Common Prefixes, Suffixes, & Root Words Flashcards
1
Q
a or an
A
without, none
2
Q
-aemia
A
condition of the blood
3
Q
-ectomy
A
to cut out
4
Q
-gram
A
the image
5
Q
-graphy or -graph
A
recording an image
6
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
7
Q
macro
A
large
8
Q
mega or megaly
A
enlarged
9
Q
micro
A
small
10
Q
-ology or -ologist
A
to study or specialize in
11
Q
-oma
A
tumor
12
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
13
Q
-ostomy or -tomy
A
to make a mouth
14
Q
-otomy
A
to cut into
15
Q
-pathy
A
disease
16
Q
-scopy or -scopic
A
to look or observe
17
Q
blast
A
germ or immature cell
18
Q
cardio
A
heart
19
Q
colo
A
large intestine
20
Q
cysto
A
bladder
21
Q
cyto
A
cell
22
Q
dento
A
teeth
23
Q
dermo
A
skin
24
Q
encephalo
A
brain
25
entero
intestine
26
gastro
stomach
27
gingivo
gums
28
glosso or linguo
tongue
29
hemo or emia
blood
30
hepato
liver
31
histio
tissue
32
hysteron or metro
uterus
33
malign
bad or harmful
34
masto or mammo
breast
35
nephro or rene
kidney
36
onco
mass of tumor
37
oophoro
ovary
38
orchid
testis
39
osteo
bones
40
paed or ped
child
41
phelbo or veno
veins
42
pneuno or pumo
lung
43
procto
anus or rectum
44
rhino
nose
45
slpingo
uterine tubes
46
sacro
connective tissue
47
stomato
mouth
48
toxo
poison
