1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness
3
Q
-desis
A
binding, fusion
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-esthesia
A
sensation
6
Q
-kinesia, -kinesis
A
movement
7
Q
-phobia
A
fear
8
Q
-phonia
A
sound
9
Q
-phoria
A
feeling, carrying
10
Q
-cele
A
hernia
11
Q
-cytosis
A
condition of cells
12
Q
-ectasia, -ectasis
A
expansion, dialtion
13
Q
-edema
A
swelling
14
Q
-ema
A
condition
15
Q
-emesis
A
vomitting
16
Q
-iasis
A
pathological condition or state, presence of
17
Q
-ism
A
condition, disease
18
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
19
Q
-lepsy
A
seizures
20
Q
-leptic
A
pertaining to seizures
21
Q
-lithiasis
A
presence of stones
22
Q
-mania
A
obsession, madness
23
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
24
Q
-oma (pl. omae)
A
tumor, neoplasm
25
-opia, -opsia
vision
26
-osis (pl. -oses)
condition, state, process
27
-paresis
slight paralysis, feelings of numbness and tingling
28
-pathy
abnormal condition, disease process
29
-penia
deficiency, small, fewer
30
-philia
attraction, affinity for
31
-phrenia
of the mind
32
-phthisis
wasting away
33
-physis
growing
34
-plegia
paralysis
35
-plegic
pertaining to paralysis
36
-ptosis
falling down, drooping
37
-rrhea
to flow or discharge
38
-rrhagia
excessive bleeding (amount and/or frequency)
39
-rrhexis
rupture
40
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
41
-trophy
nutrition
42
-blast
immature, forming
43
-cidal, -cide
destroying, killing
44
-crine
secreting
45
-malacia
softening
46
-para
bearing, given birth
47
-parous
bearing, producing offspring
48
-pepsia
digestion
49
-phage, -phagia
eating, devouring
50
-phasia
speaking
51
-phoresis
carrying
52
-plasia
formation, development, growth
53
-plastic
forming
54
-pnea
breath
55
-poiesis
production, formation
56
-poietic
pertaining to production
57
-poietin
substance that produces
58
-porosis
lessening in density
59
-rrhage
discharging heavily
60
-schisis
splitting
61
-somnia
sleep
62
-spasm
contraction
63
-stalsis
contraction
64
-stasis
stopping, constant, static
65
-stenosis
narrowing
66
-cyte
cell
67
-derma
skin
68
-emia
blood
69
-emic
relating to blood
70
-globin, -globulin
protein
71
-oxia
oxygen
72
-plakia
plaque
73
-plasm, -plasia
thing formed, growth
74
-uria
urine
75
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
76
-ectomy
removal of part or all of an organ or body part
77
-lysis
destruction of
78
-lytic
destruction of
79
-pexy
fixation, usually done surgically
80
-plasty
surgical repair
81
-rrhapy
surgical suturing
82
-static, -stasis
maintaining a state
83
-tome
cutting instrument, segment
84
-stomy
opening
85
-tomy
cutting operation, incision
86
-tripsy
crushing
87
-crit
separate
88
-gen
producer
89
-genesis
origin
90
-genic
produced by
91
-gram
a recording
92
-graph
recording instrument
93
-meter
measuring device
94
-metry
measurement
95
-opsy
view of
96
-pheresis
removal
97
-phil
attraction, affinity for
98
-scope
instrument for visual examination
99
-scopy
use of an instrument for viewing
100
-ad
toward
101
-clast, -clasis
break, fracture
102
-form
in the shape of
103
-ic
pertaining to
104
-ics
treatment, practice, body of knowledge
105
-logist
one who studies
106
-oid
like, resembling
106
-logy
study, practice
107
-phylaxis
protection, prevention
107
-stat
agent to maintain a state of equilibrium
108
-tropia
turning
109
-tropic
turning toward
110
-tropy
attracted to target structures
111
-version
turning
Anatomy & Physiology I
flashcards
Decks in class (19)
# Cards
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Prefixes66
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Size or Quantity16
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Position or Location27
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Time8
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Presence or Quality20
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Miscellaneous20
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Suffix113
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Sensation or Feeling10
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Conditions or Symptoms30
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Body Processes26
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BODY PARTS/ CHEMICAL ELEMENTS10
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surgical or procedural processes12
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pathology or diagnosis14
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Abbreviations74
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Integumentary system184
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Musculoskeletal System257
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The Nervous System191
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The Sensory System156
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM83
