Week 1- prefixes & suffixes Flashcards by Sarah Jansa | Brainscape

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Bronchitis

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bronch/o = bronchus

itis = inflammation

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Arthritis

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arthr/o = joint

itis = inflammation

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Cardiac

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cardi/o = heart

ac = pertaining to

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Colostomy

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col/o = colon

ostomy = surgically create an opening

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Dermatitis

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dermat/o = skin

itis = inflammation

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Dermatology

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dermat/o = skin

logy = study of

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Esophageal

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esophag/o = esophagus

eal = pertaining to

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Gastric

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gastr/o = stomach

ic = pertaining to

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Hepatic

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hepat/o = liver

ic = pertaining to

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Hepatitis

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hepat/o = liver

itis = inflammation

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Neurology

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neur/o = nerve

logy = study

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Pulmonary

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pulmon/o = lung

ary = pertaining to

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Rhinorrhea

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rhino = nose

rrhea = discharge, flow

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Rhinoplasty

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rhin/o = nose

plasty = surgical repair

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Uterine

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uter/o =

ine = pertaining to

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Venous

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ven/o = vein

ous = pertaining to

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Anuria

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an = without

ur/o = urine

ia = condition, state

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Apnea

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a = without, away from

pneum/o = lung, air

a = without

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Bilateral

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bi = two

later/o = side

al = pertaining to

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Bradycardia

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brady = slow

cardi/o = heart

a = ?

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Dysuria

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dys = abnormal, difficult, painful

ur/o = urine

ia = condition, state

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Intracellular

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intra = inside, within

cell = cell

ule = small

ar = pertaining to

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Endocarditis

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endo = inner, within

cardi/o = heart

itis = inflammation

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Epidermal

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epi = upon, over, above

derm/o = skin

al = pertaining to

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Extracellular

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extra = outside of

cell = cell

ule = small

ar = pertaining to

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Pericarditis

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peri = around

cardi/o = heart

itis = inflammation

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Polyuria

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poly = many

urin/o = urine

a = plural version?

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Postoperative

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post = after

operative = operation

?

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Tachycardia

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tachy = fast, rapid

cardi/o = heart

a = plural version?

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Unilateral

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un = not

i = combining vowel?

later/o = side

al = pertaining to