Suffix and Prefix Flashcards by Chelsea Stathi | Brainscape

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Athro-

A

Joint

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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Chondri-

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Cartilage

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Pseudo-

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False

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Spondylo-

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Spine

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Ven/O-

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Vein

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Ante-

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Before; Forward

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De-

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Away from

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Dia-

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Across; through

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Epi-

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Upon

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Ex-, extra-

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Beyond

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Infra-

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Beneath

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Meta-

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Beyond

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Para-

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Alongside; Abnormal

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Path/O-

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Disease

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Peri-

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Around

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Sub-

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Under

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Supra-

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Above; Upon

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Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn-, Sys-

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Together

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Iso-

A

Equal; Like

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Brady

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Slow

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-ectasis

A

Expansion; dilation

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-ity

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Pertaining to

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-lysis, -lytic

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Breakdown; destruction

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-malacia

A

softening

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-penia

A

lack of; deficiency

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-ptosis

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falling; droopping

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-scelerosis

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Hardening

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-trophy

A

growth

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-ostomy

A

opening