Prefixs and Suffixs Flashcards
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A- An-
A
Absent or Without
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Ab-
A
Away from
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Abdomen(o)-
A
Abdomen
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Ad-
A
To, toward
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Aden(o)- Aden(i)-
A
Gland
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Adren(o)-
A
Adrenal gland
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Alge(si)-
A
Pain
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Alg(i)o-
A
Pain
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Adip(o)-
A
Fat
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Amino-
A
Amnion
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Angi(o)-
A
Blood Vessel
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Ante-
A
Before; forward
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Anti-
A
Against; opposed to
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Q
Arteri(o)-
A
Artery
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Q
Arthr(o)-
A
Joint
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Articul(o)-
A
Joint
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Atri(o)-
A
Atrium
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Aut(o)-
A
Self
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Axill-
A
Armpit
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Bi-
A
Two
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Bio-
A
Life
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Blast(o)-
A
Germ or bud
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Brachi(o)-
A
Arm
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Brady-
A
Slow
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Bronch(i)-
Bronchus
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Carcin(o)-
Cancer
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Carp(o)-
Wrist
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Cephal(o)-
Head
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Cerebell(o)-
Cerebellum
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Cerebr(o)-
Brain
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Cervic-
Neck or cervix
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Chem(o)-
Drug; chemistry
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Chol(e)-
Bile
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Clast-
To break
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Col-, colo-, colono-
Colon
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Contra-
Against
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Crani(o)-
The cranium
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Cry(o)-
Cold
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Cutane-
Skin
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Cyano-
Blue color
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Cyst(o)-, Cyst(i)-
Bladder, cyst
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Cyt(o)-
Cell
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Dacryo-
Of or pertaining to tears
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Dermat(o)-, derm(o)-
Skin
45
Dors(o)-, dors(i)-
The back
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Dys-
Bad; abnormal
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Ect(o)-
Outer; outside
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Encephala(o)-
The brain
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Endo-
Inside or within
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Enter(o)-
The intestines
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Epi-
On; upon
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Erythr(o)-
Red
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Fibr(o)-
Fiber
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Gastr(o)-
The stomach
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Glauc(o)-
grey color
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Gloss(o)-, glott(o)-
The tongue
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Gluco-
Sweet
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Glycolgyn(o)-, gyn(ec)o-
Sugar; glucose
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Hemat-, hemato-
Blood
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Hema or hemo-
Blood
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Hemi-
Half
62
Hepat-
The liver
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Heter(o)-
The other of two or different
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Hist(o)-, histio-
Tissue
65
Home(o)-
Similar
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Hom(o)-
The same as another or common
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Humer(o)-
The shoulder
68
Hydro-
Water
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Hyper-
Extreme or beyond normal
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Hyp(o)-
Below normal
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Inter-
Between; among
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Intra-
Within
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Iso-
Being equal
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Lacrim(o)-
Tear
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Lact(i)-, lact(o)-
Milk
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Laryng(o)-
The larynx (Lower throat cavity)
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Lateral-
Lateral
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Luc(o)-, leuk(o)-
White
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Lip(o)-
Fat
80
Lymph(o)-
Lymph
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Macr(o)-
Large; long
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Mamm(o)-
The breast
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Mammill(o)-
The nipple
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Mast(o)-
The breast
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Meg(a)-, Megal(o)-
Enlargement; million
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Melan(o)-
Black
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Mening(o)-
Membrane
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Micro-
Small
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Mono-
Single
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Morph(o)-
Form; shape
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Muscul(o)-
Muscle
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My(o)-
Of or relating to muscle
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Nas(o)-
The nose
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Necr(o)-
Death
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Neo-
New
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Nephr(o)-
The kidney
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Nerv-
Nerve and the nervous system
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Neur(i)-, neur(o)-
Nerve
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Ocul(o)-
The eye
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Onco-
Tumor; bulk; volume
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Oo-
of the egg; the ovum
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Opthalm(o)-
Eye
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Or(o)-
The mouth
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Orth(o)-
Straight or correct
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Ossi-
Bone
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Ot(o)-
The ear
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Ovari(o)-
The ovaries
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Oxy-
Oxygen; swift; sharp; acid
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Papill-
The nipple
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Path(o)-
Diease
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Pelv(o)-
Hip bone
112
Phago-
Eat; swallow
113
Pharmaco-
Drug; medication
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Pharyng(o)-
The pharynx (upper throat cavity)
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Phleb(o)-
Blood; veins
116
Phot(o)-
Light
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Pleur(o)-, Pleur(a)-
The ribs
118
Pneum(o)-
The lungs
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Poly-
Many; much
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Pre-
Before another
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Proct(o)-
Anus; rectum
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Psych(e)-, Psych(o)-
The mind
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Pulmon-, pulmo-
The lungs
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Pyro-
Fever
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Quadr(i)-
Four
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Rect(o)-
Rectum
127
Ren(o)-
The kidney
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Retro-
Backwards; behind
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Rhin(o)-
The nose
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Sangui-, sanguine-
Blood
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Schiz(o)-
Split; double-sided
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Scler(o)-
Hard
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Semi-
One-half; partly
134
Spasmo-
Spasm
135
Splen(o)-
Spleen
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Spondyl(o)-
The spine; the vertebra
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Sub-
Beneath; under
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Super-
Above; in excess; superior
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Supra-
Above; excessive
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Tachy-
Fast; irregularly fast
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Therap(o)-
Treatment
142
Therm(o)-
Heat
143
Thry(o)-
Thyroid
144
Tox(i)-, Tox(o)-, Tocic(o)-
Toxin; posion
145
Trache(o)-
Trachea
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Tympan(o)-
Eardrum
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Umbilic-
The naval; the umbilicus
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Un(i)-
One
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Urin-
The urinary system; Urine
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Uter(o)-
The uterus or womb
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Vagin-
The vagina
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Varic(o)-
Swollen or twisted vein
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Vas(o)-
Duct; blood vessel
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Vasculo-
Blood vessel
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Ven-
The veins
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Ventricul(o)-
The ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
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Vesic(o)-
The bladder
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Viscer(o)-
The internal organs
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-aemia
Blood condition
160
-al
Pertaining to
161
-algia
Pain
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-cidal, -cide
Killing; destroying
164
-crine
To separate or secrete
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-dynia
Pain
166
-ectomy
Surgical operation or removal of a body part
167
-emesis
Vomiting
168
-emia
Blood condition
169
-ic
Pertaining to
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-ics
Treatment
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-ism
Condition; disease
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-ist
One who specializes in
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-ite
The nature of resembling
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-itis
inflammation
175
-ium
Structure; tissue
176
-lepsis; -lepsy
attack; seizure
177
-lysis
Destruction; separation
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-oma (singular), -omata (plural)
Tumor; mass; collection
179
-osis
Disease, morbid state; abnormal increase
180
-paresis
Slight paralysis
181
-pathy
A disease or disorder
182
-pepsia
Relating to digestion or the digestive tract
183
-phage, -phagia
conditions relating to eating or ingestion
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-phobia
Exaggerated fear, sensitivity
185
-ptysis
Spitting; hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
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-rrhage
Burst forth
187
-rrhagia
Rapid flow of blood
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-rrhea, -rrhoea
Flowing; discharge
189
-stasis
Stopping; standing
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-staxis
Dripping; trickling
191
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure
192
-stomy
Creation of an opening
193
-tension, -tensive
Pressure
194
-tomy
Act of cutting; incising; incision
195
-tony
Tension
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-trophy
Nourishment; development
