Medical Terminology: Prefixs & Suffixs Flashcards
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Cardio-
A
heart
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Tachy-
A
fast pulse, high/fast
3
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Brady-
A
slow pulse
4
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Dys-
A
difficulty or death of (eg. Dystrophy - death of an organism or tissue)
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A-
A
without
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Leuk-
A
without
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Isch
A
low
8
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Tend-
A
tendon (bone to bone)
9
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My/o-
A
muscle
10
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Hyper-
A
High, above normal
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Q
Arter-
A
Artery
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Aur-
A
Pertaining to the ear
13
Q
Axial-
A
Armpit
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Endo-
A
Inside or within
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Q
Hemi-
A
Half, one side
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Hypo
A
Low, below normal
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-ology
A
study of
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-pnoea
A
breathing
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-apnoea
A
breath
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-emia
A
blood
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-itis
A
inflammation of
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-algia
A
condition of pain
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-pathy
A
disease of
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-vascular
vessels
26
-ia
condition of
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-cardia
heart
28
-logist
specialist who studies
29
-blast
germ cell/ cell that forms something/ embryonic or immature cell
30
-genic
pertaining to formation/ pertaining to originating in..
31
-genesis
formation of
32
-ic
pertaining to
33
-ical
pertaining to
34
-lysis
breakdown
35
-pathy
disease of
36
-scope
an instrument to view/examine
37
-scopy
technique of viewing
38
-toxic
pertaining to being poisonous
39
-trophic
pertaining to nourishing
40
-cyte
cell
41
Hist/o
tissues of the body
42
epi-
upon/above
43
mega-
big
44
para-
beside
45
peri-
around
46
-ectomy
removal of
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-emia
condition of blood
48
-al
pertaining to
49
-clysis
infusion / injection into
50
-gram
X-ray / tracing / recording
51
-graphy
technique of recording
52
-iasis
abnormal condition
53
-ic
pertaining to
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-ist
specialist
55
-lith
stone
56
-lithiasis
abnormal condition of stones
57
-megaly
enlargement
58
-oma
tumour / swelling
59
-stomy
formation of an opening into
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-tomy
incision into
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-uria
condition of the urine
62
inter-
between
63
ortho-
straight
64
-ary
pertaining to
65
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluids
66
-desis
fixation/ bind together by surgery/ sticking together
67
-dynia
condition of pain
68
-eal
pertaining to
69
-ectasis
dilatation / stretching
70
-osis
abnormal condition/disease of
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-plasty
surgical repair/reconstruction
72
-pexy
surgical fixation/fix in place
73
-plegia
paralysis
74
rrphapy
stitching/suturing
75
-rrhoea
excessive discharge or flow
76
-spasm
involuntary contraction
77
-stenosis
abnormal condition of narrowing
78
-us
indicates anatomical part
79
dextro-
right
80
pan-
all
81
-ac
pertaining t
82
-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
83
-tome
cutting instrument
84
-um
indicates anatomical part
85
ellipto-
shaped like an ellipse
86
iso-
equal same
87
normo-
normal/rule
88
poikil/o-
varied/irregular
89
poly-
many
90
-apheresis
removal
91
-chromia
condition of colour
92
-crit
separate /device for measuring cells
93
-globin
proteins
94
-ium
structure/ anatomical part
95
-penia
condition of lack of / deficiency
96
-poiesis
formation
97
-ptysis
spitting up
98
-stasis
controlling / cessation of movement
99
auto-
self
100
-cele
swelling / protrusion / hernia
101
-eal
pertaining to
102
-tic
pertaining to
103
-ity
state/condition
104
-globulin
protein
