prefixes and suffixes 2nd 1/2 Flashcards
1
Q
-ema
A
condition
2
Q
-osmia
A
smell
3
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
4
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
5
Q
-sphyxia
A
pulse
6
Q
-thorax
A
pleural cavity, chest
7
Q
-apheresis
A
removal, a carrying away
8
Q
-blast
A
immature or embryonic cell
9
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal condition of cells (increase in cells)
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
-gen
A
giving rise to; producing
12
Q
-globin, -globulin
A
protein
13
Q
-lytic
A
pertaining to destruction
14
Q
-oid
A
derived or originating from
15
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
16
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
17
Q
-phage
A
eat, swallow
18
Q
-philia
A
attraction for (an increase in cell numbers)
19
Q
-phoresis
A
carrying, transmission
20
Q
-poiesis
A
formation
21
Q
-stasis
A
stop, control
22
Q
ana-
A
again, anew
23
Q
inter-
A
between
24
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-blast
A
embryonic or immature cell
25
-clast
to break
26
-listhesis
slipping
27
-malacia
softening
28
-physis
to grow
29
-porosis
pore, passage
30
-tome
instrument to cut
31
-desis
to bind, tie together
32
-stenosis
narrowing
33
-asthenia
lack of strength
34
-trophy
development, nourishment
35
ab-
away from
36
ad-
towards
37
dorsi-
back
38
poly-
many, much
39
-opia, -opsia
vision
40
-tropia
to turn
41
-acusis, -cusis
hearing
42
-meter
instrument to measure
43
-otia
ear condition
44
-agon
assemble, gather together
45
-emia
blood condition
46
-in, -ine
substance
47
-tropin
stimulating the function of (to turn or act on)
48
-uria
urine condition
49
eu-
good, normal
50
hyper-
excessive; above
51
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
52
oxy-
rapid, sharp, acid
53
pan-
all
54
poly-
many or increased
55
ana-
upward, excessive
56
anti-
against
57
contra-
against, opposite
58
par-
other than, apart from
59
syn-
together, with
60
-blastoma
immature tumor
61
-genesis
formation
62
-oma
mass, tumor
63
-plasia, -plasm
formation, growth
64
-suppression
to stop
65
-therapy
treatment
66
ana-
backward
67
apo-
off, away
68
brachy-
short (distance)
69
epi-
upon
70
meta-
beyond, change
71
neo-
new
72
tele-
far
73
-gram
record
74
-graphy
process of recording
75
-lucent
to shine
76
-opaque
obscure
77
echo-
a repeated sound
78
ultra-
beyond
79
-genic
produced by
80
-leptic
to seize hold of
81
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
82
-phobia
fear (irrational and often disabling)
83
-phoria
feeling, bearing
84
-thymia
mind
85
a-, an-
no, not
86
cata-
down
87
hypo-
deficient, less than, below
88
para-
abnormal
