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Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms Flashcards

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-algia

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pain (ex: neuralgia ; nerve pain)

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arthro-, arth-

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joints (ex: arthritis)

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-blast

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formative cell (ex: osteoblast - bone forming cell)

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brady-

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slow (ex: bradycardia - slow heartbeat)

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calc-

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stone, calcium, lime (ex: calcification)

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cerebro-, cerebr-

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referring to the cerebrum, the brain area containing the higher brain centers (ex: cerebral palsy)

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cheilo-, cheil-

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lip

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chromo-, chromat-

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color, pigmentation (ex: chromogen - a substance which produces color)

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-cidal

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killing (ex: bactericidal - killing bacteria)

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-clast

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break up, divide into parts (ex: osteoclasts - cells which break up or cause resorption of bone)

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-clus-

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shut (ex: occlusion)

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co-, com-, con-, cor-

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with, together (ex: congenital with the genes)

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contra-

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opposite (ex: contraangle)

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cuti-

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skin (ex: cuticle)

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-cyto-, -cyte

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cell (ex: leukocyte - white blood cell)

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denti-, dent-

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tooth (ex: dentition)

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di-

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twice, two (ex: diplopia - seeing double)

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disto-, dist-

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posterior, distant from centre (ex: distobuccal)

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-drome

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course or group (ex: syndrome - a group of symptoms and signs which, when appearing simultaneously, form a definite pattern of a specific condition, disease or abnormality)

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dur-

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hard (ex: induration - thickening or hardening, such as might be felt about the edges of an inflamed wound)

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dys-

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bad, ill, difficult (ex: muscular dystrophy)

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ecto-, ect-

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without, outer side (ex: ectogenous - said of bacteria which are able to grow outside their natural hosts)

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-ectomy

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surgical removal (ex: gingivectomy - surgical removal of diseased gingival tissue)

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-emia, (-aemia)

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blood condition (ex: bacteremia - bacteria in the bloodstream)

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erythro-, eryth-

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red (ex: erythrocyte - red blood cell)

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ex-

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beyond, from, out of (ex: exudate - inflammatory fluid - pus, serum, etc) - which flows from the tissues in the vicinity of an infection

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extra-

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outside of, beyond the scope of (ex: extracellular - outside of cell)

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faci-

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face (ex: facial)

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fibro-, fibr-

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fibers, fibrous tissue (ex: fibroblast - cells which form fibrous and scar tissue)

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fract-

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break (ex: fracture)

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gastro-, gastr-

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stomach (ex: gastritis - inflammation of the stomach)

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gero-

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old age (ex: gerodontics - dentistry for the elderly)

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glosso-, gloss-

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tongue (ex: glossitis - inflammation of the tongue)

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gnatho-, gnath-

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jaw (ex: gnathological surgery - surgery on the jaws)

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-gnosis

A

knowledge (ex: the diagnosis - knowledge required to discover the nature of a patient’s disease and the underlying cause)

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hemi-

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half (ex: hemisection)

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hyper-

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abnormal, excessive (ex: hyperplasia - an overgrowth of a tissue or organ)

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hypo-, hyp-

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deficiency, lack, below (ex: hypoglycemia - low blood sugar)

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infra-

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beneath, below, under (ex: infraorbital - below the orbit floor of the eye)

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inter-

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between, among (ex: intercellular tissue - the tissue between cells)

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intra-

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within, into (ex: intraoral - within the oral cavity; mouth)

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-ist

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one who practices holds certain principles (ex: hygienist)

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-itis

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inflammation (ex: gingivitis - inflammation of the gingival tissue

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labio-

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lip (ex: labioversion - altered position of a tooth toward the lip)

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leuko-, leuk-

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white (ex: leukoplakia - white patch)

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linguo-, lingu-

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tongue (ex: lingual - the surface of a tooth which faces the tongue)

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-logy

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doctrine, science (ex: periodontology - the clinical science that deals with the periodontium in health and disease)

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lympho-, lymph-

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lymph (ex: lymphatics (the vessels or channels which carry lymph)

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macro-, macro-

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enlargement, elongated part (ex: macroglossia)

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mal-

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bad, ill (ex: malnutrition)

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mes-, medi-, mesio-

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middle, intermediate (ex: mesial)

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muco-, muc-

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relating to the mucous membrane

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myo-, my-

A

muscle (ex: myocardium)

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naso-

A

nose (ex: nasopalatine)

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necr-

A

death (ex: necrosis - death of tissue)

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neo-, ne-

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new, recent

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neuro-, neuri-, neur-

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pertaining to nerves (ex: neuralgia)

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nucleo-, nucl-

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pertaining to the nucleus

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-odonto-, -odont-

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-oma

A

swelling, tumor

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oro-

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mouth, oral

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ortho-, orth-

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straight, normal

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-osis

A

condition, state

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osteo-, osta-

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patho-, path-

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pedia-, pedo-

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per-

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throughout, completely

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phago-

A

to eat (ex: phagocytosis - cell eating)

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-phile, -phil

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phlebo-, phleb-

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-phobe, -phobia

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fear, dread

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-plas-

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mould, shape

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pneumo-

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poly-

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many, much, excessive

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pont-

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pro-

A

before, in front of

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pulmo-

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pur-, pyo-

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re-

A

back, again

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retro-

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back, backward, behind

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-scopy

A

examination, insepction

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sial-, sialo-

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-some

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stomat-

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sub-

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beneath, under, deficient

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super-

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above, upon, excessive

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syn-

A

with, together

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tachy-

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swift, rapid

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tact-

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touch (ex: tactile - referring to the sense of touch)

90
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thrombo-, thromb-

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clot, coagulation (ex: thrombosis)

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-ule

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diminutive, small (ex: venule - small vein)

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vaso-

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blood vessels (ex: vasodilation - dilation of the blood vessels)

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vita-

A

life (ex: vitamin)

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xero-

A

dry (ex: xerostomia - dry mouth)

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