Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards by Taani Hendriks

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Hyper

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Excess/above (too much) e.g. Hypertension

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Hypo

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Low/below (not enough) e.g. Hypotension

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Supra

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Above/superior to e.g. Supraspinatus

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Infra

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Below/inferior to e.g. Infraspinatus

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Ante

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Before/infront e.g. Antepartum

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Anti

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Against e.g. Antibiotics

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Circum

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Around/circle e.g. Circumduction

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Contra

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Opposite e.g. Contralateral

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Ecto/exo

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Outside e.g. Ectopic pregnancy

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Endo

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Inside e.g. Endosternum

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Epi

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External layer e.g. Epiphysis Lepinium

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Inter

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Between e.g. Interarterial

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Intra

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Inside e.g. Intrafusal

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Mono

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One e.g. Monoplasti

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Neo

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New e.g. Neoplasm

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Per

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Through e.g. permeable

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Peri

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Around e.g. periosteum

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Poly

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More than 4 e.g. polumiostis

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Retro

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Denoting location from behind

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Sub

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Lower level/under e.g. subclaven

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Trans

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Across/move through e.g. transfusion

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-crine

A

Endocrine secretion

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-ectomy

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Removal e.g. mastectomy

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-ferent

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Carry e.g. Efferent

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-cyte

Cell e.g. Osteocyte

-ism

Condition e.g. Dwarfism

-logy

Study e.g. Epidemiology

-lysis

Cell disruption e.g. Paralysis

-ory

Pertaining to e.g. Sensory

-some

Showing e.g. Chromosome

-itis

Inflammation e.g. Tonsilitis

-tomy

Cutting/incising e.g. Anatomy

Excess/above (too much) e.g. Hypertension

Hyper

Low/below (not enough) e.g. Hypotension

Hypo

Above/superior to e.g. Supraspinatus

Supra

Below/inferior to e.g. Infraspinatus

Infra

Before/infront e.g. Antepartum

Ante

Against e.g. Antibiotics

Anti

Around/circle e.g. Circumduction

Circum

Opposite e.g. Contralateral

Contra

Outside e.g. Ectopic pregnancy

Ecto/exo

Inside e.g. Endosternum

Endo

External layer e.g. Epiphysis Lepinium

Epi

Between e.g. Interarterial

Inter

Inside e.g. Intrafusal

Intra

One e.g. Monoplasti

Mono

New e.g. Neoplasm

Neo

Through e.g. permeable

Per

Around e.g. periosteum

Peri

More than 4 e.g. polumiostis

Poly

Denoting location from behind

Retro

Lower level/under e.g. subclaven

Sub

Across/move through e.g. transfusion

Trans

Endocrine secretion

-crine

Removal e.g. mastectomy

-ectomy

Carry e.g. Efferent

-ferent

Cell e.g. Osteocyte

-cyte

Condition e.g. Dwarfism

-ism

Study e.g. Epidemiology

-logy

Cell disruption e.g. Paralysis

-lysis

Pertaining to e.g. Sensory

-ory

Showing e.g. Chromosome

-some

Inflammation e.g. Tonsilitis

-itis

Cutting/incising e.g. Anatomy

-tomy