Medical Terminology Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards

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a…

A

lacking

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ab…

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from

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ad…

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to

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…anemia

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blood

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amnios

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amniotic fluid

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ante

A

against/before

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bi…

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indicating two

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brady…

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slow

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cardia (o)

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to do with the heart

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…cele

A

swelling

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cerebro…

A

brain

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chole…

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bile

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…cyte

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cell

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…derma

A

skin

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di…

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two / double

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dia…

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across

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…dura…

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hard

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dys…

A

badly functioning

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ecto…

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outer

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…ectomy

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cut out

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…emesis

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vomiting

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endo…

A

inner

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entero…

A

bowels

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epi…

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upon

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erythro…

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red

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eu…

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normally functioning

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…exia

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to hold or to have

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gastro…

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stomach

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haem…

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blood

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hemi

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half

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hx

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history

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hydro

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Water

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hyper

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above/high

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hypo

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below/low

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inter…

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between

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intra…

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within

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…itis

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inflammation

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lact

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milk

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leuko….

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white

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loco…

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place

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…lysis

A

breakdown

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macro…

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large

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mega…

A

large

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mening/o…

A

meninges

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meso…

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middle

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micro…

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small

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mono…

A

one

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…morph

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form

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myo…

A

muscle

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myco….

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fungus

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necro…

A

death

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nephro…

A

kidney

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neuro…

A

nerve

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…ology

A

study of

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…oma

A

tumour

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…opia

A

sight

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ortho…

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upright

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…osis

A

disease, abnormal state

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osteo…

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bone

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ox….

A

involving oxygen

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pan…

A

whole

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para…

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beside

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…paresis

A

incomplete or partial paralysis

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…path…

A

suffering, sick

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per…

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through

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peri…

A

around

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…phobia

A

fear

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photo…

A

light

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pneum…

A

air

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pnoea…

A

breathing

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poly…

A

many

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pseudo…

A

false

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…ptysis

A

spitting

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pyo…

A

pus

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pyr…

A

fever

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retro…

A

behind

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…scope

A

viewer

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spondyl…

A

spine

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…stasis

A

stoppage

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…stomy

A

making an opening

81
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syn…

A

together

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tachy…

A

fast

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…tension

A

pressure

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…therma

A

heat

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…tomy

A

cutting

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…tox…

A

poison

87
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tri…

A

three

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ultra…

A

beyond

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…urea

A

condition of urine