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Word Parts - Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards

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1
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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ase

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enzyme

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-blast

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budding

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cidal

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causing death

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-clast

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broken

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-crit

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to separate

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-cyte

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cell

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-gen, -genesis, -genic

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producing

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-glia

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glue

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-gram

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something written

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-ia

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condition of, diseased or abnormal state

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-iac, -ic, -ior

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pertaining to

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-ism

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state of

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-itia, -itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lyte

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dissolvable

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-lytic

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destroy; reduce

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-mania

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madness or insane desire

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-odia

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smell

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-ologist

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one who studies and practices

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-oma

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tumor or swelling

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-opia

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vision

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-opsy

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to view

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-orrhea

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flow, excessive discharge

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-orrhexis

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rupture

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-osis

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abnormal increase in production

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-ostomy

A

creation of an artificial opening

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-otomy

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cutting

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-pathy

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disease

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-scelerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sepsis

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infection

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-stasis

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control or stop

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-tomy

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cut into or incision

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-tropic

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influencing

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a-, an-

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without or absence of

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ab-

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from or away

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ad-

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to or towards

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ana-

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up

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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append-

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to hang something

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bi-, bin-

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two

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brady-

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slow

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contra-

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against

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di-

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two

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dis-

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to undo; free from

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ecto-, exo-, extra-

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outside

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endo-

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within

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epi-

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upon

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erythr-

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red

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glyc-

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sweet

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hyper-

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over

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hypo-

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under

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im-

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not

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infra-

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beneath; below

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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inside

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iso-

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equal

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macro-

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large

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mal-

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bad

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meso-

A

middle

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meta-

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after

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micro-

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small

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mono-

A

one

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multi-

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many

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mut-

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change

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neo-

A

new

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para-

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beside

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patho-

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disease

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peri-

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surrounding

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poly-

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many

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post-

A

after

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pre-

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before

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pseudo-

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false

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re-

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back, again

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retro-

A

backward or behind

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semi-

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half

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sub-

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under or below

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super-

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over or above

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syn-

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together or joined

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tachy-

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fast

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tetra-

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four

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trans-

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through, across, beyond

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tri-

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three

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ultra-

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beyond; excess

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uni-

A

one

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