S - Medical Terminology - Prefixes, Suffixes, Combining Form Flashcards

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sacchar/o-

A

sugar

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sacro-

A

sacrum

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salping/o-

A

auditory tube; fallopian tube

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sapro-

A

putrid; rotten

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sarco-

A

flesh

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scapho-

A

boat-shaped; scaphoid

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scapulo-

A

shoulder

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scato-

A

dung; fecal matter

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schisto-

A

split; cleft

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schizo-

A

division

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scirrho-

A

hard; hard tumor or scirrhus

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sclero-

A
  1. hard
  2. relating to the sclera
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-sdclerosis

A

dryness; hardness

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14
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-scope

A

instrument for viewing or examining (includes other methods of examination)

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-scopy

A

examination

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scoto-

A

darkness

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sebo-

A

fatty substance

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semi-

A

half

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septi-

A

sevejn

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sero-

A

serum

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sesqui-

A

one and one half

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sial/o-

A

saliva

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sidero-

A

iron; steel

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sitio-
sito-

A

bread; made from grain; food

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skeleto-

A

skeleton

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skia-

A

shadow

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sodio-

A

sodium

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somat/o-

A

body

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spectro-

A

appearance; image; form; spectrum

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sperma/t-
sperma/to-

A

sperm; spermatozoa

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spheno-

A

wedge; sphenoid bone

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sphygmo-

A

pulse

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spir/o-

A

breathe

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spleno-

A

spleen

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spondyl/o-

A

vertebra

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spongio-

A

spongelike

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staphylo-

A

uvula; bunch of grapes; Staphylococcus

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steato-

A

fat

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steno-

A

narrow; short

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sterco-

A

feces

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stere/o-

A

3D

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sterno-

A

sternum

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stetho-

A

chest

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stomato-

A

mouth

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strepto-

A

twisted

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sub-

A

under; beneath; in small quantity; less than normal

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super-

A

above; beyond superior

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supra-

A

above; beyond; on top

49
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syn-
sym-

A

with; together with; along; beside