Prefix And Sufix Flashcards
Anti
Against
Ad
Toward
Hypo
Deficient, under
Ab
Away from
-tomy
Incision, cutting into
-malacia
Softening
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
-dynia
Pain
-Oma
Tumor
Eu
Good, normal
Endo
Within, in
-ptosis
Dropping, falling, prolapse
-scope
Instrument for visual examination
Post
After, behind
Disease condition of the kidney
Nephropathy
Small artery
Arteriole
Incision of the abdomen
Laparotomy
An abnormal portion of an organ, such as the uterus, bent or tilted backwards
Retroflexion
Muscles between the ribs
Intercostal
A muscle that draws a limb away from the body
Abductor
Normal splitting into two branches, such as the bronchi from the trachea
Bifurcation
Having insufficient insulin results in high levels of sugars in blood
Hyperglycemia
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
Dys
Deficiency
-penia
