Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 7 Flashcards by Alex P.

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-praxis

A

act; activity; practice; use

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pre-

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before; in front of

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presby-

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old age

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pro-

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before; in behalf of

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proct-, procto-

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anus; rectum

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proso-

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forward, anterior

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prostat-, prostato-

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prostate gland

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proto-

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first; in chemistry, the lowest of a series of compunds witht he same elements

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pseud-, pseudo-

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false

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psych-, psycho-

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mind; mental processes

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psychro-

A

cold

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward, displacement

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pubio-, pubo-

A

pubic bone or region

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pulmo-

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lung

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py-, pyo-

A

pus

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pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-

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dense; thick; compact; frequent

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pyelo-

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pelvis

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pyg-, pygo-

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buttocks

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pyle-

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orifice; especially of the portal vein

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pyloro-

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gatekeeper; applied to pylorus

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pyreto-

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fever

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pyro-

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heat; fire

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quadr-, quadri-

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four

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quinqu-

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five

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rachi-, rachio-

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spine

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radio-

A

radiant energy; a radioactive substance; in chemistry, a radioactive isotope

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re-

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back; again

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recto-

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straight; rectum

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ren-, reno-

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kidney

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reticulo-

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reticulum

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retro-

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backward; back behind

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rhabdo-

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rod

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rheo-, -(r)rhea

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current; stream to flow; to discharge

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rhino-

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nose

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rhizo-

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root

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rhodo-

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red

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roseo-

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rose-colored

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-(r)rhage, -(r)ragia

A

rupture; profuse fluid discharge

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-(r)rhaphy

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a suturing or stitching

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-(r)rhexis

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rupture of a specific body part

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sacchar-, saccharo-

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sugar

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sacro-

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sacrum

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salping-, salpingo-

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auditory tube; fallopian tube

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sapro-

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putrid; rotten

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sarco-

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flesh

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scapho-

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boat-shaped; scaphoid

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scapulo-

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shoulder

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scato-

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dung; fecal matter

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schisto-

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split; cleft

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schizo-

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division

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scirrho-

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hard; relating to the sclera

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-sclerosis

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dryness; hardness

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-scope

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instrument for viewing or examining (includes other methods of examination)

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-scopy

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examination

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scoto-

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darkness

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sebo-

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fatty substance

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semi-

A

half

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septi-

A

seven

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sero-

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serum

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sesqui-

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one and one half

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sial-, sialo-

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saliva

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sidero-

A

iron; steel

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sitio-, sito-

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bread; made from grain; food

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skeleto-

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skeleton

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skia-

A

shadow

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sodio-

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sodium

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somat-, somato-

A

body

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spectro-

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appearance; image; form; spectrum

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sperma-, spermat-, spermato-

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sperm; spermatozoa

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spheno-

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wedge; sphenoid bone

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sphygmo-

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pulse

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spir-, spiro-

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breathe

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spleno-

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spleen

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spondyl-, spondylo-

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vertebra

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spongio-

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spongelike

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staphylo-

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uvula; bunch of grapes; staphylococcus