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Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
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Medical Prefixes and Suffixes
The Integumentary System
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1
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What does the prefix a- mean in medical terms?
Answer
without, lack of
2
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What does the prefix aden/o denote?
Answer
gland
3
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What does adip/o signify in anatomical terms?
Answer
fat
4
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What does albin/o indicate?
Answer
white
5
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What does the suffix -ary denote?
Answer
pertaining to
6
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What does auto- mean as a prefix?
Answer
self
7
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What does bi/o refer to?
Answer
life
8
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What does carcin/o signify?
Answer
cancer
9
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What does caus/o denote in medical prefixes?
Answer
burn, burning
10
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What does cauter/o mean?
Answer
to burn
11
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What does chrom/o signify?
Answer
color
12
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What does cis/o mean?
Answer
to cut
13
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What does cry/o denote?
Answer
cold
14
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What does cutane/o refer to?
Answer
skin
15
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What does cyan/o indicate?
Answer
blue
16
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What does the suffix -cyte mean?
Answer
cell
17
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What does derm/a refer to?
Answer
skin
18
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What does -derma mean when used as a suffix?
Answer
skin condition
19
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What does -ema denote?
Answer
condition, swelling
20
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What does epi- mean in prefixes?
Answer
upon, above
21
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What does erythr/o signify?
Answer
red
22
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What does -esis indicate in medical terms?
Answer
condition, state of
23
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What does ex- mean as a prefix?
Answer
out, away from
24
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What does - genesis denote?
Answer
producing, forming
25
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What does hidr/o refer to?
Answer
sweat
26
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What does hyper- signify?
Answer
above, excessive
27
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What does hypo- signify?
Answer
below, deficient
28
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What does -iasis indicate?
Answer
condition, abnormal process
29
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What does in- mean as a prefix?
Answer
in, not, or inward
30
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What does integument/o refer to?
Answer
skin, covering