After

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Intra-

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Inside
With-in

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Hypo-

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Under
Below

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Hyper-

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Above
Over

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Brady-

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Slow

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Anti-

A

Against

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Multi-

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Many

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Quad-

A

Four (4)

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Tetra-

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Four (4)

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Tri-

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Three (3)

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Bi-

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Two (2)

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Hemi-

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Half

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Nulli-

A

None

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Path(o)

A

Disease

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Necr(o)

A

Death

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Hydr(o)

A

Water

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Hema(to)

A

Blood

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Gyne(co)

A

Female

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Gastr(o)

A

Stomach

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Enter(o)

A

Small intestine

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Derma-

A

Skin

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Cyt(o)

A

Cell

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Cardi(o)

A

Heart

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Carin(o)

A

Cancer

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Aden(o)

A

Gland

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Super-

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Above
Over

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Sub-

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Below
Under

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Retro-

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Backwards
Behind

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Peri-

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Around

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Pre-

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Through

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Par(a)

A

Equal pair
Beyond
Alongside

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Eu-

A

Normal

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Epi-

A

Above
Upon