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Suffixes, Prefixes, Roots Flashcards

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Root

A

Basic foundation of a word

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Suffix

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Placed at the end of a word

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Prefix

A

Placed at the beginning of a word

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4
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Combining vowel

A

Most common is “O”

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Combining form

A

A root and a combing vowel

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Bi

A

two , double

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Hemi

A

Half

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Quadric

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Four

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Semi

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Half

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Hyper

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Excessive

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Hypo

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Below or under , less than normal

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Poly

A

Many

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Ab

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Away from

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Ad

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Toward , increase

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Ambi

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both , both sides

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Ante

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before , in front of

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Circum

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Around

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Endo

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Within

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Inter

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Between

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Intra

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Within

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Peri

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Around

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Pre

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before , in front of

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Post

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After

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Sub

A

Below , under

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Alb

A

White

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Cirrh/o

A

Yellow

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Cyan/o

A

Blue

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Erythr/o

A

Red

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Jaund/o

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Yellow

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Leuk/o

A

White

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A

A

Without , not , no

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An

A

Without , not

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Anti

A

Against

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34
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Contra

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Against

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35
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Auto

A

Self

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Brady

A

Slow

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Dys

A

Bad , painful , difficult

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Hydro

A

Water

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Algia

A

Pain

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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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Ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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42
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Plasty

A

Surgical repair

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Pan

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Megaly

A

Enlargement

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Pathy

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Gram

A

Record or picture

47
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o/tomy

A

Incision into

48
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Tipsy

A

Intentional crushing

49
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itis

A

Inflammation of

50
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lith

51
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cide

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cyte

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scopy

A

The process of viewing with a scope

54
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lysis

A

destruction of

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tachy

A

Fast , rapid

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o/stomy

A

Surgical creation of a new opening

57
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rrhea

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Discharge , flow

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rrhagia

A

Excessive flow

59
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centesis

A

Surgical puncture

60
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pnea

61
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emia

A

Blood condition

62
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Superficial

A

Opposite of deep

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Distal

A

Furthest from point of attachment

64
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Proximal

A

Closest to point of attachment

65
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cardi/o

66
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pneum/o

A

Respiratory , lungs

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arhtr/o

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nephr/o

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cervix

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derm

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hepat/o

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hemat/o

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phleb/o

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gync/o

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oste/o

76
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edema

77
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emesis

A

Vomit or vomiting

78
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uria

79
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cerebr/o

80
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lateral

A

At the side

81
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Desis

A

Surgical fixation

82
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Entero

83
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Gene

84
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Glossa

85
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Hepato

86
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Hystero

87
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Mast

88
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Oma/cele

89
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Oophor

90
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Ophthalmo

91
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Orchi

92
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Os

93
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Pexy

A

Suspension of

94
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Procto

95
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Pseudo

96
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Oto

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Salping

98
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Supra

99
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Thoraco

100
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Un

101
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Uni

102
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Uro

103
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Vaso

CHCP terminology (3 decks)

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