Common prefix, suffixes and roots (i) Flashcards
prefixes
a/an-
lack of
asystole
suffixes
-aemia
of the blood
uraemia
prefix
angio-
vessel
angiotensin
prefix
anti-
against
anticoagulant
suffix
-blast
germ, bud
osteoblast
prefix
brady
slow
bradycardia
prefix
broncho-
bronchus
bronchitis
prefix
card-
heart
cardiac
prefix
chole-
bile
cholecystitis
prefix / suffix
cyto- / -cyte
cell
cytotoxin
prefix
derm-
skin
dermis
prefix
dys-
difficult
dysplasia
suffix
-ema
swelling
oedema
prefix
endo-
inner
endocrine
prefix
erythro-
red
erythrocyte
suffix
-fferent
carry
afferent
prefix
exo-
outside
exocytosis
prefix
extra
outside
extracellular
prefix
gast-
stomach
gastric
root
-gen-
origin / production
genome
suffix
-globin
protein
haemoglobin
prefix
haem-
blood
haemolytic
root
-hydr-
water
dehydration
prefix
hepat-
liver
hepatitis
prefix
hyper-
excess / above
hyperthermia
prefix
hypo-
below / under
hypotension
prefix
intra-
within
intracellular
suffix
-ism
condition
hyperthyroidism