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Prefixes,suffixes,and combining forms flashcards

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Term
Definition
a-   absence of/meaning  
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bi-   two or both  
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dia-   through/complete  
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dys-   difficult,painful,abnormal, and labored  
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epi-   upon,on, and over  
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hyper-   above and excessive  
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hypo-   deficient,below,under and incomplete  
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intra-   within,in  
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meta-   change,beyond,and after  
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neo-   new  
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para-   beside,around,and abnormal  
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per-   through  
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pro-   before  
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sub-   under and below  
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trans-   through,across,and beyond  
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uni-   one  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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albin/o   white  
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aut/o   self  
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bi/o   life  
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coni/o   dust  
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cry/o   cold  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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cutane/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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erythr/o   red  
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erythemat/o   redness  
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fibr/o   fibrous tissues  
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heter/o   other  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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kerat/o   hard,horny tissue,keratin  
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lei/o   smooth  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o,lipid/o   fat  
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melan/o   black  
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myc/o   fungus  
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necr/o   death  
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onych/o   nail  
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pachy/o   thick  
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pil/o   hair  
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py/o   pus  
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rhytid/o   wrinkles  
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sclera/o   hardening  
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seb/o   sebum  
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staphyl/o   grapelike clusters  
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steat/o   fat and sebum  
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strept/o   twisted chains  
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ungu/o   nail  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xer/o   dryness,dry  
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-a   no meaning, noun ending  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-ad   toward  
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-coccus   berry-shaped  
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-cyte   cell  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-gen   substance that produces/causes, agent that produces/causes  
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-genic   producing, originating, causing  
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-ia   condition of, diseased state, abnormal state  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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-logy   study of  
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-logist   specialist who studies and treats  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlarged, enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor, swelling  
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-opsy   view of, process of viewing, viewing  
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-orrhea   flow, excessive discharge  
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-osis   abnormal condition, increased numbers relating to blood  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-pathy   disease  
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-phagia   eating,swallowing  
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-plasia   development, growth, condition of formation  
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-plasm   growth, substance, formation  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhea   flow,discharge  
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-sis   state of  
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-stasis   stop, controlling, standing  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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