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-

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around, surround

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prefix
poly-

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many

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prefix
post-

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after

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prefix-
pre-

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before

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prefix
pro-

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for, in front of

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prefix
tachy-

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fast

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prefix
hemi-,semi-

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half

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prefix
mono-, uni-

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one

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prefix
bi-,di-

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two

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prefix
tri-

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three

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prefix
tetra-,quad-

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four

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prefix
deca-

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10

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prefix
kilo-

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1000

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prefix
deci-

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10th

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prefix
centi-

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100th

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prefix
mili-

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1000th

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prefix
nano-

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billionth

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prefix
albi-

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white

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prefix-
cyan

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blue

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prefix
cirrho-

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tawny yellow

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prefix
erythro-

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red

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prefix
leuk-, leuko-

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white

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prefix
lute-

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yellow

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prefix
melano-

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black

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prefix
nigr-

A

black

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prefix
rube-

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red

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suffix
-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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suffix
-emia

A

blood condition

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suffix
-gen, genic,-genous

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originating from, caused by

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suffix
-itis

A

inflammation

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suffix
-oma

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tumor, growth

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suffix
-osis

A

condition

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suffix
-pathy

A

disease

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suffix
-penia

A

deficiency

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suffix
-plasty

A

shape, form

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suffix
-stasis

A

stopping, control

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suffix
-plegia

A

paralysis

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suffix
-stomy

A

opening

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suffix
-tomy

A

cut

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root
angio

A

vessel

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root
agglut

A

clump together

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root
arterio

A

artery

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root
arthro

A

joint

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root
bili

A

bile

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root
cardio

A

heart

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root
cephal

A

head

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root
colo

A

colon

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root
cubit

A

elbow

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root
cyst

A

bladder

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root
derm

A

skin

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root
gastr

A

stomach

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root
heme

A

blood

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root
hepato

A

liver

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root
necro

A

death

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root
nephr

A

kidney

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root
oste

A

bone

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root
phago

A

eat

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root
phlebo

A

vein

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root
veno

A

vein

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root
tox, toxico

A

poison

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root
thromb

A

clot

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root
spleno

A

spleen

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root’
ren

A

kidney

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root
pulmon

A

lung

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pneu,pnea

A

breath