Prefixes: Q, R, & S Flashcards
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radi- (o)
A
X-rays, radiation
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quad- (ra, ri)
A
four
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rect- (o)
A
rectum
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ren- (o)
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kidney
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retro-
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backward, in back, behind
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rhin- (o)
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nose, pertaining to nose
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-rraphy
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suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect
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-rrhagia
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sudden or excessive flow
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture of, bursting
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salping- (i, o)
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tube, fallopian tube
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sanguin-
A
blood
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sarc- (o)
A
malignant (cancer) connective tissue
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sarcoma
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malignent (cancer) connective tube
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scler- (o)
A
hardening
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-scerosis
A
hardness or dryness
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-scope
A
examining instrument
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-scopy
A
observation
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-sect
A
cut
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semi-
A
half
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sep- (ti)
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poison, rot, or infection
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sinistr- (o)
A
left
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soma- (t)
A
body
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son- (o)
A
sound
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-spasm
involuntary contraction
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sperm- (ato)
male germ cell
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splen- (o)
spleen
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-stasis
stoppage or maintaining a constant level
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steno-
contracted or narrow
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stern- (o)
sternum, breast bone
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stoma- (t)
mouth
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-stomy
artificial opening
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sub-
less, under, below
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sup- (er, ra)
above, upon, over, high in position
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sym-, syn-
joined, fused, together
