medical terms Flashcards by Taylor Sharp

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part of a word

A

root
prefix
suffix

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what is the root?

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main part

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what is the prefix?

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before or at the beginning

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what is the suffix?

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after or at the end

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prefix
a-, an, ambi- ampho

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without, lack of both

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prefix
ante-

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before, forward of

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prefix
anti-

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against

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prefix
brady

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slow

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prefix
cryo-

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cold

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prefix
dys-

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bad, difficult

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prefix
ecto-,exo-

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outside

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prefix
endo-

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inside

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prefix
epi-

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on, over

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prefix
hyper-

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above, more, increased

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prefix
hypo-

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below, less, decreased

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prefix
inter-

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between

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prefix
intra-

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within

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prefix
iso-

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same

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prefix
macro-

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large

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prefix
mega-

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large

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prefix
micro-

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small

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prefix
neo-

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new

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prefix
para-

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beside

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prefix
per-

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throughout, through

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prefix peri-

around, surround

prefix poly-

many

prefix post-

after

prefix- pre-

before

prefix pro-

for, in front of

prefix tachy-

fast

prefix hemi-,semi-

half

prefix mono-, uni-

one

prefix bi-,di-

two

prefix tri-

three

prefix tetra-,quad-

four

prefix deca-

10

prefix kilo-

1000

prefix deci-

10th

prefix centi-

100th

prefix mili-

1000th

prefix nano-

billionth

prefix albi-

white

prefix- cyan

blue

prefix cirrho-

tawny yellow

prefix erythro-

red

prefix leuk-, leuko-

white

prefix lute-

yellow

prefix melano-

black

prefix nigr-

black

prefix rube-

red

suffix -ectomy

surgical removal

suffix -emia

blood condition

suffix -gen, genic,-genous

originating from, caused by

suffix -itis

inflammation

suffix -oma

tumor, growth

suffix -osis

condition

suffix -pathy

disease

suffix -penia

deficiency

suffix -plasty

shape, form

suffix -stasis

stopping, control

suffix -plegia

paralysis

suffix -stomy

opening

suffix -tomy

cut

root angio

vessel

root agglut

clump together

root arterio

artery

root arthro

joint

root bili

bile

root cardio

heart

root cephal

head

root colo

colon

root cubit

elbow

root cyst

bladder

root derm

skin

root gastr

stomach

root heme

blood

root hepato

liver

root necro

death

root nephr

kidney

root oste

bone

root phago

eat

root phlebo

vein

root veno

vein

root tox, toxico

poison

root thromb

clot

root spleno

spleen

root' ren

kidney

root pulmon

lung

pneu,pnea

breath