Prefixes, Suffixes, And Word Parts Flashcards
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Acute
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Short term( strep throat, ear ache)
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Chronic
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Long term( arthritis, asthma, etc..)
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Emesis
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Vomiting
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Cravat
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Bandage
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Febrile
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Fever
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Afebrile
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Without fever
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DNR-
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Do not resuscitate
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mal
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Bad ex: malnutrition/ malpractice
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Rhino
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Nose
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Cyst
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Bladder
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CPR
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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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H2O
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Water
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TPR
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Temperature, pulse, respiration
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Micturate
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Urinate
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Derm/o
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Skin
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Intra
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Within,inside
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Hetero
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Different
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Homo
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Same
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Inter
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Between
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Enter/o
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Small intestines
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Hyster/o
Uterus
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Oophor/o
Ovary
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Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/o
Ear
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Macro
Large
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Micro
Small
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Poly
Many
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My/o
Muscle
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Brady
Slow
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Tachy
Fast
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Blephar/o
Eyelid
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
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Comat/o
Deep sleep
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Contra
Against/ opposite
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Crani/o
Skull
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Cost/o
Rib
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Dipl/o
Double
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Encephal/o
Brain
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Endo
Within of inside
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Enter/o
Small intestines
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Estro
Female
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Esthesi/o/a
Sensation of feeling
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Eu
Good, normal, easy
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Ex/o
Outside of or away from
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Follicul/o
Follicle, small sac
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Genic/ genesis
Creation or reproduction
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Ger/i
Old age
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Gloss/o
Tongue
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Graphy
Process of recording
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Gynec/o
Female or woman
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Hal/o, halit/o
Breath
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Hemi
Half
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Kel/o
Growth or tumor
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Kenisi/o
Movement
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Lepsy
Seizure
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Lipid
Fast
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Lysis
Destruction, breakdown
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Macro
Large, seen with normal eye
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Malacia
Abnormal softening
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Malign/o
Bad, evil
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Mamm/o
Breast
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Megaly
Enlargement
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Mens/o
Menstruated
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Mon/o
One, single
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Narc/o
Numbness
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Necr/o
Death
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Onych/o
Fingernail, toenail
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Opia
Vision condition
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Or/o
Mouth, oral cavity
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Phasia
Speak, speech
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Phleb/o
Vein
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Pnea
Breathing
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Uria
Urine
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Py/o
Pus
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Lith/o
Stone
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Rrhagia/rrhage
Abnormal, excessive bleeding
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Salphing/o
Fallopian tubes
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Emai
Blood
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Xanth/o
Yellow
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Erythr/o
Red
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Leuk/o
White
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Melan/o
Black