Exam 4 Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Root for “base”
A
bas(o)
2
Q
Root for “color”
A
chrom(o)
3
Q
Root for “clotting”
A
coagul(o)
4
Q
Root for “cell”
A
cyt(o)
5
Q
Root for “red, dawn, rosy”
A
eosin(o)
6
Q
Root for “red”
A
erythr(o)
7
Q
Root for “blood” (2)
A
hem(o), hemat(o)
8
Q
Root for “hemoglobin”
A
hemoglobin(o)
9
Q
Root for “same, equal”
A
is(o)
10
Q
Root for “nucleus” (2)
A
kary(o), nucle(o)
11
Q
Root for “white”
A
leuk(o)
12
Q
Root for “one, single”
A
mon(o)
13
Q
Root for “shape, form”
A
morph(o)
14
Q
Root for “bone marrow”
A
myel(o)
15
Q
Root for “neutral”
A
neutr(o)
16
Q
Root for “eat, swallow”
A
phag(o)
17
Q
Root for “varied, irregular”
A
poikil(o)
18
Q
Root for “iron”
A
sider(o)
19
Q
Root for “globe, round”
A
spher(o)
20
Q
Root for “clot”
A
thromb(o)
21
Q
Suffix for “removal”
A
-apheresis
22
Q
Suffix for “embryonic, immature cell”
A
-blast
23
Q
Suffix for “cell”
A
-cyte
24
Q
Suffix for “abnormal condition of cells, slight increase in number”
A
-cytosis
25
Suffix for "blood condition"
-emia
26
Suffix for "substance that produces"
-gen
27
Suffix for "protein"
-globin, -globulin
28
Suffix for "reducing, destroying, separating, breakdown"
-lytic
29
Suffix for "derived from, related to, resembling, or originating from"
-oid
30
Suffix for "condition, usually abnormal"
-osis
31
Suffix for "deficiency"
-penia
32
Suffix for "eat, swallow"
-phage
33
Suffix for "attraction for"
-philia
34
Suffix for "carrying, transmission"
-phoresis
35
Suffix for "formation"
-poiesis
36
Root for "protection"
-immun(o)
36
Suffix for "stopping, controlling, placing"
-stasis
37
Root for "lymph"
lymph(o)
38
Root for "lymph node"
lymphaden(o)
39
Root for "spleen"
splen(o)
40
Root for "thymus gland"
thym(o)
41
Root for "poison"
tox(o)
42
Prefix for "again, anew"
ana-
43
Prefix for "between"
inter-
44
Root for "calcium"
calc(o), calci(o)
45
Root for "posterior curvature in thoracic region"
kyph(o)
46
Root for "lamina"
lamin(o)
47
Root for "curve"
lord(o)
48
Root for "loins, lower back"
lumb(o)
49
Root for "bone marrow"
myel(o)
50
Root for "straight"
orth(o)
51
Root for "bone"
oste(o)
52
Root for "crooked"
scoli(o)
53
Root for "vertebra" (2)
spondyl(o), vertebr(o)
54
Suffix for "embryonic cell"
-blast
55
Suffix for "to break"
-clast
56
Suffix for "slipping"
-listhesis
57
Suffix for "softening"
-malacia
58
Suffix for "to grow"
-physis
59
Suffix for "pore, passage"
-porosis
60
Suffix for "instrument to cut"
-tome
61
Root for "acetabulum/hip socket"
acetabul(o)
62
Root for "calcaneus/heel"
calcane(o)
63
Root for "carpals/wrist bones"
carp(o)
64
Root for "clavicle/collar bone"
clavicul(o)
65
Root for "ribs"
cost(o)
66
Root for "cranium/skull"
crani(o)
67
Root for "femur"
femor(o)
68
Root for "fibula" (2)
fibul(o), perone(o)
69
Root for "humerus"
humer(o)
70
Root for "ilium"
ili(o)
71
Root for "ischium"
ischi(o)
72
Root for "malleolus"
malleol(o)
73
Root for "mandible"
mandiul(o)
74
Root for "maxilla"
maxill(o)
75
Root for "metacarpals"
metacarp(o)
76
Root for "metatarsals"
metatars(o)
77
Root for "olecranon/elbow"
olecran(o)
78
Root for "patella/kneecap"
patell(o)
79
Root for "pelvis"
pelv(i)
80
Root for "phalanges"
phalang(o)
81
Root for "pubis"
pub(o)
82
Root for "radius"
radi(o)
83
Root for "scapula/shoulder blade"
scapul(o)
84
Root for "sternum"
stern(o)
85
Root for "tarsals"
tars(o)
86
Root for "tibia"
tibi(o)
87
Root for "ulna"
uln(o)
88
Root for "stiff"
ankyl(o)
89
Root for "joint" (2)
arthr(o), articul(o)
90
Root for "bursa"
burs(o)
91
Root for "cartilage"
chondr(o)
92
Root for "ligament"
ligament(o)
93
Root for "watery flow"
rheumat(o)
94
Root for "synovial membrane"
synov(o)
95
Root for "tendon"
ten(o), tendin(o)
96
Suffix for "to bind, tie together"
-desis
97
Suffix for "narrowing"
-stenosis
98
Root for "fascia"
fasci(o)
99
Root for "fibrous"
fibr(o)
100
Root for "smooth muscle"
leiomy(o)
101
Root for "heart muscle"
myocardi(o)
102
Root for "muscle" (2)
my(o), myos(o)
103
Root for "sole of the foot"
plant(o)
104
Root for "skeletal muscle connected to bones"
rhabdomy(o)
105
Root for "muscles, flesh"
sarc(o)
106
Suffix for "lack of strength"
-asthenia
107
Suffix for "development, nourishment"
-trophy
108
Prefix for "away from"
ab-
109
Prefix for "toward"
ad-
110
Prefix for "back"
dorsi-
111
Prefix for "many, much"
poly-
112
Root for "fat" (3)
adip(o), lip(o), steat(o)
113
Root for "white" (2)
albin(o), leuk(o)
114
Root for "burn, burning"
caus(o)
115
Root for "heat, burn"
cauter(o)
116
Root for "skin" (3)
cutane(o), derm(o), dermat(o)
117
Root for "profuse sweating"
diaphor(o)
118
Root for "redness" (2)
erythem(o), erythemat(o)
119
Root for "sweat"
hidr(o)
120
Root for "scaly, dry"
ichthy(o)
121
Root for "hard, horny tissue" (ew)
kerat(o)
122
Root for "black"
melan(o)
123
Root for "fungus"
myc(o)
124
Root for "nail" (2)
onych(o), ungu(o)
125
Root for "plant"
phyt(o)
126
Root for "hair, hair follicle" (2)
pil(o), trich(o)
127
Root for "pus"
py(o)
128
Root for "wrinkle"
rhythid(o)
129
Root for "sebum"
seb(o)
130
Root for "scale-like"
squam(o)
131
Root for "yellow"
xanth(o)
132
Root for "dry"
xer(o)
