prefixes #1 Flashcards
1
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itis
A
inflammation
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(o)logy
A
study of, science of
3
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ac/al
A
resembling, pertaining to
4
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graph
A
an instrument for recording
5
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gram
A
something recorded
6
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megaly
A
enlargement
7
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spasm
A
contraction
8
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(o)logist
A
specialist
9
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brady
A
slow
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pathy
A
disease
11
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peri
A
around
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tachy
A
fast
13
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rraphy
A
surgical repair
14
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endo
A
within
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tomy
A
incision, cutting into
16
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cardi(o) or cardi(a)
A
heart
17
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dynamics
A
force
18
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rrhagia
A
excessive flow, bleeding
19
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sclerosis
A
hardening
20
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plasty
A
plastic surgery
21
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rrhexis
A
rupture
22
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ectasis
A
dilation, expansion
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strepsis
A
twisting
24
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phleb(o)
A
vein or veins
25
art or arteri(o)
arteries
26
cyte
cell
27
poiesis
form, formation
28
osis
condition, process, increase, disease
29
gen, genesis
producing
30
ic
pertaining to
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clasis
break, fracture
32
ectomy
excision, removal
33
oid
like, resembling
34
penia
decrease
35
thromb(o)
blood clot, or thrombus
36
sphygm(o)
pulse or blood pressure
37
palpation
feeling
38
mano
thin, scanty
39
meter
measure
40
scopy
examine
41
vas(o)
vessel or duct
42
motor
producing movement
43
sect
cut
44
Cheir(o) or chir(o)
Hands
45
Arthr(o)
Joints
46
Pod
Foot
47
Algia
Pain
48
Brachi(o)
Arm
49
Pract
To do, to practice
50
Fibr(o)
Fibrous
51
Oma
Tumor
52
Poros
Pore, opening
53
Osis
Condition
54
Genesis
Producing
55
Hyper
Above, over abundant
56
Trophy
Nourishment
57
(O)lysis
Dissolve, break down
58
Ectopia
Out of place
59
Pexy
Fix, fasten
60
Dys
Abnormal, painful
61
Plasia
Formation
62
Centesis
Surgical puncture
63
Lith
Stone
64
Desis
Binding, fixation
65
Synov(i)
Synovial membrane
66
Phyma
Tumor, swelling
67
Py(o)
Pus, suppuration
68
Listhesis
To slip
69
Therapy
Treatment
70
Ex
Out
71
Phytos
Growth
72
Lip(o)
Fat
73
Cost
Rib
74
A
Without, lack of
75
Sthenia
Strength
76
Kinesis
Movement
77
Tasis
Stretching
78
Blast
Immature cell
