Affixes Flashcards
a-
not, without, no
an-
not, without, no
amphi-
both, on both sides of, around
ana-
up, back, again, upside down, wrong
an-
up, back, again, upside down, wrong
anti-
against, opposite, in answer to
apo-
from, off, away from
ap-
from, off, away from
cata-
down, against, very, badly, completely
cat-
down, against, very, badly, completely
dia-
through, across, between, apart, throughout
di-
through, across, between, apart, throughout
dys-
bad, disordered, difficult
ec-
out, out of
ex-
out, out of
en-
in, into, on
em-
in, into, on
el-
in, into, on
endo-
within
ento-
within
end-
within
ent-
within
epi-
upon, to, in addition to, against, into, over
ep-
upon, to, in addition to, against, into, over
eu-
good, well
ev-
good, well
exo-
outside, external
ecto-
outside, external
hyper-
over, excessive
hypo-
below, less than normal
hyp-
below, less than normal
meta-
after, changed, different, beyond
met-
after, changed, different, beyond
palin-
backwards, again
para-
beside, related to, disordered, contrary to
par-
beside, related to, disordered, contrary to
peri-
around, near
pro-
before, in front of
pros-
toward, in addition to
syn-
with, together, sme
sym-
with, together, same
syl-
with, together, same
sy-
with, together, same
-iac
pertaining to, like
adj.
-ac
pertaining to, like
adj.
-al
pertaining to, belonging to
adj.
-ian
pertaining to, one concerned with
adj.
-an
pertaining to, one concerned with
adj.
-tic
pertaining to
adj.
-ic
pertaining to
adj.
-ious
pertaining to, full of
adj.
-ous
pertaining to, full of
adj.
-oid
like, having shape of
adj.
-ize
to make, to do something with
v.
-m
result of
n.
-me
result of
n.
-ma
result of
n.
-mat-
result of
n.
-sis
act of, state of, result of
n.
-se
act of, state of, result of
n.
-sy
act of, state of, result of
n.
-sia
act of, state of, result of
n.
-sia
act of, state of, result of
n.
-y
quality of, state of, act of, condition of
n.
-ia
quality of, state of, act of, result of
n.
-gram
thing written
n.
-graph
writing, instrument for writing
n.
-graphy
writing, art or science of writing
n.
-ast
one who does
n.
-st
one who does
n.
-ician
specialist in, practitioner of
n.
-ite
one connected with, inhabitant of
n.
-ot
one connected with, inhabitant of
n.
-ote
one connected with, inhabitant of
n.
-te
one who, that which
n.
-t
one who, that which
n.
-ism
belief in, practice of, condition of
n.
-ist
one who believes in, one engaged in
n.
-arch
one who rules
n.
-crat
one who practices rules by
n.
-archy
rule by
n.
-cracy
rule by, type of government
n.
-tics
art, science, system or study of
sci.
-ics
art, science, system or study of
sci.
-logy
science of, systematic study of
sci.
-nomy
science of, system of laws governing
sci.
-metry
art of science of measuring
sci.
-arium
little
-arion
little
-idium
little
-ium
little
-ion
little
-isk
little
-iscus
little
-iscus
little
-ine
chemical substance
sci.
-in
chemical substance
sci.
-hedron
solid with specific number of faces
sci.
-meter
measure
sci.
-ploid
-fold
sci.
-scope
instrument for viewing
sci.
-ectomy
surgical removal of
med.
-tomy
surgical operation on
med.
-path
one who suffers from a disease of
med.
-pathy
disease of, treatment of disease by
med.
-mania
madness about, passion for
med.
-maniac
one having madness or passion for
med.
-phobia
abnormal fear or hatred of
med.
-phobe
one or fears or hates
med.
-emia
condition of the blood, congestion of blood in
med.
-iasis
diseased condition
med
-itis
inflammation of
med.
-ium
part, lining or enveloping tissue, region
med.
-oma
tumor of, swelling containing
med.
-osis
diseased condition of, act of, process
med
-rrhea
abnormal discharge
med.
-rrhoea
abnormal discharge
med.
-therapy
treatment of or by
med.
