Prefixes: Q, R, & S Flashcards by Mandy Cao

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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)

A

kidney

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retro-

A

backward, in back, behind

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rhin- (o)

A

nose, pertaining to nose

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-rraphy

A

suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect

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-rrhagia

A

sudden or excessive flow

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture of, bursting

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salping- (i, o)

A

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

A

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)

A

poison, rot, or infection

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sinistr- (o)

A

left

Q

soma- (t)

A

body

Q

son- (o)

A

sound

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-spasm

A

involuntary contraction

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sperm- (ato)

A

male germ cell

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splen- (o)

A

spleen

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-stasis

A

stoppage or maintaining a constant level

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steno-

A

contracted or narrow

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stern- (o)

A

sternum, breast bone

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stoma- (t)

A

mouth

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-stomy

A

artificial opening

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sub-

A

less, under, below

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sup- (er, ra)

A

above, upon, over, high in position

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sym-, syn-

A

joined, fused, together