Roots, Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by charlie griffiths

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Describe a Root

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the essence of the words meaning; often relates to organ, structure, or disease.

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Describe a Prefix

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placed at the beginning of a word to alter or modify the meaning.

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Describe a Suffix

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placed at the end of a word to alter or modify the meaning.

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Quadr/Tetra

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Four

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A-

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without

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Anti-

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Working against

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Ante- (Pre)

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Before

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Brady

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Slow

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Cyto

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A Cell

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Dys

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Difficult

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Endo

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Within

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Epi

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Upon

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Eythr(o)

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Red

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Hypo

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Decreased

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Peri

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Around

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Poly

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Many

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Post

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After

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Pyo

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Pus

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Tachy

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Rapid

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aemia

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relates to the blood

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cyte

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a cell

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ectomy

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surgical removal of

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genic

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giving rise to

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ia/iais

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condition or state

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itis

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inflammation

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oma

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tumour

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osis

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disease order or state

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ostomy

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surgical opening

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Ad

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towards

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Supra

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above

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Per

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through

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Epi

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upon/outside of

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ter/tri

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three

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uni/mono

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one

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ab

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away from

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bi/bin/di

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two

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ecto

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outside

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thyroid

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thyroid gland

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cardio

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heart

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cyto

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cell

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chondr

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cartilage

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derma

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skin

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cysto

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bladder

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gastro

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stomach

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adreno

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adrenal gland

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pulmon

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lungs

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entero

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intestine

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osteo

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bones

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myo

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muscle

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colon

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colon

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ot/o

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ears

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reno

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kidney

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hemo

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blood

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ophtho

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eyes

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hepato

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liver

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athro

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joint/articulation

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chondro

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cartilage

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gloss

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tongue

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hist

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tissue

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mamm

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breast/mammary gland

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metra/metro

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uterus

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myo

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muscle

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neuro

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nerve

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orchi

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testicle

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pneumo

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air/gas/lung

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pneoa

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respiratory breathing

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ren

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kidney

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rhin

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nose

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trich

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hair

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vaso

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vessel

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aemia

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relates to blood

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cyte

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cell

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ectomy

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surgical removal of

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genic

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giving rise to/causing

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ia/iasis

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condition or state

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itis

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inflammation

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oma

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tumour

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osis

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disease order or state

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ostomy

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surgical opening

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eous

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something through the skin

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ism/la

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condition or theory of

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stasis

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stopped/controlled

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centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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ology

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study of

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scopy

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viewing or examination

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pexy

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surgical fixation or suspension

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rrhage

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bleeding excessively