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Suffixes and Prefixes Medical Terminology Flashcards

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What does the suffix -tomy mean?

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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?

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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?

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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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What does the suffix -mania mean?

A

obsession

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What does the suffix -megaly mean?

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large

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What does the suffix -lysis mean?

A

destruction of

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What does the suffix -logy mean?

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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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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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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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What does the suffix -esthesia mean?

A

sensation

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What does the suffix -emia mean?
blood
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What does the suffix -emesis mean?
vomiting
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What does the suffix -edema mean?
swelling
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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
removal of
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What does the suffix -derma mean?
skin
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What does the suffix -cytosis mean?
condition of cells
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What does the suffix -cyte mean?
cells
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What does the suffix -blast mean?
forming
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What does the suffix -algia mean?
pain
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What does the prefix tachy- mean?
fast
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What does the prefix supra- mean?
above
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What does the prefix semi- mean?
half
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What does the prefix retro- mean?
behind
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What does the prefix quadra- mean?
four
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What does the prefix pre- mean?
before
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What does the prefix post- mean?
after
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What does the prefix poly- mean?
many
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What does the prefix peri- mean?
surrounding
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What does the prefix micro- mean?
small
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What does the prefix meg- or mega- mean?
large
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What does the prefix intra- mean?
within
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What does the prefix hypo- mean?
below normal
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What does the prefix hyper- mean?
above normal
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What does the prefix hemi- mean?
half
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What does the prefix epi- mean?
over
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What does the prefix endo- mean?
examination of the interior with a scope
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What does the prefix ect- mean?
outside
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What does the prefix dys- mean?
abnormal or pain
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What does the prefix contra- mean?
against
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What does the prefix brady- mean?
slow
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What does the prefix bi- mean?
twice or double
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What does the prefix anti- mean?
against
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What does the prefix a- or an- mean?
without
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What does the prefix ana- mean?
up
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What does the prefix cat- mean?
down
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What does the prefix card- mean?
Heart
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What does the prefix visceral- mean?
internal organs
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What does the prefix en- mean?
inside, within
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What does the prefix infra- mean?
under, below, less
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What does the prefix infer- mean?
under, below, less
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What does the prefix sub- mean?
under, below, less

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