Quiz 1: Prefix & Suffix Flashcards
1
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circum-
A
Around
Movement around in a circle
2
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Cirrh/o
A
Yellow, tawny
Cirrhosis- chronic degenerative liver disease: yellowness of liver and skin
3
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Con-
A
Together, with
Congenital (born with)
4
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Contra-
A
Against
Contradiction (against what is indicated)
5
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Cyan/o-
A
Blue
6
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De-
A
Down, from
7
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Dia-
A
Through
8
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Dis-
A
Free-of, to undo
9
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Dys-
A
Bad, difficult, painful, disordered
10
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Ecto-
A
Outside
11
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Endo-
A
Within, inner
12
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Eosin/o
A
Red
13
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Eu-
A
Well, easily good, normal
14
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Ex-
A
Out, away from, outside
15
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Exo-
A
Outside, outward
16
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Extra-
A
Outside, outward
17
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Glauc/o
A
Gray, silver
18
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Hemi-
A
Half
19
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Hetero-
A
Different
20
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Homeo-
A
Likeness, same
21
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Homo-
A
Same
22
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Hydro-
A
Water
23
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Hyp-
A
Under, below, beneath, less than normal
24
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Idio-
A
Individual
25
Im-
Not
26
In-
Inside, within, not
27
Infra-
Beneath, below, under
28
Jaund/o-
Yellow
29
Juxta-
Near, beside
30
Leuk/o
White
31
Melan/o
Black
32
Meso-
Middle
33
Meta
Beyond,after
34
Milli
One thousandth
35
Mono
One
36
Multi
Many
37
Non
Not
38
Pan
All
39
Para
Near, beside, beyond, 2 like parts
40
Per-
Through
41
Peri
Around
42
Poli/o
Gray
43
Poly
Many, much, excessive
44
Post
After, behind
45
Pre
Before, in front
46
Primi
First
47
Pseudo
False
48
Purpur /o
Purple
49
Quadri
Four
50
Re-
Back, again
51
Retro-
Backward, behind
52
Rube-
Red
53
Semi-
Half
54
Sub-
Under, below
55
Supra-
Above, over
56
Sym-
Joined, together
57
Syn-
Joined, together
58
Tachy-
Rapid
59
Trans-
Across, through
60
Tri-
Three
61
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
62
Uni-
One
63
Xanth /o
Yellow
64
-iatry
Medical treatment,
Medical profession
65
-ic
Pertaining to
66
-ical
Pertaining to
67
-ician
Specialist in a field of study
68
-ile
Pertaining to
Capable
69
-ion
Action
Process
70
-ism
Condition
71
-ist
Practitioner
72
-itis
Inflammation
73
-ize
To make
To treat
Combine with
74
-lepsy
Seizure
Attack
75
-lith
Stone
76
-lithiasis
Presence or formation of stones
77
-logy
The study of
78
-logist
One who specializes in the study of
79
-lysis
Destruction
Detachment
80
-lytic
Destruction
81
-mania
A mental disorder
Madness
82
-megaly
Enlargement
83
-meter
An instrument used to measure
84
-metry
The process of measuring
85
-oid
Resembling
86
-ole
Small
Little
87
-oma
Tumor
88
-opia
Visual condition
89
-opsia
Visual condition
90
-opsy
Process of viewing
91
-ory
Pertaining to
Characterized by
92
-osis
Condition
93
-ous
Pertaining to
94
-pathy
Disease
95
-penia
Decrease in
Deficiency
96
-pexy
Surgical fixation
97
-phila
Attraction to
98
-phobia
Abnormal Fear
99
-plasia
Formation
Development
100
-plasty
Surgical repair
101
-plegia
Paralysis
102
-pnea
Breathing
103
-ptosis
Dropping
Prolapse
104
-rrhagia
Excessive flow
Discharge
105
-rrhaphy
Suturing
106
-rrhea
Discharge
flow
107
-rrexhis
Rupture
108
-scope
An instrument used to view
109
-scopy
Process of view with a scope
110
-stasis
Stopping
Controlling
111
-stomy
Surgical creation do a new opening
112
-tic
Pertaining to
113
-tion
Process of
114
-tomy
Incision into
115
-tripsy
Intentional crushing
116
-ula
Small, little
117
-ule
Small one
118
-um
Identifies singular nouns
119
-uria
Characteristics of the urine
120
-us
Identifies singular nouns
121
-y
Condition
Process
122
-eal
Pertaining to
123
-ectasia
Stretching or dilation
124
-ectasis
Stretching
Dilation
125
-ectomy
Surgical removal
126
-emia
Blood condition
127
-er
One who
128
-esis
Condition of
129
-gen
That which generates
130
-genesis
Generating
Formation
131
-genic
Pertaining to formation
Producing
132
-gram
Record
Picture
133
-graph
Instrument used to record
134
-graphy
Process of recording
135
-gravida
Pregnancy
136
-ia
Condition
137
-ian
Specialist in field of study
138
-iasis
Presence of an abnormal hormone
139
-iatric
Relating to medicine, physicians or medical treatment
140
-iatricin
One who treats
Physician
141
-iatrist
One who treats
Physician
142
Inter-
Between
143
Intra-
Within
144
Hypo-
Under, below, beneath, less than normal
145
Epi-
Upon, over
146
Erythr/o
Red
