Chapter 3: Word Parts Flashcards
a, an
no, not, without, lack of
contra, anti
against
auto
self
brady
slow
card
heart
ia
condition
dys
difficult
meno
menses
rrhea
discharge, flow
eu
normal, good
pnea
breathing
ex, exo
out
cis
to cut
ion
process
hetero
different
al
pertaining to
homeo
same
hydro
water
micro
small
cephal
head
us
pertaining to
oligo
scanty, little
pan
all
cyte
cell
penia
deficiency
pseudo
false
ad
toward, near, pertaining to
bi
two, double
dia
through, between, complete
hyper
excessive
hypo
below, under, deficient
in
in
mega
large
para
beside
poly
excessive, many, much
post
after
pre
before
pro
before
ab
away from
peri
around
cardi
heart
endo
within, inner
itis
inflammation
epi
above, upon, over
gastr/o
stomach
ic
pertaining to
inter
between
cost
rib
uter
uterus
intra
within, into
ine
pertaining to
plegia
paralysis
retro
backward
sub
below, under, beneath
lingu/o
tongue
ambi
both
later/o
side
uria
urine
quadri
four
semi, hemi
half
tri
three
uni
one
ile
pertaining to
extra
outside
ar
pertaining to
plasia
formation
stern
breastbone
dactyl
fingers, toes
re
backward
ous
pertaining to