Prefixes and suffixes - Quiz 5 Flashcards
1
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a-
A
without, not
2
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dys-
A
bad, painful, difficult
3
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endo-
A
within
4
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hyper-
A
excessive, above normal
5
Q
hypo-
A
under, below, deficient
6
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para-
A
near, beside, beyond
7
Q
-ectomy
A
excision, removal
8
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-lysis
A
seperation, destruction, loosening
9
Q
-pexy
A
fixation (of an organ)
10
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
11
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
12
Q
-tomy
A
incision
13
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-algia, -dynia
A
pain
14
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-dipsia
A
thirst
15
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-emia
A
blood condition
16
Q
-gen, -genesis
A
forming, producing, origin
17
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-glia
A
glue, neurological tissue
18
Q
-iasis
A
abnl condition
19
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-ism
A
condition
20
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-itis
A
inflammation
21
Q
-lith
A
stone, calculus
22
Q
-logist
A
specialist
23
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-logy
A
study of
24
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-megaly
A
enlargement
25
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-oid
A
resembling
26
Q
-oma
A
tumor
27
Q
-osis
A
abnl condition, increase
28
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-paresis
A
weakness, or loss of voluntary control
29
Q
-penia
A
decreased, deficiency
30
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-phagia
A
swallowing, eating
31
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-phasia
A
speech
