Prefix, Suffix, Roots Flashcards
0
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erg/o
A
Work
Synergistic: working together with increased effect
1
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Cry/o
A
Cold
Cryoprobe: instrument used to apply extreme cold
2
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son/o
A
Sound
Sonogram
3
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-graph
A
Instrument for recording data
4
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-graphy
A
Act of recording data
5
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-gram
A
A record of data
6
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-metry
A
Measurement of
Audiometry
7
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-desis
A
Binding
Pleurodesis: binding of the pleura
8
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-pexy
A
Surgical fixation
Hysteropexy: surgical fixation of the uterus
9
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hyster/o
A
Uterus
Hysteropexy: surgical fixation of the uterus
10
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-rhaphy
A
Surgical repair
Herniorrhaphy: surgical repair of hernia (Henri/o)
11
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-stomy
A
Surgical opening
12
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-tome
A
Instrument for incising
Microtome: instrument for cutting thin sections of tissue
13
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-tomy
A
Incision
