Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards

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A

A

Away

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An

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Without/lack of

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Ante-

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Before

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Anti-

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Against

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Bi-

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Two

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Dys-

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Difficult

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Endo-

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Inside/within

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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In excess

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Hypo-

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Under/low/deficient

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Inter-

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Between

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Micro

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Small

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Peri-

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Around

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Pre-

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Before

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Post-

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After

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Sub-

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Under /below

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Trans-

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Across

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Brady-

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Slow

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Epi-

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On top of

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Macro-

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Large

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Echo

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Using ultrasonic waves

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-aemia

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Blood condition

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-algia

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Pain

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-cyte

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Cell

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-gram

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Picture /graph

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-oid

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Looks like

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-ology

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Study of

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-ologist

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Specialist

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-oma

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Tumor

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-pathy

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Disease

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-phobia

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Fear

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-plasty

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Surgical repair or reconstruction

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-scope

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Instrument used

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-therapy

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Treatment

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-um / ium

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Natural element

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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Cardi

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Heart

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Gastro

A

Stomach

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Hept / o

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Liver

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Thoraco

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Chest

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  • logy
A

The study of

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  • atrics
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Healing

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Aural

A

Ear

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Oral

A

Mouth

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Arter

A

Artery

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Arthr

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Joint

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Ather

A

Plaque Lining

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Faeces

A

Waste Matter

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Facies

A

Face

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Fascia

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Connective Tissue

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Intra

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Within

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-rrhagia

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Abnormal discharge, e.g haemorrhage

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhoea

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Excessive discharge

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-rrhexia

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Break or rupture

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-uria

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Pertaining to urine

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urea

A

Nitrogenous end product

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-graph

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Record

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-graphy

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Recording

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Para

A

Beside/near

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De-

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Lack of/removal

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Encephal/o

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Brain

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-aesthesia

A

Feeling/ Sensation e.g. Anaesthesia, Paraesthesia

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-algesia

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Condition of pain e.g. analgesia

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-asthenia

A

Condition of weakness e.g myasthenia

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  • cele
A

Hernia/protrusion e.g. myelocele

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-lepsy

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Seizure

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-kinesia

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Movement e.g, hyperkinesia

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Lumb/o

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Lower Back

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Scoli/o

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Crooked

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Kyph/o

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Hunchback

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-oscopy

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visual examination

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-malacia

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Conditioning of softening

85
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-porosis

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Reduction in density