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

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sacchar/o-

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sugar

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sacro-

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sacrum

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salping/o-

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auditory tube; fallopian tube

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sapro-

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putrid; rotten

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sarco-

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flesh

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scapho-

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boat-shaped; scaphoid

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scapulo-

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shoulder

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scato-

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dung; fecal matter

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schisto-

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split; cleft

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schizo-

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division

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scirrho-

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hard; hard tumor or scirrhus

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sclero-

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  1. hard
  2. relating to the sclera
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-sdclerosis

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dryness; hardness

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-scope

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

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-scopy

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examination

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scoto-

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darkness

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sebo-

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fatty substance

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semi-

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half

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septi-

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sevejn

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sero-

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serum

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sesqui-

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one and one half

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sial/o-

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saliva

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sidero-

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iron; steel

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sitio-
sito-

A

bread; made from grain; food

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skeleto-

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skeleton

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skia-

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shadow

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sodio-

A

sodium

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somat/o-

A

body

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spectro-

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appearance; image; form; spectrum

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sperma/t-
sperma/to-

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sperm; spermatozoa

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spheno-

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wedge; sphenoid bone

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sphygmo-

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pulse

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spir/o-

A

breathe

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spleno-

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spleen

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spondyl/o-

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vertebra

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spongio-

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spongelike

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staphylo-

A

uvula; bunch of grapes; Staphylococcus

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steato-

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fat

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steno-

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narrow; short

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sterco-

A

feces

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stere/o-

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3D

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sterno-

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sternum

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stetho-

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chest

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stomato-

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mouth

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strepto-

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twisted

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sub-

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under; beneath; in small quantity; less than normal

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super-

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above; beyond superior

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supra-

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above; beyond; on top

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syn-
sym-

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with; together with; along; beside

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