Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words Flashcards

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contra

A

against, opposed

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cyt/o

A

cell

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derm

A

skin

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endo

A

within / inner

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epi

A

upon / on top

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hyper

A

excessive

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hypo

A

less than, deficient

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infra

A

below

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intra

A

within, inside

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ipsi

A

same

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ante

A

before / in front of

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para

A

abnormal / irregular

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post

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after / behind

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pre

A

before / in front of

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pseudo

A

false

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supra

A

above

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trans

A

across / through

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-cyte

A

cell

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-algia

A

pain

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-ectomy

A

to excise / remove

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-gram

A

recording an image

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-otomy

A

cut into

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-ostomy

A

make a new opening

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-path(y)

A

disease

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-penia

A

deficiency of, decrease

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-plasia

A

growth / formation

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-plasty

A

surgical repair of

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-scopy

A

to look / visualization

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-stenosis

A

narrowing of

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-tome

A

instrument to cut into

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-tomy

A

process of cutting into

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angio

A

blood vessel

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arthro

A

joint

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caudad

A

tail

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cephalo

A

head

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cerebro

A

brain, cerebrum

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cervico

A

neck

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costo

A

ribs

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cranio

A

cranium / skull

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encephalo

A

brain

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lamina

A

a thin layer or plate

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myelo

A

spinal cord

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myo

A

muscle

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neuro

A

nerve

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osteo

A

bone

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phlebo

A

vein

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pneumo

A

lungs, air

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sacro

A

sacrum

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spondylo

A

vertebra

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thoraco

A

chest, thorax

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vaso

A

blood vessell