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Med. Term. 16
Medical Terminology Prefixes, Suffixes, and Combining Forms "Q, R"
Question | Answer |
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quadri- | four |
quantitat/o- | quantity or amount |
radic/o- | all parts, including the root |
radicul/o- | spinal nerve root |
radi/o- | radius (forearm bone); x-rays; radiation |
rap/o- | to seize and drag away |
re- | again and again; backward; unable to |
react/o- | reverse movement |
recept/o- | receive |
recess/o- | to move back |
rect/o- | rectum |
recuper/o- | recover |
reduct/o- | to bring back; decrease |
refract/o- | bend; deflect |
regurgitat/o- | flow backward |
relax/o- | relax |
remiss/o- | send back |
ren/o- | kidney |
repress/o- | press back |
resect/o- | to cut out; remove |
resist/o- | withstand the effect of |
resuscit/o- | revive; raise up again |
retard/o- | slow down; delay |
retent/o- | keep; hold back |
reticul/o- | small network |
retin/o- | retina |
retro- | behind; backward |
rhabd/o- | rod-shaped |
rheumat/o- | watery discharge |
rhin/o- | nose |
rhiz/o- | spinal nerve root |
rhythm/o- | rhythm |
rhytid/o- | wrinkle |
rib/o- | ribonucleic acid |
roentgen/o- | x-rays; radiation |
rotat/o- | rotate |
-rrhage | excessive flow or discharge |
rrhag/o- | excessive flow or discharge |
-rrhaphy | procedure of suturing |
-rrhea | flow; discharge |
rrhea/o- | flow; discharge |
rrhythm/o- | rhythm |
-rubin | red substance |
rub/o- | red |
rug/o- | ruga (fold) |