Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards by Deanna Hernandez

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-lysis

A

separation or breaking into parts

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sub-

A

below

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-rrhage

A

to rupture or burst forth

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-tomy

A

an incision

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peri-

A

around

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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hepatitis

A

inflammation of the liver

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arthralgia

A

joint pain

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-pathy

A

disease

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-itis

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inflammation

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-gram

A

record

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post-

A

after

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-tomy

A

incision or cutting into

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas

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-therapy

A

treatment

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dys-

A

difficult, painful, bad

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ren/o

A

kidney

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hepta/o

A

liver

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-ectomy

A

excision or surgical removal

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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-algia

A

pain

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Hemorrhage

A

bursting forth or rupture of blood from vessels

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an-

A

without or no

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poly-

A

many

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-logy

A

study of

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endoscopy

A

procedure to visually examine inside the body

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osteomalacia

A

abnormal softening of bone

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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chemotherapy

A

treatment with chemicals or drugs

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colostomy

A

surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface

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ovariohyterectomy

A

surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus

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-algia

A

pain

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ecto-

A

outside of

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ab-

A

away from

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gastric

A

pertaining to the stomach

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cardiomegaly

A

heart enlargement

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hyper-

A

elevated

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hypo-

A

depressed, decreased

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renal

A

pertaining to the kidney

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-scopy

A

procedure to visually examine

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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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pan-

A

all

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-pexy

A

suture to stabalize

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eu-

A

good, easy, normal

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epi-

A

upper

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-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

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-graphy

A

procedure that records

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inter-

A

between

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gastropexy

A

suturing of stomach to body wall