Prefixes, Suffixes & Combining Forms 7 Flashcards

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1
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-praxis

A

act; activity; practice; use

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pre-

A

before; in front of

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presby-

A

old age

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pro-

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before; in behalf of

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proct-, procto-

A

anus; rectum

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proso-

A

forward, anterior

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prostat-, prostato-

A

prostate gland

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8
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proto-

A

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

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pseud-, pseudo-

A

false

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psych-, psycho-

A

mind; mental processes

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psychro-

A

cold

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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward, displacement

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pubio-, pubo-

A

pubic bone or region

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pulmo-

A

lung

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py-, pyo-

A

pus

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pycn-, pycno-, pykn-, pykno-

A

dense; thick; compact; frequent

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17
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pyelo-

A

pelvis

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pyg-, pygo-

A

buttocks

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pyle-

A

orifice; especially of the portal vein

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pyloro-

A

gatekeeper; applied to pylorus

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pyreto-

A

fever

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pyro-

A

heat; fire

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quadr-, quadri-

A

four

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quinqu-

A

five

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25
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rachi-, rachio-

A

spine

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26
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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-

A

kidney

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reticulo-

A

reticulum

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retro-

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backward; back behind

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rhabdo-

A

rod

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rheo-, -(r)rhea

A

current; stream to flow; to discharge

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rhino-

A

nose

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rhizo-

A

root

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rhodo-

A

red

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roseo-

A

rose-colored

38
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-(r)rhage, -(r)ragia

A

rupture; profuse fluid discharge

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-(r)rhaphy

A

a suturing or stitching

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-(r)rhexis

A

rupture of a specific body part

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sacchar-, saccharo-

A

sugar

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sacro-

A

sacrum

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salping-, salpingo-

A

auditory tube; fallopian tube

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sapro-

A

putrid; rotten

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sarco-

A

flesh

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scapho-

A

boat-shaped; scaphoid

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scapulo-

A

shoulder

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scato-

A

dung; fecal matter

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schisto-

A

split; cleft

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schizo-

A

division

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scirrho-

A

hard; relating to the sclera

52
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-sclerosis

A

dryness; hardness

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-scope

A

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

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-scopy

A

examination

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scoto-

A

darkness

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sebo-

A

fatty substance

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semi-

A

half

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septi-

A

seven

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sero-

A

serum

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sesqui-

A

one and one half

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sial-, sialo-

A

saliva

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sidero-

A

iron; steel

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sitio-, sito-

A

bread; made from grain; food

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skeleto-

A

skeleton

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skia-

A

shadow

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sodio-

A

sodium

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somat-, somato-

A

body

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spectro-

A

appearance; image; form; spectrum

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sperma-, spermat-, spermato-

A

sperm; spermatozoa

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spheno-

A

wedge; sphenoid bone

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sphygmo-

A

pulse

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spir-, spiro-

A

breathe

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spleno-

A

spleen

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spondyl-, spondylo-

A

vertebra

75
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spongio-

A

spongelike

76
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staphylo-

A

uvula; bunch of grapes; staphylococcus