Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards by Chloe Tippett

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-logy

A

the study of

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phleb-

A

veins

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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

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a-, an-

A

no, not

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aut-

A

self

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dia-

A

complete, through

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dys-

A

bad, painful, abnormal

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endo-

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within

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exo-

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outside

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hyper-

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excessive, more than normal, to much

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hypo-

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below, under, less than normal

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peri-

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surrounding

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pro-

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forward, before

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re-

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back

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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through

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-al, -eal, -ic

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pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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cutting out, surgical removal of

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-aemia

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blood condition

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-globin

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protein

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-gram

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record

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-ia

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condition

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-ism

A

process, condition

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-opsy

A

to view

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-scopy

A

the process of visually examining

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-sis

A

state of

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-tomy

A

process of cutting into, incision

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-centesis

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puncturing, draining

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-genic

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causing

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-latircs

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specialty

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-lysis

A

destruction, deterioration

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-phagia

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swallowing

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-phasia

A

speech

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-philic

A

attraction to

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-phobia

A

fear

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

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-osis

A

abnormal condidtion

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-trophy

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development/ nourishment

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a-

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no/not

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-plasia

A

formation/ growth

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encepha-

A

brain

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meta-

A

beyoud/ change

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neo-

A

new

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neph-

A

kidney