Chapter 3 Flashcards
hypo- (hyp- before vowels or h)
prefix
below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat
meta- (met- before vowels or h)
prefix
after, change, transfer
para- (par- before vowels or h)
prefix
beside, resembling, disordered, associated
peri-
prefix
around, near
pro-
prefix
before, in front of, forward
pros-
prefix
toward, in addition to, fronting
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)
prefix
with, together
acou, (acu)
base
to hear
ambly
base
dull
anth
base
flower
chrom, chromat, chro
base
color
dactyl
base
finger, toe
de
(desm)
base
to bind,
ligament
enter
base
intestine
erg
base
work
esthe (aesthe)
base
to feel, to perceive
ger, geront
base
old person, old age
gnath
base
jaw
gno
base
to know
graph
(gram)
base
to write,
thing written
hepat, hepar
base
liver
kine (cine)
base
to move
lex
base
to read
my, mys, myos
base
muscle
nephr
base
kidney
osm
base
smell
the
base
to put, to place
hyper-
prefix
over, excessive, more than normal