Linfield College NUR 106 Prefix, Suffix - Exam I
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- -aemia
- a condition of the blood, as specified by the initial element: hyperemia.
- -ectomy
- “excision” "removal" : tonsillectomy
- -emia
- a condition of the blood : hyperemia.
- -esthesia
- capacity for sensation and feeling : anesthesia
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- -algesia
- -algia
- sensitivity to pain
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- -asis
- -esis
- a suffix of Greek origin used to form nouns of action or process: ecesis.
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- -iasis
- -isis
- -sis
- A pathological condition characterized or produced by: taeniasis.
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- abdomin-
- abdomino-
- Abdomen: abdominothoracic.
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- a-
- an-
- meaning “not,” “without”: amoral; atonal
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- ab-
- abs-
- Away from: aboral.
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- adip-
- adipo-
- “fat, fatty tissue,” used in the formation of compound words: adipocere.
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- bacteri-
- bacterio-
- “bacteria,” : bactericide; bacteriuria.
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- cardi-
- cardio-
- “heart,” : cardiogram.
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- crani-
- cranio-
- Cranium : craniometer.
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- cyan-
- cyano-
- a bluish shade of green : cyanamide.
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- dent-
- dento-
- pertaining to teeth : dentin.
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- derm-
- derma-
- pertaining to skin : dermatology
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- dors-
- dorsi-
- dorso-
- Back : dorsal.
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- enter-
- entero-
- “intestine” : enterology.
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- ep-
- epi-
- “upon,” “on,” “over,” “near,” “at,” “before,” “after” (epicedium; epidermis; epigene; epitome); on this model, used in the formation of new compound words (ep
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- erythr-
- erythro-
- “red” : erythrocyte.
- ad-
- "near" or “toward” and indicated direction, tendency, or addition: adjoin
- arteri-
- “artery” : arteriosclerosis.
- arthro-
- “joint,” “jointed” : arthropod.
- brady-
- “slow,” bradytelic.
- bronch-
- bronchus or bronchia : bronchopneumonia.
- circum-
- “round about, around, surrounding” : circumocular; circumpolar
- contra-
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In contrast or opposition to; against. : contraindicated
- dys-
- “ill,” “bad,” : dysfunction.
- eu-
- “good,” “well” : eupepsia