Suffixes/Prefixes (Body) Flashcards

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-al

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Pertaining to
*coron/al = pertaining to the heart
[coron=heart]

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  • algia

- dynia

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Pain
*cost/algia = pain in the ribs
[cost=ribs]
*thorac/o/dynia = pain in the chest
[thorac/o= chest]
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  • gen

- genesis

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Forming, producing, origin
*path/o/gen = forming, producing, or origin of a disease
[path/o=disease]
*carcin/o/genesis = forming, producing, or origin of cancer
[carcin=cancer]

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of
*his/o/logist = specialist in the study of tissues
[hist/o=tissue]

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-logy

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Study of
*eti/o/logy = study of the causes (of disease)
[eti/o = cause]

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-lysis

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Separation; destruction; loosening
*cyt/o/lysis = destruction, dissolution, or separation of a cell
[cyt/o=cell]

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-meter

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Instrument used to measure
*therm/o/meter= instrument to measure heat
[therm/o=heat]

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-plasia

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Formation, growth
*hyper/plasia = excessive growth of tissue
[hyper-=excessive, above normal]

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-toxic

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Poison
*hepat/o/toxic = pertaining to poison in the liver
[hepat/o=liver]

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Bi-

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Two
*bi/later/al = pertaining to or affecting two sides
[later=side, to one side; -al=pertaining to]

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Epi-

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Above, on
*epi/gastr/ic = pertaining to above or on the stomach
[gastr=stomach; -ic=pertaining to]

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Infra-

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Below, under
*infra/cost/al = pertaining to below or under the ribs
[cost=ribs; -al= pertaining to]

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Trans-

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Across, through
*trans/vagin/al = pertaining to across or through the vagina
[vagin=vagina; -al=pertaining to]

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-ad

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Toward
*medi/ad = toward the middle or center
[medi/o=middle]

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