Chap 1-3 Flashcards
suffix
comes after root
prn
as needed
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
prefix
comes before root
mono-
one
uni-
one
quad-
four
poly-
many
tri-
three
what is the plural for words ending in -A
-AE
-oid
in the form of/pertaining to
-oma
tumor
4 suffixes meaning CONDITION OF
-ia -ism -sis -y
-y
condition of
-ism
condition of
-sis
condition of
-ia
condition of
-ian
specialist
-iatrics
specialty
-iatry
specialty
-ics
specialty
-ist
specialist
-logy
study of
11 suffices meaning PERTAINING TO/LIKE/RESEMBLING
-ac -al -ar -ary -form -ic -ical -ile -oid -ory -ous
what is the plural for words ending in -EN
-INA
what is the plural for words ending in -EX -IX -YX
-ICES
what is the plural for words ending in -IS
-ES
what is the plural for words ending in -MA
-MATA
what is the plural for words ending in -NX (ANX, INX, YNX)
-NGES
what is the plural for words ending in -ON
-A
what is the plural for words ending in -UM
-A
what is the plural for words ending in -US
-I
prim/i-
first
mon/o-
one
uni-
one
hemi-
half / one side
semi-
half / partial
bi-
twice, two
di-
two, twice
dipl/o-
double
tri-
three
quadr/i-
four
tetra-
four
multi-
many
poly-
many, much
cyan/o-
blue
erythr/o-
red
leuk/o-
white, colorless
melan/o-
black / dark
xanth/o-
yellow
a- / an-
not without absence lack of
anti-
against
contra-
against opposite opposed
de-
down without removal loss
dis-
absence removal separation
in- im- (before b, m, p)
not
non-
not
un-
not
ab-
away from
ad-
toward / near
dia-
through
per-
through
trans-
through
3 prefixes that mean THROUGH
dia- per- trans-
hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased
olig/o-
few, scanty
pan-
all
super-
above, excess
equi-
equal, same
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
hetero-
other, different, unequal
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
iso-
equal, same
macro-
large, abnormally large
mega-, megalo-
large, abnormally large
micro-
small
neo-
new
normo-
normal
ortho-
straight, upright, correct
poiki/o-
varied, irregular
pseudo-
false
re-
again, back
ante-
before
pre-
before
pro-
before, in front of
post-
after, behind
dextr/o-
right (direction)
sinistr/o-
left (direction)
ec-, ecto-
out, outside
ex/o-
away from, outside
end/o-
in, within
mes/o-
middle
syn- sym- (before b, m, p)
together
tel/e-, tel/o-
end