Complete Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards
-able
capable of
-ac
pertaining to
-acious
characterized by
-acusis
hearing
-ago
condition
-agogue
producer, leader
-agra
severe pain
-aise
comfort
-al
pertaining to
-algesia
pain sensitivity
-algia
pain
-an
characteristic of
-ancy
state of
-apheresis
separation, removal
-ar
pertaining to
-aria
connected with
-ary
pertaining to
-ase
enzyme
-assay
analyzing
-asthenia
weakness
-atresia
closure, occlusiong
-basia
walking
-blast
forming cell
-bulia
will
-boulia
will
-calculia
calculating
-calculus
stones
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-cataphasia
affirmation
-cathisia
sitting
-cele
herniation
-centesis
surgical puncture
-ceps
head
-chalasia
relaxation
-chezia, -chesia
defecation
-chroia
skin coloration
-cide
killing
-clasis, -clasia
breaking
-clast
destroying cell
-clonus
violent action
-clysis
irrigation, washing
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
-coimesis
sleeping
-coma
deep sleep
-crasia
mixture, temperament
-crit
separate
-cusis
hearing
-cyesis
pregnancy
-cytic
pertaining to cells
-cytosis
condition of cells
-dema
swelling (fluid)
-desis
surgical binding, union
-didymus
conjoined twin
-dilation
widening, stretching
-dote
what is given
-drome
running
-duct
opening
-dural
pertaining to the dura mater
-dynia
pain
-eal
pertaining to
-ectasis, -ectasia
dilation, expansion
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ectopy
displacement
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
-esis
condition
-esthesia
feeling
-eurysm
widening
-facient
to cause, to make happen
-ferent
carrying
-ferous
producing
-fic
making, producing
-fication
process of producing
-fida
split
-form
shape
-fuge
separating, expelling
-fusion
pour
-gen
producing
-gene
production, origin
-genesis
production
-genic
producing
-genous
producing
-geusia
taste
-globin
protein
-gnosia
knowledge
-gog, -gogue
make flow
-grade
step
-gram
written record
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-gravida
pregnant woman
-hexia
disease
-ia
abnormal condition
-ial
pertaining to
-ian
specialist
-iasis
condition
-iatrist
specialist
-ician
specialist
-iferous
bearing, producing
-ific
producing
-igo
attack, condition
-ile
capable of
-ine
pertaining to
-ion
action, process
-ior
pertaining to
-ism
condition
-ismus
spasm
-ist
specialist
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure
-ive
tends to
-ize
to make, to treat
-kathisia
sitting
-kinesia, -kinesis
movement
-kinetic
movement
-labile
unstable, perishable
-lalia
speech, babble
-lapse
to slide, sag
-legia
reading
-lemma
confining membrane
-lepsy
seizure
-lexia
speech, word
-lipsis
omission, failure
-listhesis
slipping
-logist
specialist
-logue
word, speech, thought
-logy
study of
-lucent
light-admitting
-lysis
dissolution, breakdown
-lyst
agent that causes destruction
-malacia
softening
-mania
madness, obsession
-masesis
mastication (chewing)
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metrist
one who measures
-metry
process of measuring
-mimesis
imitation
-mission
to send
-mnesia
memory
-motor
movement
-necrosis
tissue death
-noia
mind, will
-oid
resembling
-ole
small
-ologist
one who studies
-ology
study of
-oma
tumor
-one
hormone
-opaque
obscure
-opia, -opsia
vision
-opsy
to view
-orexia
appetite
-ory
pertaining to
-ose
suffix denoting carbohydrate
-osis
condition
-osmia
smell, odor
-ostomy
surgical opening
-ostosis
condition of bone
-otia
ear condition
-otomy
surgical incision
-oxia
oxygen condition
-pagus
conjoined twins
-para
to give birth
-para, -parous
to bear, bring forth
-paresi
partial paralysis
-paresis
partial paralysis
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
-parous
having one or more children
-partum
childbirth
-pause
cessation
-pella
pelvis
-penia
deficiency
-pepsia
digestion
-petal
moving toward
-pexy
fixation
-phage
cell that eats
-phagia
eating
-phasia
speech
-pheresis
removal
-phil, -philia
attraction, affinity for
-phobia
fear
-phore
bearer, processor
-phoresis
bearing, transmission
-phoria
feeling
-phthisis
wasting away
-phylactic
protective
-phylaxis
protection
-phyma
tumor
-physis
growth
-plasia
growth
-plasm
formation, growth
-plastic
pertaining to formation
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-ploid, -ploidy
number of chromosome sets
-pnea
breathing
-poiesis
formation
-pore
opening, passageway
-porosis
porous
-posia
drinking
-prandial
meal
-praxia
action, activity
-privia
loss, deprivation
-pterygium
abnormality of the conjunctiva
-ptosis
prolapse, drooping
-ptysis
spitting
-puncture
puncture
-receptor, -ceptor
receiver
-rrhagia, -rrhage
excessive flow, discharge
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-rrhexis
rupture
-salpinx
fallopian tube
-sarcoma
cancer of connective tissue
-scelia
leg
-schisis
split, cleft
-sclerosis
hardening
-scopy
visual examination
-sect
cut
-sepsis
putrefying (decaying with odor)
-sis
condition
-sol
solution
-some
body
-somnia
sleep
-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction
-sphyxia
pulse
-stabile
stable, fixed
-stalsis
contraction
-stasis
standing still
-stat
device for keeping something stationary
-stenosis
narrowed
-sthenia
strength
-stichia
rows
-stomy
surgical opening
-stroma
supporting tissue of an organ
-surgery
operative procedure
-syndesis
surgical fixation of vertebrae
-taxia
arrangement
-tension
stretching
-therapy
treatment
-thorax
chest, pleural cavity
-thymia
mind, emotions
-tic
pertaining to
-tocia
childbirth, labor
-tome
instrument for cutting
-tomy
surgical incision
-tresia
opening, perforation
-tripsy
crushing
-trite
instrument for crushing
-trophy
growth, nourishment
-tropia
to turn
-tropin
to stimulate
-tumescence
swelling
-type
class
-ule
small
-um
noun ending
-uresis
urination
-uria
urine condition
-us
noun ending
-verse, -version
to turn
-volemia
blood volume
a-, an-
without, not
ab-
away from
abs-
away from
acu-
needle
ad-
towards
af-
towards
allo-
different
ambi-
around, on both sides
amphi-
around, on both sides
ana-
back, up, against
ante-
before
anti-
against
ap-
towards
apo-
away, separation
arch/i, arch/e, -arche
first
as-
towards
at-
towards
atmo-
steam, vapor
atreto-
closed
atto-
one quintillionth (10^-18)
auto-
self
bary-
heavy, hard, dull
bathy-, batho-
deep, depth
bi-
two
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
cal-
stone, pebble, calcium
cata-
down, under
centi-
1/100 (10^-2)
cera-
wax
cine-
movement
circum-
around
co-
together
coel-
cavity
colla-
glue
com-
together
con-
together
contra-
against
cort-
covering
crista-
ridge
de-
down, from
deca-
10 (10^1)
deci-
1/10 (10^-1)
demi-
half
di-
two
dia-
through
dif-
to carry apart
dis-
apart, separate
dys-
bad, painful
e-
out of, from
ec-
outside
echo-
reverberating sound
eco-
environment
ecto-
outside
em-
in
en-
within
endo-
within
epi-
above, upon, over
equi-
equal
es-
out of, away from
eso-
within
eu-
good, well
eury-
wide, broad
ex-
out, away from
exa-
quintillion (10^18)
exo-
outside, outward
extra-
outside
femto-
one quadrillionth (10^-15)
fimbria/e
finger-like, thread-like
fore-
front, before
fovea-
pit, depression
furc-
branch, forked
galvano-
direct electric current
genu-
knee
giga-
billion (10^9)
hem/e
heme, red iron-containing pigment
hemi-
half
hepta-
seven
heredo-
heredity
hetero-
different, other
hex-, hexa-
six
hiatus-
opening
holo-
entire, complete
homeo-
constant, same
homo-
same
hyper-
above, excessive
hypo-
below, deficient
hypsi-
high
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
withing
intro-
into, inside
ipsi-
same
ithy-
erect, straight
juxta-
near
kata-, kath-
down
kera-
horn, hardness
kilo-
1000 (10^3)
latent-
hidden, inactive
levo-
left
mal-
bad
mega-
million (10^6)
mega-
large
megalo-
large
meli-
honey, sugar
melit-
honey, sugar
meso-
middle
meta-
beyond, after, change
micro-
one millionth (10^-6), small
mid-
middle
milli-
1/1000 (10^-3)
mitos-
thread, filament
mogi-
difficult
molli-
soft
mono-
one
multi-
many
myri-
ten thousand (10^4)
nano-
one billionth (10^-6)
natus-
birth, newborn
neo-
new
noci-
to cause harm to
nomen-
name
non-
not, none
noni-
nine
nor-
chemical compound
nulli-
none
octa-, octi-
eight
ophi-
snake
orb-
circle, orbit
oxy-
sharp, quick, sour
pachy-
thick
palin-
recurrence, repetition
pan-
all
para-
alongside, near, beyond
parvo-
small
pauci-
few
pent-
five
peps/I, -pepsia
digestion
per-
through
peri-
around
peta-
quadrillion (10^15)
pico-
one trillionth (10^-12)
pies/i, -piesis
pressure
pineal-
pineal gland
piri-
pear
platy-
broad, flat
pluri-
more, several
poly-
many
post-
after, behind
pravi-
bent
pre-
before
presby-
old age
primi-
first
pro-
before
pseudo-
FALSE
quadri-
four
quinque-
five
re-
again, back
retro-
behind, backward
rube-
red
semi-
half
sept-
seven
sesqui-
one and a half
sex-
six
spirilla-
spiral-shaped bacteria
strab/I
squinty-eyed
stric-
narrowing
sub-
below, under
subcu-
subcutaneous, under the skin
super-
above, beyond
supra-
above, beyond
sym-
together
syn-
together
tachy-
fast
tauto-
identical, same
tera-
trillion (10^12)
terti-
third
tetan-
stiff
tetra-
four
thio-
presence of sulfur
trachy-
rough
trans-
across
tri-
three
tuber-
swelling, enlargement
ultra-
beyond, excess
un-
reversal, not
uni-
one
venter-
abdomen
villi-
finger-like
