Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards
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A
A
Away
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An
A
Without/lack of
3
Q
Ante-
A
Before
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Anti-
A
Against
5
Q
Bi-
A
Two
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Dys-
A
Difficult
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Q
Endo-
A
Inside/within
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Hemi-
A
Half
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Hyper-
A
In excess
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Hypo-
A
Under/low/deficient
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Q
Inter-
A
Between
12
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Micro
A
Small
13
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Peri-
A
Around
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Pre-
A
Before
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Post-
A
After
16
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Sub-
A
Under /below
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Trans-
A
Across
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Tachy-
A
Fast
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Brady-
A
Slow
20
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Epi-
A
On top of
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Macro-
A
Large
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Q
Echo
A
Using ultrasonic waves
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Q
-aemia
A
Blood condition
24
Q
-algia
A
Pain
25
-cyte
Cell
26
-ectomy
Surgical removal
27
-gram
Picture /graph
28
-ic
Pertaining to
29
-ist
Specialist
30
-itis
Inflammation
31
-oid
Looks like
32
-ology
Study of
33
-ologist
Specialist
34
-oma
Tumor
35
-otomy
Cutting into
36
-pathy
Disease
37
-phobia
Fear
38
-plasty
Surgical repair or reconstruction
39
-scope
Instrument used
40
-therapy
Treatment
41
-um / ium
Natural element
42
-ac
Pertaining to
43
Cardi
Heart
44
Gastro
Stomach
45
Hept / o
Liver
46
Thoraco
Chest
47
- logy
The study of
48
- atrics
Healing
49
Aural
Ear
50
Oral
Mouth
51
Arter
Artery
52
Arthr
Joint
53
Ather
Plaque Lining
54
Faeces
Waste Matter
55
Facies
Face
56
Fascia
Connective Tissue
57
Intra
Within
58
-rrhagia
Abnormal discharge, e.g haemorrhage
59
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
60
-rrhoea
Excessive discharge
61
-rrhexia
Break or rupture
62
-uria
Pertaining to urine
63
urea
Nitrogenous end product
64
-graph
Record
65
-graphy
Recording
66
Para
Beside/near
67
De-
Lack of/removal
68
Encephal/o
Brain
69
-aesthesia
Feeling/ Sensation e.g. Anaesthesia, Paraesthesia
70
-algesia
Condition of pain e.g. analgesia
71
-asthenia
Condition of weakness e.g myasthenia
72
- cele
Hernia/protrusion e.g. myelocele
73
-plegia
Paralysis
74
-lepsy
Seizure
75
-kinesia
Movement e.g, hyperkinesia
76
Oste/o
Bone
77
Chondr/o
Cartilage
78
Cost/o
Rib
79
Lumb/o
Lower Back
80
Scoli/o
Crooked
81
Orth/o
Straight
82
Kyph/o
Hunchback
83
-oscopy
visual examination
84
-malacia
Conditioning of softening
85
-porosis
Reduction in density