prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
1
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-ion
A
process
2
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-osis
A
abnormal condtion
3
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-sis
A
state of condition
4
Q
-cyte
A
cell
5
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
6
Q
-opsy
A
view of
7
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-pathy
A
disease, emotion
8
Q
-gram
A
record
9
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-drome
A
to run
10
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-tomy
A
to cut into
11
Q
end- endo-
A
inside, within
12
Q
-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
13
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-emic
A
pt blood condition
14
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-algia
A
pain
15
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-ectomy
A
removal of
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-scopy
A
visual exam
17
Q
-cytosis
A
increase in cell numbers
18
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-oma
A
tumor, mass
19
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-centesis
A
removal of fluid
20
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-ist
A
specialist
21
Q
-genic
A
producin
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-plasm
A
formation
23
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-logy
A
study of
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-somes
A
bodies
25
-itis
inflammation
26
-plasia
formation, development
27
-plasty
surgical repair
28
-graph
instrument for recording
29
-graphy
process of recording
30
-trophy
development increase in size
31
-therapy
treatment
32
-y
process, condition
33
-blast
immature cell
34
-physis
to grow
35
-malacia
softening
36
-sclerosis
hardening
37
-dynia
pain
38
-tome
instrument to cut
39
-rrhaphy
suture
40
-fication
process of making
41
-desis
surgical fixation to bind together
42
-clast
to break
43
-porosis
condition of pores
44
-polesis
formation
45
-pexy
surgical fixation to put in place
46
-metry
measurment
47
-kinesis
movement
48
-genesis
producing forming
49
-stomy
open to form a new opening, anastomosis
50
-stasis
stopping controlling
51
-um -ium
structure tissue
52
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
53
-ose
full of, pt to sugar
54
-megaly
enlargement
55
-cele
hernia
56
-ia
condition
57
-rrhea
flow discharge
58
ex- exo-
out
59
sub-
below
60
re-
again
61
brachy-
short
62
dolicho-
long
63
intra-
within
64
meso-
middle
65
extra-
outside
66
trans-
across through
67
hypo-
below under
68
hyper-
excessive
69
endo-
within
70
epi-
above
71
uni-
one
72
in-
into
73
inter-
between
74
neo-
new
75
a- an-
without
76
meta-
beyond, change
77
cata-
down
78
retro-
behind
79
dia-
through, complete
80
ana-
up, apart
81
pro-
before forward
82
pan-
all
83
peri-
around, surrounding
84
poly-
many
85
syn- sym-
together with
86
anti-
against
87
de-
down lack of
88
ab-
away from
89
ad-
toward
90
dys-
pain, bad
91
supra-
above
92
electro-
electricity
93
amph-
around both sides
94
pre-
before infront of
95
mal-
bad
96
post-
after behinde
97
ante-
before forward
98
-al, -ic,-ical,-ac,-iac,-ar,-ary,-eal,-ous
pertaining to
99
mega-
large
100
para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along side of
101
-ase
enzyme
102
-ation
process; condition
103
-blast
immature; embryonic
104
-chezia
defecation; elimination of waste
105
-ectasis -ectasia
stretching; dilation; dilatation
106
-emesis
vomiting
107
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
108
-gen
producing; forming
109
-genesis
producing; forming
110
-iasis
abnormal condition
111
-ism
process condition
112
-lithiasis
abnormal condition of stones
113
-orexia
appetite
114
-otic
pertaining to the abnormal condition
115
-pepsia
digestion
116
-phagia
eating; swallowing
117
-prandial
meal
118
-ptyalo
spit; saliva
119
-ptysis
spitting
120
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of muscles
121
-stalsis
contraction
122
-stenosis
tightening; narrowing; stricture
123
-tresia
opening
124
mono-
one, single
125
bi-
two, both
126
oligo-
scanty
127
-genesis
producing, forming
128
-lytic
to reduce, to separate, destroy, breakdown
129
-one
hormone
130
-pexy
surgical fixation, to put in place
131
di-
twice
132
multi-
many
133
nulli-
none
134
oxy-
sharp, swift, rapid, acid, oxygen, quick
135
primi-
first
136
pseudo-
false
137
vivi-
live, life
138
-ation
process, condition
139
-cyesis
pregnancy
140
-gravida
pregnancy
141
-ium
structure, tissue
142
-mortem
death
143
-para
to bear, bring forth, live births
144
-parous
to bear, bring forth
145
-partum
birth, labor
146
-rrhaphy
suture
147
-tocia
labor, birth
148
-version
to turn
149
brady-
slow
150
tachy-
fast
151
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, separation, loosening
152
-meter
measure
153
-ole
small, little
154
-oxia
oxygen
155
-tension
pressure
156
-ule
small, little
157
dia-
through, complete
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em-
in
159
trans-
through, across
160
-ation
process, condition
161
-ectasia
stretching; dilation; expansion
162
-ectasis
stretching; dilation; expansion
163
-ema
condition
164
-lytic
to reduce, destroy, separate, breakdown
165
-pnea
breathing
166
-ptysis
spitting
167
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of muscles
168
-sphyxia
pulse
169
-stasis
stopping controlling
170
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
171
macro-
large
172
mega-
large
173
micro-
small
174
mono-
one, single
175
-emic
pertaining to a blood condition
176
-genous
producing
177
-globin
protein
178
-globulin
protein
179
-lytic
to reduce, destroy, separate
180
-oid
resembling
181
-phil
attraction for
182
-philia
increase in number of cells, attraction for
183
-poiesis
formation
184
-coccus, -cocci
berryshaped bacterium
185
eu-
good normal true
186
tetra-
four
187
tri-
three
188
-agon
to assemble, gather
189
-gen
producing forming
190
-in, -ine
a substance
191
-tropic
turning
192
-tropin
stimulate, act on
193
par-
other than abnormal
194
per-
through
195
-derma
skin
196
-metry
measurement
197
-otia
ear condition
198
-ation
process, condition
199
-iasis
abnormal condition
200
-opia
vision
201
-plegia
paralysis, palsy
202
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
203
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction of muscles
204
-tropia
to turn
205
bini-
double
206
ec-
out outside
207
en-
in within
208
eso-
inward
209
extra-
outside
210
hemi-
half
211
par-
other than, abnormal
212
para-
near, beside, abnormal, apart from, along side of
213
polio-
gray matter
214
quadri-
four
215
tetra-
four
216
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
217
-esthesia
nervous sensation
218
-kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic
movement
219
-lepsy
seizure
220
-paresis
slight paralysis
221
-phoria
feeling, to bear, carry
222
-sthenia
strength
223
di-
twice
224
-etic
pertaining to a condition
225
-iasis
abnotmal conditon
226
-lithiasis
abnormal condition of stones
227
-poietin
formation
228
-ptosis
drooping sagging or prolapse
229
-sclerosis
hardening
230
-tripsy
to crush
231
-uria
urination, condition of urine
