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Med. Term Chp 4-7
suffixes and prefixes for quiz #7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -blast | embryonic, immature |
| -crine | to secrete |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -drome | to run |
| -fusion | coming together |
| -gen | substance that produces |
| -lapse | to slide, fall, sag |
| -lysis | breakdown, destruction |
| -meter | to measure |
| -mission | to send |
| -or | one who |
| -partum | birth, labor |
| -phoria | to bear, carry |
| -physis | to grow |
| -plasia | development, formation, growth |
| -plasm | structure or formation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptosis | falling, drooping, prolapse |
| -rrhea | flow discharge |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -trophy | development, nourishment |
| a-, an- | no, not, without |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| ana- | up, apart |
| ante- | before, forward |
| anti- | against |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| brady- | slow |
| cata- | down |
| con- | with, together |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| de- | down, lack of |
| dia- | through, complete |