Common roots, prefixes, and suffixes Flashcards
Broncho/pulmo
root; lungs
cardi
root; heart
gastro
root; stomach
hepat
root; liver
neur
root; nerve
nas
root; nose/nasal
or
root; mouth/oral
pneumo
root; air or lungs
ab-
prefix; away from
ad-
prefix; toward or near
ante-
prefix; before
brady-
prefix; against
dys
prefix; difficult or painful
hyper-
prefix; above normal, high
hypo-
prefix; below normal, low
inter-
prefix, between
peri-
prefix, around
poly-
prefix, many
post-
prefix; after
pre-
prefix; before
super/supra-
prefix; above or in excess
tachy-
prefix; above normal, rapid
uni-
prefix; one
-ac
suffix; pertaining to
-algia
suffix; pain
-emesis
suffix; vomiting
-ology
suffix; study of
-plegia
suffix; paralysis
-pnea
suffix; breathing
-rrhea
suffix; discharge
-spasm
suffix; contraction
-al
suffix; pertaining to
-ist
suffix; one who specializes in