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Week 1 flash cards
prefix/suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -itis | inflammation |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -logy | study of |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -otomy | cutting into, incision |
| -ostomy | creation of an opening |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -scope | Instrument for viewing |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -algia | pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -cyte | cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | produced by or in |
| -lysis | breakdown or destruction |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhage | bursting forth (mainly blood) |
| -rrhagia | excessive flow or bleeding |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision |
| -ule | small, little |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| An- | without, not |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hyper- | above, excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| peri- | around |
| Post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, forward |
| re- | again, back |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, beyond |
| trans- | across, through |
| hemi- | half |
| bi | two |
| tri- | three |
| poly- | many |
| mono- | one |
| uni- | one |
| neo- | new |
| pan- | all |
| para- | beside, near |
| pseudo- | false |
| macro- | large |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | surgical binding or fixation |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -tomy | incision into |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gram | record or picture |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -scope | instrument for visual examination |
| -scopy | visual examination using a scope |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -lysis | destruction or breakdown |
| -genesis | formation or production |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -plasia | development or formation |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -plegia | Paralysis |
| -ptosis | dropping or prolapse |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| -uria | condition of urine |
| Ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| dors/o | back (posterior) |
| ventr/o | Front (anterior) |
| later/o | side |
| medi/o | middle |
| Super/o | above |
| infer/o | below |
| cephal/o | head |
| caud/o | Tail/ lower part of the body |
| proxim/o | near (To point of attachment) |
| disto/o | far (from point of attachment) |
| Infer/o | below |
| super- | above, upper |
| endo- | whithin |
| eco- | outside |
| epi- | upon, on top of |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| infra- | below |
| retro- | behind, backward |
| de- | down, away from |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | opposite, against |
| ecto- | outside |
| en- | in, into |
| extra- | beyond, change |
| meso | middle |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| per- | through |
| syn/ sym- | together, with |
| -genetic | producing/ orginating |
| micro- | small |
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