Chapter 5 (suffix/prefix/root) Flashcards
1
Q
Broncho/pulma
A
Lungs (root word)
2
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart (root word)
3
Q
Gastro
A
Stomach (root word)
4
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver (root word)
5
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve (root word)
6
Q
Or
A
Mouth/Oral (root word)
7
Q
Pneumo
A
Air or lungs (root word)
8
Q
Hem-/Hemo-/Hemato
A
Blood (prefix might also be root?)
9
Q
fibr/ous
A
Fiber
10
Q
Ab-
A
Away from (Prefix word)
11
Q
Ad-
A
Toward (Prefix word)
12
Q
Ante-
A
Before (Prefix word)
13
Q
Brady-
A
Slow/Below normal (Prefix word)
14
Q
Contra-
A
Against (Prefix word)
15
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult or painful (Prefix word)
16
Q
Hyper-
A
High (Prefix word)
17
Q
Hypo-
A
Low (Prefix word)
18
Q
Inter-
A
Between (Prefix word)
19
Q
Intra-
A
Within/Inside (Prefix word)
20
Q
Peri-
A
Around (Prefix word)
21
Q
Poly-
A
Many (Prefix word)
22
Q
Post-
A
After (Prefix word)
23
Q
Pre-
A
Before (Prefix word)
24
Q
Sub-
A
Below/under (Prefix word)
25
Super/Supra-
Excess/Too much of (Prefix word)
26
Tachy-
Above normal/rapid
27
Dia-
Through, Across, Between (Prefix word)
28
Uni-
One (Prefix word)
29
-ac
Pertaining to (Suffix word)
30
-algia
Pain (Suffix word)
31
-emesis
Vomiting (Suffix word)
32
-pnea
Breathing (Suffix word)
33
-rrhea
Discharge (Suffix word)
34
-spasm
Contraction (Suffix word)
35
-al
Pertaining to (Suffix word)
36
-ist
A specialist in (Suffix word)
37
-ology
Study of (Suffix word)
38
-itis
Inflammation (Suffix word)
39
-plegia
Paralysis (Suffix word)
40
-iac
Suffering from disease (Suffix word)
41
-nia
Abnormal Condition or state (Suffix word)
42
-asis
Medical condition or disease (Suffix word)
43
-scopy
Examination or study with tool, usually. (Suffix word)
