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Pathophysiology Exam 1 Prefixes & Suffixes
Pathophysiology Exam 1 Prefixes & Suffixes
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Biology
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01/24/2012
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Term
a-
 Definition
without or not
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adeno-
 Definition
gland
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an-
 Definition
without
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ante-
 Definition
before
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anti-
 Definition
against
Term
arthro-
 Definition
joint
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bio-
 Definition
life
Term
chol-
 Definition
bile
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cyst-
 Definition
bladder
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dia-
 Definition
through
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dys-
 Definition
difficult; bad
Term
en-
 Definition
in, into
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endo-
 Definition
within
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entero-
 Definition
intestine
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epi-
 Definition
upon
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ex-
 Definition
out of
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hem-, hemo-
 Definition
blood
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hetero-
 Definition
dissimilar
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homeo-
 Definition
similar
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hydro-
 Definition
water
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hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
deficiency, beneath
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hyster-
 Definition
uterus
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infra-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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leuko-
 Definition
white
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
mast-
 Definition
breast
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mega-
 Definition
great
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melan-
 Definition
black
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men-
 Definition
month
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micro-
 Definition
small
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myo-
 Definition
muscle
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myx-
 Definition
mucus
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necro-
 Definition
death
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
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nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
oligo-
 Definition
few
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osteo-
 Definition
bone
Term
para-
 Definition
beside
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peri-
 Definition
around
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phago-
 Definition
eat
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phleb-
 Definition
vein
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polio-
 Definition
grey
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poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after
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pro-
 Definition
before
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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pyo-
 Definition
pus
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syn-
 Definition
together with
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xantho-
 Definition
yellow
Term
-angio
 Definition
vessel
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ase
 Definition
designating an enzyme
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-cele
 Definition
a protrusion
Term
-centesis
 Definition
perforating or tapping
Term
-chole
 Definition
bile
Term
-ectasis
 Definition
dilate
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
excision
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomit
Term
-emia
 Definition
blood
Term
-esthesia
 Definition
sensation
Term
-genesis
 Definition
generation of
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-iasis
 Definition
a process, especially a morbid one
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone
Term
-lysis
 Definition
to dissolve
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
large
Term
-odynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-oid
 Definition
like, resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-osis
 Definition
a morbid process
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
mouth
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cut
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-penia
 Definition
poverty
Term
-phila
 Definition
affinity for
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-plasia
 Definition
to form
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
-pnea
 Definition
breath
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
falling
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-rhagia
 Definition
bursting forth
Term
-rhea
 Definition
flow
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-stasis
 Definition
standing still
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-trophy
 Definition
nourish
Term
-uria
 Definition
relating to urine
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