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Medical Terminology: Prefixs & Suffixs Flashcards

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Cardio-

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heart

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Tachy-

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fast pulse, high/fast

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Brady-

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slow pulse

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Dys-

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difficulty or death of (eg. Dystrophy - death of an organism or tissue)

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A-

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without

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Leuk-

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without

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Isch

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low

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Tend-

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tendon (bone to bone)

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My/o-

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muscle

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Hyper-

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High, above normal

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Arter-

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Artery

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Aur-

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Pertaining to the ear

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Axial-

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Armpit

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Endo-

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Inside or within

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Hemi-

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Half, one side

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Hypo

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Low, below normal

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-ology

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study of

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-pnoea

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breathing

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-apnoea

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breath

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-emia

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blood

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-itis

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inflammation of

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-algia

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condition of pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-pathy

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disease of

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-vascular

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vessels

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-ia

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condition of

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-cardia

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heart

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-logist

A

specialist who studies

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-blast

A

germ cell/ cell that forms something/ embryonic or immature cell

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-genic

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pertaining to formation/ pertaining to originating in..

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-genesis

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formation of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ical

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pertaining to

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-lysis

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breakdown

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-pathy

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disease of

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-scope

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an instrument to view/examine

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-scopy

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technique of viewing

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-toxic

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pertaining to being poisonous

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-trophic

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pertaining to nourishing

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-cyte

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cell

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Hist/o

A

tissues of the body

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epi-

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upon/above

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mega-

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para-

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peri-

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-ectomy

A

removal of

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-emia

A

condition of blood

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-al

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pertaining to

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-clysis

A

infusion / injection into

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-gram

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X-ray / tracing / recording

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-graphy

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technique of recording

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ist

A

specialist

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-lith

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-lithiasis

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abnormal condition of stones

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-oma

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tumour / swelling

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-stomy

A

formation of an opening into

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-tomy

A

incision into

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-uria

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condition of the urine

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inter-

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ortho-

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluids

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-desis

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fixation/ bind together by surgery/ sticking together

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-dynia

A

condition of pain

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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dilatation / stretching

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-osis

A

abnormal condition/disease of

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-plasty

A

surgical repair/reconstruction

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-pexy

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surgical fixation/fix in place

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-plegia

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rrphapy

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stitching/suturing

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-rrhoea

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excessive discharge or flow

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

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-stenosis

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abnormal condition of narrowing

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-us

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indicates anatomical part

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dextro-

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pan-

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-ac

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pertaining t

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-sclerosis

A

abnormal condition of hardening

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-tome

A

cutting instrument

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-um

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indicates anatomical part

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ellipto-

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shaped like an ellipse

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iso-

A

equal same

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normo-

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normal/rule

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poikil/o-

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varied/irregular

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poly-

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-apheresis

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-chromia

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condition of colour

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-crit

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separate /device for measuring cells

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-globin

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-ium

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structure/ anatomical part

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-penia

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condition of lack of / deficiency

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-poiesis

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-ptysis

A

spitting up

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-stasis

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controlling / cessation of movement

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auto-

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-cele

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swelling / protrusion / hernia

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-ity

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state/condition

104
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-globulin

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