Combining Forms, Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards by Emmanuel Cavaneyro

Acous-, Acu-

Hearing

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Acr-

Extremity

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Aden-

Gland

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Alg-, Algia-

pain

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Angi-

Vessels

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Arthr-

Joints

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Audit-

Hearing

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Aut-, Auto-

Self

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Bio-

Life, Living

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Blast-

Germ, Bud

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Blephar-

eyelid

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Brachi-

Arm

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Bronch-

Trachea, windpipe

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Bucc-

Cheek

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Capit-

Head

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Carcin-

Cancer

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Cardi-, Cardia-, Cardio-

Heart

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Cephal-

Head

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Cerebro-

Brain

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Chole-

Bile

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Chondr-

Cartilage

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Cor-, Coron-

Heart

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Cost-

Rib

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Crani-

Skull

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Cut-

Skin

Cyst-

Sac, Bladder

Derma-, Dermato-

Skin

Dura-

Hard

Enter-

Intestine

Erythr-

Red

Gastr-

Stomach

Gloss-

Tongue

Glyco-

Sugar

Gyn-, Gynec-,

Female, Women

Hem-, Hemat-,

Blood

Hepar-, Hepat-

Liver

Hist-, Histo-

Tissue

Hydr-,

Water

Hyster-

Uterus

Ischi-,

Hip, Hip joint

Kines-,

Motion

Labi-

Lip

Lacri-

Tears

Laparo-

Loin, Flank, Abdomen

Leuko-

White

Lingu-

Tongue

Lip-

Fat

Lumb-

Lower back, Loin

Macul-

Spot, Blotch

Malign-

Bad, Harmful

Mamm-, Mast

Breast

Meningo-,

Membrane

My-, Myo-

Muscles

Myel-

Marrow, Spinal Cord

Necro-

Corpse, dead

Nephro-

Kidney

Neuro-

Nerve

Ocul-

Eye

Odont-

Tooth

Onco-

Mass, Tumor

Oo-

Egg

Ophthalm-

Eye

Or-

Mouth

Osm-

Odor, sense of smell

Ot-

Ear

Palpebr-

Eyelid

Patho-

Disease

Pelv-

Basin

Phag-

To eat

Phleb-

Vein

Phren-

Diaphragm

Pilo-

Hair

Pneumo-

Lung, air

Pod-

Foot

Procto-

Anus, Rectum

Pulmon-

Lung

Ren-

Kidney

Rhin-

Nose

Scler-, Sclero-

Hard

Sep-, Septic-

Toxic condition due to Microorganisms

Soma-, Somata-

Body

Stasis-, Stat-

Standstill

Sten-

Narrow

Tegument-

Skin, Covering

Therm-

Heat

Thromb-

Clot

Vas-

Vessel, Duct

Zyg-

Joined

A-, An-

Without, Lack of, deficient

Ab-

Away from, from

Ad-, Af-

to, toward

Alb-

White

Alveol-

Cavity, Socket

Andro-

Male

Ante-

Before

Anti-

Against

Bas-

Base, Foundation

Bi-

Two, Double

Brady-

Slow

Cata-

Down, lower, under

Circum-

Around

Cirrh-

Yellow

Co-, Con-

Com with, together

Contra-

Against, opposite

Crypt-

Hidden, concealed

Cyano-,

Blue

De-

Down, from

Demi-, Hemi-

Half

Di-, Diplo-

Two

Dis-

Separation, apart, away from

Dys-

Painful, Difficult

E-, Ec-, Ef-

Out from, out of

Ecto-, Exo-

Outside

Em-, En-

End-, Endo-

Within, inside

Epi-

Upon

Eu-

Good, easy, normal

Ex-, Exo-

Outside, beyond

Extra-

Outside, beyond, in addition to

Fore-

Before, in front of

Gen-

Originate, produce, form

Gingiv-

Gum

Hemi-

Half

Heter-, Hetero-

Other, different

Homeo-, Homo-

Unchanging, the same, steady

Hyper-

Over, above, excessive

Hypo-

Under, Beneath, deficient

Im-, In-

Inside, in, not

Infra-

Beneath

Inter-

Among, between

Intra-

Within, Inside

Ipsi-

Same

Iso-

Equal

Juxta-

Near to-

Later-

side

Macro-

Large, great

Mal-

Bad, abnormal

Medi-, Meso-

Middle

Mega-, Megalo-

Great, Large

Melan-

Black

Meta-

After, beyond

Micro-

Small

Mono-

One

Neo-

New

Oligo-

Small, few

Ortho-

Straight, normal

Para-

Near, beside, beyond

Peri-

Around

Poly-

Much, Many, too much

Post-

After, beyond

Pre-, Pro-

Before, in front of

Pseudo-

False

Retro-

Backwards, Behind

Semi-

Half

Sub-

Under, beneath, below

Super-

Above, Beyond

Supra-

Above, Over

Sym-, Syn-

With, Together

Tachy-

Rapid

Trans-

Across, through, beyond

Tri-

Three

-Able

capable of, having ability to

-Ac, -Al

Pertaining to

-Ant

Having the characteristic of

-Ary

Connected with

-Asis, -Asia, -Esis, -Osis

Condition or state of

-Asthenia

Weakness

-Ation

Process, action, condition

-Centesis

puncture, usually for drainage

-cid, -cide, -cis

Cut, kill, destroy

-Ectomize, -Ectomy

excision of, removal of

-Emia

Condition of blood

-Esthesia

Sensation, Feeling

-Fer

Carry

-Gen

Agent that produces or originates

-Genic

Producing

-Gram

Record

-Graph

Instrument for recording

-Ia

State, condition

-Ician

Person associated with

-Ics

Art of, Science of

-ism

State, Condition

-Itis

Inflammation

-logy

Study of, Science of

-Lysis

dissolution, loosening, destruction

-Malacia

Softening

-Megaly

Enlarged

-Mers, -Meres

Parts

-Oma

Tumor

-Osis

Condition, disease

-Ostomy

Create an opening

-Otomy

Surgical Incision

-Pathy

Disease

-Penia

Deficiency

-Philic

to like, have an affinity of

-Phobe, -Phobia

fear of, aversion of

-Plasia, -Plasty

Forming, Molding

-Pnea

Breath

-Poiesis

Making

-Ptosis

Falling, Sagging

-Rrhage

Bursting forth, Abnormal discharge

-Rrhea

Flow, Discharge

-Scope

Instrument for viewing

-Stomy

Creation of a mouth or artificial opening

-Tomy

Cutting into, incision into

-Tripsy

Crushing

-Trophy

relating to nutrition and growth

-Uria

Urine