Definitions Flashcards
Pneumono/coni/osis
Lung/dust/medical condition or disease
Pectoro-, Thoraco-, Stetho
Chest
Utero-, Hystero-, Metro-
Uterus
a-, an-, ir-, ar-
without, lack of, no-, not
ab-, ef-
away from
ad-, af-
to, toward
ambi-
both, double, two
ana-
apart, up, back, again
ante-
before, in front of
anti-
against, reverse
bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-
two, twice, double
cata-
down, under, against
contra-
against, opposite
de-
away from, remove
dia-
across, complete, between, total, apart, through
dis-
apart or away from, reverse
e-
out, to remove, protrude
ec-
out from, out
ecto-
on outer side, situated on
em-, en-
in, within
endo-
within
epi-
upon, on
ex-, exo-
upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude
extra-
outside
hyper-
excessive, over, above, more
hypo-
under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser
im-, in-
in, into, or not
infra-
below, under
inter-
between
intra-
within
intro-, into-
within, in, into, inward
meta-
beyond, after, change
para-
beside, near, beyond
per-
through, excessive, in
peri-
around
retro-
backward, behind
sub-
under, low, beneath
super-
above, upper, upon, excessive
supra-
above, upper, upon, excessive
sym-, syn-
together, with
trans-
across, through, beyond
ultra-
beyond, in excess
-a, -ia, -on, -os, -is, -us, -um, -ium
(names a thing when attached to a root word) refers to, pertains to
-al, -tic, -ic, -iac, -oius, -ous, -ent
(adds to nouns – makes adjectives, express relationships) pertains to, refers to, concerning
-an, -ion, -ian
pertains to, process of, procedure of
-ance, -ancy
state of, condition of
-form
shapes, resembles
-gen-, -troph-, plas-
beginning, produce, development, cause
-gram
to record, write
-graph
instrument
-graphy
procedure of, process of using an instrument to make a recording
-ia, -ity
(add to adjective or nouns to express:) quality, condition, state of
-ible, -ile
(add to verbs to create adjectives) ability to, capacity of, refers to
-id
(add to verbs and nouns to create adjectives) the state of, condition of
-isy, -icy, -itis
to express condition of inflammation, infection