PREFIX/SUFFIX & EXAMPLES Flashcards

1
Q

-ALGIA

EXAMPLE:
ODONT-ALGIA=TOOTH PAIN.

A

PAIN

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2
Q

-A

EXAMPLE:
A-CELLULAR=HAVING NO CELLS.

A

WITHOUT

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3
Q

ARTH-

EXAMPLE:
ARTH-OSCOPE=AN INSTRUMENT TO SEE INSIDE A JOINT.

A

JOINT

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4
Q

DENT, ODONT

EXAMPLE:
ODONT-OMA=TUMOR COMPOSED OF TOOTH STRUCTURES.

A

TOOTH/TEETH

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5
Q

-ECTOMY

EXAMPLE:
APPEND-ECTOMY=EXCISION OF THE APPENDIX.

A

EXCISION

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6
Q

-EMIA

EXAMPLE:
HYPER-EMIA=ABOVE NORMAL AMOUNT OF BLOOD IN A TISSUE.

A

BLOOD

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7
Q

ENDO-

EXAMPLE:
ENDO-DONT=INSIDE A TOOTH.

A

WITHIN

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8
Q

-GEN-

EXAMPLE:
PATHO-GEN-IC=DISEASE PRODUCING.

A

BEGINNING/PRODUCE

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9
Q

GINGIV-

EXAMPLE:
GINGIV-ITIS=INFLAMMATION OF THE GUMS.

A

PERTAINING TO THE GUMS

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10
Q

GLYC-

EXAMPLE:
GLYC-OLOSIS=SUGAR DISSOLVING.

A

SUGAR

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11
Q

HYPER-

EXAMPLE:
HYPER-MOBILITY= MORE MOBILITY THAN NORMAL.

A

OVER/EXCESSIVE/ABOVE

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12
Q

HYPO-

EXAMPLE:
HYPOTHERMIA=BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURE.

A

BELOW/DEFICIENT/UNDER

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13
Q

-IA/-IASIS

EXAMPLE:
ODONTALG-IA=CONDITION OF TOOTH PAIN.

A

CONDITION

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14
Q

INFRA-

EXAMPLE:
INFRA-ORBITAL=BELOW THE EYE

A

BELOW

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15
Q

INTER-

EXAMPLE:
INTER-CELLULAR=BETWEEN CELLS.

A

BETWEEN

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16
Q

INTRA-

EXAMPLE:
INTRA-ORAL=WITHIN THE MOUTH.

A

WITHIN

17
Q

-ITIS

EXAMPLE:
PERIODONT-ITIS=INFLAMMATION OF SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF TEETH.

A

INFLAMMATION

18
Q

LINGU-

EXAMPLE:
LINGU-AL SURFACE=THE SURFACE CLOSEST TO THE TOUNGE.

A

PERTAINING OF THE TOUNGE

19
Q

-LOGY

EXAMPLE:
PATHO-LOGY=STUDY OF DISEASE.

A

STUDY OF

20
Q

-LYSIS

EXAMPLE:
GLYCO-LYSIS= DISSOLVING SUGAR.

A

DISSOLVING/DESTRUCTION

21
Q

MUC-

EXAMPLE:
MUC-OSITIS=INFLAMMATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE.

A

MUCOUS

22
Q

NEO-

EXAMPLE:
NEO-PLASM=NEW GROWTH.

A

NEW

23
Q

-OID

EXAMPLE:
WORD-OID=RESEMBLING A WORD (THIS IS NOT A REAL WORD).

A

RESEMBLING

24
Q

-OMA

EXAMPLE:
ODONT-OMA:TUMOR COMPOSED OF TOOTH STRUCTURES.

A

TUMOR

25
Q

-OSIS

EXAMPLE:
PERIODONT-OSIS=CONDITION OF THE PERIODONTIUM.

A

CONDITION/DISEASE

26
Q

-PATH/-PATHY

EXAMPLE:
PATHO-LOGY=STUDY OF DISEASE.

A

DISEASE

27
Q

PERI-

EXAMPLE:
PERI-ORAL=AROUND THE MOUTH.

A

AROUND

28
Q

PERIO-

EXAMPLE:
PERIO-DONTAL=INVOLVING THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF TEETH.

A

SUPPORTING STRUCTURES OF THE TEETH

29
Q

-PHIL-

EXAMPLE:
ACIDO-PHIL-IC=ACID LOVING.

A

LOVE

30
Q

-PLAST, -PLASTY

EXAMPLE:
GINGIVO-PLAST-Y=REPAIR OF THE GINGIVA TO FUNCTIONAL FORM.

A

REPAIR/FORM/GROW

31
Q

POST-

A

BEHIND/AFTER

32
Q

PY-

EXAMPLE:
PY-OGENIC=PUS PRODUCING.

A

PUS

33
Q

-RRHEA

EXAMPLE:
SIALO-RRHEA=EXCESSIVE FLOW OF SALIVA.

A

BURST FORTH/POUR

34
Q

-SCOPE

EXAMPLE:
ARTHO-SCOPE=AN INSTRUMENT TO SEE INSIDE A JOINT.

A

INSTRUMENT USED TO VIEW

35
Q

SIAL-

EXAMPLE:
SIAL-ORREHA=EXCESSIVE FLOW OF SALIVA.

A

SALIVA

36
Q

-STOMIA

EXAMPLE:
XERO-STOMIA= DRY MOUTH

A

MOUTH

37
Q

SUPER-

EXAMPLE:
SUPER-NUMERARY=EXCESSIVE NUMBER.

A

ABOVE/EXCESSIVE

38
Q

SUPRA-

EXAMPLE:
SUPRA-GINGIVAL=ABOVE THE MARGIN OF THE GUMS.

A

ABOVE

39
Q

XERO-

EXAMPLE:
XERO-STOMIA=DRY MOUTH.

A

DRY