Prefixes, Combining Forms, and Suffixes Flashcards by Blyth Lacoste

algia

- dynia

pain, suffering

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-centesis

a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid.

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-crine

to secrete

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-desis

to bind, tie together

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-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting out

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-gram

a picture or record

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-graphy

the process of producing a picture or record

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-itis

inflammation

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-leuk/o

white

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-lysis

loosening or setting free

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-malacia

abnormal softening

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-megaly

enlargement

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-necrosis

tissue death

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-ologist

specialist

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-ology

the science or study of

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-oma

tumor

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-osis

abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-plasia

formation

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-plasm

formative material of cells

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-plasty

surgical repair

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rrhage

- rrhagia

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhea

flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

rupture

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-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

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-scopy

visual examination

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-scopy

visual examination

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stasis

- static

control, maintenance of a constant level

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-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

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-trophy

development

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without

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ab-

away from, negative, absent

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abdomin/o

abdomen

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ad-

toward, to, in the direction of

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aden

aden/o

gland

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aden/o

gland

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adip

fat

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adip/o

fat

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ana-

backward

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angi/o

blood vessel

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ankyl/o

crooked, bent, stiff

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anter

front or before

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anter/o

before, front

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appendic

append

appendix

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arteri/o

arteri

artery

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arthr/o

joint

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ather/o

ather

fatty substance

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burs/o

bursa

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carcin

cancerous

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cardi

heart

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caud/o

caud

lower part of body, tail

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cephal/o

cephal

head

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chondr/i

cartilage

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chondr/i

chondr/o

cartilage

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col

colon

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cost/o

rib

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crani/o

crani

skull

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cyan/o

cyan

blue

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cyt/o

-cyte

cell

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dermat

-derma

skin

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dextr/o

right side

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dia-

through

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dors

back of the body

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dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

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dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

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end-

endo-

in, within, inside

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enter

small intestine

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erythr/o

red

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eu-

good, normal, well, or easy

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ex-

out of, outside, away from

exo-

out of

exo-

out of, outside, away from

gastr

gastr/o

stomach

hist

tissue

hist/o

tissue

home/o

constant

hyper-

excessive, increased

hypo-

deficient, decreased

hypo-

deficient

ili

hip bone; ilium

in-

in, into, not, without

inter-

betwen or among

intra-

withing or inside

kyph/o

bent, hump

laryng

laryng/o

larynx or throat

ligament/o

ligaments

lith

stone

lod/o

curve, swayback, bent

lumb

lower back

macro-

large, abnormal size, or long

mega-

megal/o

large, great

melan/o

melan

black

mening

meninges

micr/o

micro-

small

my/o

muscle

myc/o

myc

fungus

myel/o

myel

spinal cord, bone marrow

nat

birth

neo-

new

neur/o

nerve

olig/o

scanty, few

oss/e

oss/i

oste/o

ost/o

bone

ot/o

ear

path/o

-pathy

disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

pelv

pelvis

peri-

surrounding

periton

peritoneum

physi

nature or physical

plas/i

plas/o

-plasia

development, growth, formation

poli/o

gray

post-

after, behind

poster/o

behind, toward the back

pre-

before

py/o

pus

pyel/o

pyel

renal pelvis

pyr/o

pyr

fever or fire

retro-

behind

rhin/o

rhin

nose

scoli/o

curved, bent

sinistr/o

left side

spondyl/o

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

sub-

under, less, or below

super-

supra-

above or excessive

synovi/o

synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

tendin

tendon

tonsill

tonsils

ventr

belly side of teh body

vir

virus or poison

dem/i

dem

population

pan-

entire

tele

distant

-metry

measure

-poietic

pertaining to formation

sacr/o

sacrum

capsul

little box

ankylosisng

the progressive stiffening of a joint or joints

spondyl

spondyl/o

vertebrae

-ago

diseased condition

-listhesis

slipping

kyph

hump

lord

bent backward

scoli

curved

-lysis

loosening or setting free

lamin

lamina

-clasis

break

bi-

twice, double, two

-cele

hernia, tumor, swelling

dys-

bad, difficult, or painful

fasci/o

fasci

fascia, fibrous band

fibr/o

fibrous issue, fiber

-ia

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -lum

-ic

pertaining to

kines/o

kinesi/o

movement

my/o

muscle

plegia

paralysis, stroke

tax/o

coordination, order

ten/o

tend/o

tendin/o

tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

ton/o

tone, stretching, tension

tri-

three

duct

to lead

flex

to bend

stern/o

breastbone

cleid/o

collar bone

Carpi

wrist or wrist bones

bi-

two

-ceps

head

tri-

means three

fibr/o

fibrous tissue

ten/o

tendon

-cele

hernia

-lysis

destruction or breaking down in disease

rhabdomy/o

striated muscle

-penia

deficiency