Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
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An-
A
Absence of, without
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A-
A
Absence of, without
2
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Ante-
A
Before
3
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Bi-
A
Two
4
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Bin-
A
Two
5
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Brady-
A
Slow
6
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Dia-
A
Through, complete
7
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Dys-
A
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
8
Q
Endo-
A
Within
9
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Epi-
A
On, upon, over
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Eu-
A
Normal, good
11
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
12
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Hyper-
A
Above, excessive
13
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Hypo-
A
Below, incomplete, deficient, under
14
Q
Inter-
A
Between
15
Q
Intra-
A
Within
16
Q
Meta-
A
After, beyond, change
17
Q
Micro-
A
Small
18
Q
Multi-
A
Many
19
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Neo-
A
New
20
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Nulli-
A
None
21
Q
Pan-
A
All, total
22
Q
Para-
A
Beside, beyond, around, abnormal
23
Q
Per-
A
Through
24
Peri-
Surrounding (outer)
25
Poly-
Many, much
26
Post-
After
27
Pro-
Before
27
Pre-
Before
28
Sub-
Under, below
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Supra-
Above
30
Sym-
Together, joined
31
Syn-
Together, joined
32
Tachy-
Fast, rapid
33
Trans-
Through, across, beyond
34
Uni-
One
35
-a
No meaning, noun suffix
36
-al
Pertaining to
36
-ac
Pertaining to
37
-ad
Toward
38
-amnios
Amnion, amniotic fluid
38
-algia
Pain
39
-apheresis
Removal
40
-ar
Pertaining to
41
-ary
Pertaining to
42
-asthenia
Weakness
43
-cele
Hernia, protrusion
44
-centesis
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
45
-cleisis
Surgical closure
46
-coccus
Berry-shaped (Form of bacterium)
47
-cyesis
Pregnancy
48
-cyte
Cell
49
-desis
Surgical fixation, fusion
50
-drome
Run, running
51
-eal
Pertaining to
51
-e
No meaning, noun suffix
52
-ectasis
Stretching out, dilation, expansion
53
-ectomy
Excision, surgical removal
54
-emia
In the blood
55
-gen
Substance or agent that produces or causes
56
-genic
Producing, causing, originating
57
-gram
The record, radiographic image
58
-graph
Instrument used to record, the record
59
-graphy
Process of recording, radiographic imaging
60
-ia
Diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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-iasis
Condition
62
-iatrist
Specialist, physician
63
-iatry
Treatment, specialty
64
-ic
Pertaining to
65
-ictal
Seizure, attack
66
-ior
Pertaining to
67
-is
No meaning
68
-ism
State of
69
-itis
Inflammation
70
-lith
Stone(s), calculus
71
-logist
One who studies and treats
72
-lysis
Loosening, dissolution, separating
73
-malacia
Softening
74
-megaly
Enlargement
75
-meter
Instrument used to measure
76
-metry
Measurement
77
-oma
Tumor, swelling
78
-oid
Resembling
79
-opia
Vision (condition)
80
-opsy
View of, viewing
81
-ous
Pertaining to
81
-osis
Abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
82
-paresis
Slight paralysis
83
-pathy
Disease
84
-penia
Abnormal reduction in number
85
-pepsia
Digestion
86
-pexy
Surgical fixation, suspension
87
-phagia
Eating or swallowing
88
-phobia
Abnormal fear of or aversion to specific things
89
-physis
Growth
90
-plasia
Condition of formation, development, growth
91
-plasm
Growth, substance, formation
92
-plasty
Surgical repair
93
-plegia
Paralysis
94
-pnea
Breathing
95
-ptosis
Drooping, sagging, prolapse
96
-ptysis
Spitting, coughing
97
-rrhage
Excessive flow
98
-rrhagia
Excessive bleeding
99
-rrhaphy
Suturing, repairing
100
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
101
-rrhexis
Rupture
102
-salpinx
Fallopian tube (uterine tube)
103
-sarcoma
Malignant tumor
104
-schisis
Split, fissure
105
-sclerosis
Hardening
106
-scopic
Pertaining to visual examination
107
-scope
Instrument used for visual examination
108
-scopy
Visual examination
109
-sis
State of
110
-stenosis
Constriction or narrowing
110
-spasm
Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
111
-tocia
Birth, labor
112
-stomy
Creation of an artificial opening
113
-throax
Chest, chest cavity
114
-um
No meaning
114
-tripsy
Surgical crushing
114
-tomy
Cut into, incision
115
-trophy
Nourishment, development
116
-uria
Urine, urination
117
-us
No meaning, noun suffix
118
-stasis
Control, stop, standing
