Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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condition of pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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cutting out, removal, excision

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-emia

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blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ia

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condition

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition, process

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-scope

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instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

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process of visual examination

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-sis

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state of

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-tomy

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process of cutting into, incision

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a-, an-

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no, not

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aut-

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self

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dia-

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complete, through

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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exo-

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outside

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hyper-

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excessive, more than normal, too much

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hypo-

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below, less than normal, under

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pan-

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all

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peri-

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surrounding

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pro-

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before, forward

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re-

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back

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through