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Suffixes and Prefixes Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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What does the suffix -tomy mean?

A

cutting or operation

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What does the suffix -stomy mean?

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opening

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What does the suffix -stenosis mean?

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narrowing

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What does the suffix -stasis mean?

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stopping

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What does the suffix -scope mean?

A

instrument

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What does the suffix -ptosis mean?

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drooping

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What does the suffix -plegia mean?

A

paralysis

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What does the suffix -plasty mean?

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surgical repair

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What does the suffix -penia mean?

A

deficiency

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What does the suffix -otomy mean?

A

excision into

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What does the suffix -ostomy mean?

A

opening

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What does the suffix -oma mean?

A

tumor

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13
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What does the suffix -mania mean?

A

obsession

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What does the suffix -megaly mean?

A

large

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What does the suffix -lysis mean?

A

destruction of

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What does the suffix -logy mean?

A

study of

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17
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What does the suffix -itis mean?

A

inflammation

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18
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What does the suffix -ism mean?

A

condition or disease

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19
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What does the suffix -iasis mean?

A

pathological condition or state

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What does the suffix -graph mean?

A

recording instrument

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21
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What does the suffix -gram mean?

A

a recording of

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22
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What does the suffix -globin mean?

A

protein

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What does the suffix -genesis mean?

A

production of

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24
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What does the suffix -esthesia mean?

A

sensation

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25
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What does the suffix -emia mean?

A

blood

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26
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What does the suffix -emesis mean?

A

vomiting

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27
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What does the suffix -edema mean?

A

swelling

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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?

A

removal of

29
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What does the suffix -derma mean?

A

skin

30
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What does the suffix -cytosis mean?

A

condition of cells

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What does the suffix -cyte mean?

A

cells

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What does the suffix -blast mean?

A

forming

33
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What does the suffix -algia mean?

A

pain

34
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What does the prefix tachy- mean?

A

fast

35
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What does the prefix supra- mean?

A

above

36
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What does the prefix semi- mean?

A

half

37
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What does the prefix retro- mean?

A

behind

38
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What does the prefix quadra- mean?

A

four

39
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What does the prefix pre- mean?

A

before

40
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What does the prefix post- mean?

A

after

41
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What does the prefix poly- mean?

A

many

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What does the prefix peri- mean?

A

surrounding

43
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What does the prefix micro- mean?

A

small

44
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What does the prefix meg- or mega- mean?

A

large

45
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What does the prefix intra- mean?

A

within

46
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What does the prefix hypo- mean?

A

below normal

47
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What does the prefix hyper- mean?

A

above normal

48
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What does the prefix hemi- mean?

A

half

49
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What does the prefix epi- mean?

A

over

50
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What does the prefix endo- mean?

A

examination of the interior with a scope

51
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What does the prefix ect- mean?

A

outside

52
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What does the prefix dys- mean?

A

abnormal or pain

53
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What does the prefix contra- mean?

A

against

54
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What does the prefix brady- mean?

A

slow

55
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What does the prefix bi- mean?

A

twice or double

56
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What does the prefix anti- mean?

A

against

57
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What does the prefix a- or an- mean?

A

without

58
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What does the prefix ana- mean?

A

up

59
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What does the prefix cat- mean?

A

down

60
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What does the prefix card- mean?

A

Heart

61
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What does the prefix visceral- mean?

A

internal organs

62
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What does the prefix en- mean?

A

inside, within

63
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What does the prefix infra- mean?

A

under, below, less

64
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What does the prefix infer- mean?

A

under, below, less

65
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What does the prefix sub- mean?

A

under, below, less

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