Prefixes, Suffixes, And Word Parts Flashcards by Lizzy Grunewald

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Acute

A

Short term (Ex: strep throat, ear ache)

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Chronic

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Long term (Ex: arthritis, asthma)

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Emesis

A

Vomiting

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Cravat

A

Bandage

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Febrile

A

Fever

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Afebrile

A

Without fever

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DNR

A

Do not resuscitate

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mal

A

Bad (Ex: malnutrition/malpractice)

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Rhino

A

Nose

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cyst

A

Bladder

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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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H2O

A

Water

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TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, respiration

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micturate

A

Urinate

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Derm/o

A

Skin

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intra

A

Within, inside

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Hetero

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Different

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Homo

A

Same

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inter

A

Between

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arthr/o

A

Joint

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cardi/o

A

Heart

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Enter/o

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Small intestines

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gastr/o

A

Stomach

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hepat/o

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Liver

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hyster/o

Uterus

oophor/o

Ovary

oste/o

Bone

ot/o

Ear

rhin/o

Nose

Macro

Large

Micro

Small

Poly

Many

My/o

Muscle

Brady

Slow

tachy

Fast

blephar/o

Eyelid

cephal/o

Head

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

comat/o

Deep sleep

contra

Against/opposite

crani/o

Skull

cost/o

Rib

dipl/o

Double

encephal/o

Brain

endo

Within or inside

enter/o

Small intestines

estro

Female

esthesi/o/a

Sensation or feeling

eu

Good, normal, easy

ex/o

Outside of or away from

follicul/o

Follicle, small sac

genie/genesis

Creation or reproduction

ger/i

Old age

gloss/o

Tongue

graphs

Process of recording

gynec/o

Female or women

hal/o, halit/o

Breath

hemi

Half

intra

Within or inside

kel/o

Growth or tumor

Kenisi/o

Movement

lepsy

seizure

lipid

Fat

lysis

Destruction, breakdown

macro

Large, seen with normal eye

malacia

Abnormal softening

malign/o

Bad, evil

mamm/o

Breast

megaly

Enlargement

mens/o

Menstruate

mon/o

One, single

micro

Small

My/o

Muscle

narc/o

Numbness

Onych/o

Fingernail, toenail

opia

Vision condition

or/o

Mouth, oral cavity

phasia

Speak, speech

phleb/o

Vein

pnea

Breathing

poly

Many

uria

Urine

py/o

Pus

lith/o

Stone

rehagia/recharge

Abnormal excessive bleeding

salping/o

Fallopian

sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

emia

Blood

xanth/o

Yellow

erythr/o

Red

leuk/o

White

cyan/o

Blue

melan/o

Black