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medical word roots, prefixes, suffixes Flashcards

1
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away from

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a, ab, abs

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negative, no, not, without

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a, an

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to, toward

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ad

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air

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aer

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both, on both sides

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amb-

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around, on both sides

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amph

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before

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ante-

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against

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anti-

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twice, double

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bi, bis-

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short, around

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brachy-

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with, together

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co, col, com, con

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against, counter

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contra-

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two, double

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di, diplo-

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through, between

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dia-

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negative, separation, apart

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dis-

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bad, painful, difficult

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dys-

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outside

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ecto, exo-

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in, on

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em, en-

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inside

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end-

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upon, on, above

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epi-

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half

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hemi-

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other, different

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hetero-

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same, similar

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homeo, homo-

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beyond, excessive

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hyper-

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under, below, deficient

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hypo-

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self, one’s own, seperate

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idio-

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beneath

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infra-

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among, between

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inter-

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equal, like

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iso-

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large, great

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macro-

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bad, abnormal

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mal-

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middle

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med, medi-

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great, large

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mega, megal-

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small

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micro-

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new

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neo-

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straight, normal

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ortho-

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near, beside, apart from

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para-

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through

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per-

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around

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peri-

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much, many

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poly-

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after, behind

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post-

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before, in front of

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pre, pro-

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false

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pseud-

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backward, located behind

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retro-

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half

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simi-

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under, beneath, below

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sub-

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above/beyond

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super-

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above, over

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supra-

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with, together, joined

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sym, syn-

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rapid

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tachy-

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across, through, beyond

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trans-

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three

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tri-

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51
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capable of, having ability to

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-able

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pertaining to

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-ac, -al

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connected

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condition or state of

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-asis, -asia, -esis, -osis

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swelling, enlarged, tumor

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-cel, -cele

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cut, kill, destroy

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-cid, -cide, -cis

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condition of blood

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carry

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shape

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state, condition (indicates noun ending)

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indicates an adjective ending, pertaining to

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specialist

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inflammation

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the study of

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-logy, -ology

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softening

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looks like

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tumor

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full of

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disease

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deficieny

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to breathe

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cutting into, incision into

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state relating to nutrition or growth

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fat

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pain

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vessel

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joint

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self

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life, living

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arm

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trachea, windpipe

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heart

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cari, cardia, cardio-

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tail

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head

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brain

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cartliage

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skull

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cold

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cry, cryo-

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skin

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cell

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cyt, cyto, cyte-

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digits

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skin

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derma, demato-

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back

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swell

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within

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intestine

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red

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stomach

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tongue

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female, women

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gyn, gyne-

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blood

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hem, hemat-

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liver

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hepar, hepato-

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tissue

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water

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uterus

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ilium

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tears

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lachry, lacri-

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fat

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membrane

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shape

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spinal cord

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muscle

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corpse, death

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kidney

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nerve

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eye

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tooth

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eye

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bone

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oss, oste-

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ear

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disease

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child

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foot

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mind, soul

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hard

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body

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soma- somato-

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draw, pull

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stand still

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stasis- stat-

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treatment

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heat

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nurture

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poison

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hair

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organ

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