Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots Flashcards

1
Q

Trache/o

A

Trachea

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2
Q

Mamm/o

A

Mammary gland

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3
Q

Ophthalm/o

A

Eye

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4
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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5
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Thorac/o

A

Thorax

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6
Q

Cephal/o

A

Head

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7
Q

Ot/o

A

Ear

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8
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Nas/o

A

Nose

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9
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Steth/o

A

Chest

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10
Q

Dent/o, dent/i

A

Teeth

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11
Q

Poly

A

Many, much, multiple

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12
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Dys

A

Difficulty

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13
Q

Brady

A

Abnormally slow

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14
Q

Mal

A

Bad, poor

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15
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Anti

A

Against, opposing

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16
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De

A

Down, from

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17
Q

Hypo

A

Insufficient, abnormally low

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18
Q

Hyper

A

Excessive, abnormally high

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19
Q

Tachy

A

Abnormally fast

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20
Q

-ectomy

A

To surgically remove

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21
Q

-ology

A

Study of

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22
Q

-scope

A

Instrument for examining

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23
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

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24
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

25
Q

-tomy

A

Cutting, incision

26
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

27
Q

-oma

A

Tumour

28
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency of

29
Q

-cyte

A

Cell

30
Q

Multi

A

Many, much

31
Q

Uni

A

One

32
Q

Eu

A

Normal

33
Q

Post

A

After

34
Q

Ep-, epi

A

On, upon

35
Q

Neo

A

New

36
Q

Peri

A

Around

37
Q

Pan

A

All

38
Q

Iso

A

Equal, same

39
Q

-phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

40
Q

-toxin

A

Poison

41
Q

-ist

A

One who studies

42
Q

-al, ic, ac, -ous

A

Pertaining to

43
Q

-oxia

A

Oxygen

44
Q

-spasm

A

Involuntary contraction

45
Q

-lysis

A

Destruction of

46
Q

-natal

A

Birth

47
Q

-megaly

A

Abnormally large

48
Q

-graphy

A

Recording of

49
Q

Erythr/o

A

Red blood cells

50
Q

Abdomin/o

A

Abdomen

51
Q

Gingiv/o

A

Gums

52
Q

Peritone/o

A

Peritoneum

53
Q

Hydr/o

A

Water

54
Q

Copr/o

A

Faeces

55
Q

Cyan/o

A

Blue

56
Q

Entr/o

A

Intestines

57
Q

Derm/o, dermat/i

A

Skin

58
Q

Hepat/o

A

Liver

59
Q

Ur/o

A

Urinary system