Medical Suffixes, Prefixes, and Roots Flashcards
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ac
A
pertaining to
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al
A
pertaining to
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ana
A
apart
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ante
A
before, in front of
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anti
A
against, counteracting
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ase
A
enzyme
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auto
A
self, same
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bio
A
life
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brady
A
slowness
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caud
A
pertaining to the tail
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cide
A
killing, killer
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circum
A
around, surrounding
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crani
A
skull
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cyt
A
cell
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dist
A
distant
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dors
A
back
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dys
A
bad, difficult
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ectomy
A
surgical removal
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emia
A
blood
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endo
A
within, inner
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epi
A
above
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genic
A
producing, forming
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algia
A
pain
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hemi
A
half
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hyper
above normal
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hypo
below normal
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inter
between
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intra
within, inside
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itis
inflammation
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later
side
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medi
middle
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megaly
irregular enlargement
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mono
single, one
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ologist
specialist
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ology
the study of
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oma
swelling, tumor
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osis
disease
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ostomy
surgical opening
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otomy
surgical removal
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ous
pertaining to
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pariet
wall
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path
affected by disease
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peri
around
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plasty
surgical restoration
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proxim
proximal
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retro
backward, behind
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scope
instrument for viewing
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semi
partial
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ser
watery
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sub
under, beneath
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tom
cutting
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trans
across, beyond
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ventr
belly, front side
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viscer
guts, internal organs
