Exam 5 Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
Root: water
A
Aque(o)
2
Q
Root: eyelid (2)
A
Blephar(o), palpebr(o)
3
Q
Root: conjunctiva
A
Conjunctiv(o)
4
Q
Root: pupil
A
Cor(o)
5
Q
Root: cornea
A
Corne(o)
6
Q
Root: ciliary body
A
Cycl(o)
7
Q
Root: tears, tear duct (2)
A
Dacry(o), lacrim(o)
8
Q
Root: iris (2)
A
Ir(o), irid(o)
9
Q
Root: cornea
A
Kerat(o)
10
Q
Root: eye, vision (4)
A
Ocul(o), opthalm(o), opt(o), optic(o)
11
Q
Root: optic disc
A
Papill(o)
12
Q
Root: lens of the eye
A
Phac(o), phak(o)
13
Q
Root: pupil
A
Pupill(o)
14
Q
Root: retina
A
Retin(o)
15
Q
Root: sclera (white of the eye)
A
Scler(o)
16
Q
Root: uvea
A
Uve(o)
17
Q
Root: glassy
A
Vitre(o)
18
Q
Root: dull, dim
A
Ambly(o)
19
Q
Root: double
A
Dipl(o)
20
Q
Root: gray
A
Glauc(o)
21
Q
Root: smaller, less
A
Mi(o)
22
Q
Root: widen, enlarge
A
Mydr(o)
23
Q
Root: night
A
Nyct(o)
24
Q
Root: light
A
photo(o)
25
Root: old age
Presby(o)
26
Root: darkness
Scot(o)
27
Root: dry
Xer(o)
28
Suffix: vision (2)
-opia, -opsia
29
Suffix: to turn
-tropia
30
Root: hearing (3)
Acous (o), Audi(o), audit(o)
31
Root: cochlea
Cochle(o)
32
Root: ear (3)
Aur(o), auricul(o), ot(o)
33
Root: mastoid process
Mastoid (o)
34
Root: eardrum, tympanic membrane (2)
Myring(o), tympan(o)
35
Root: ossicle
Ossicul(o)
36
Root: Eustachian tube
Salping(o)
37
Root: stapes
Staped(o)
38
Root: vestibule
Vestibul(o)
39
Suffix: hearing
-Acusis, -cusis
40
Suffix: instrument for measure
-Meter
41
Suffix: ear condition
- otia
42
Root: gland
Aden(o)
43
Root: adrenal glands
Adrenal (o)
44
Root: sex glands
Gonad(o)
45
Root: pancreas
Pancreat(o)
46
Root: parathyroid gland
Parathyroid(o)
47
Root: pituitary gland, hypophysis
Pituitar(o)
48
Root: thyroid gland
Thyr(o), thyroid(o)
49
Root: male
Andr(o)
50
Root: calcium (2)
Calc(o), calici(o)
51
Root: cortex, outer region
Cortic(o)
52
Root: secrete
Crin(o)
53
Root: thirst
Dips(o)
54
Root: female
Estr(o)
55
Root: sugar (2)
Gluc(o), glyc(o)
56
Root: same
Home(o)
57
Root: hormone
Hormon(o)
58
Root: potassium
Kal(i)
59
Root: milk
Lact(o)
60
Root: mucus
Myx(o)
61
Root: sodium
Natr(o)
62
Root: growing
phys(o)
63
Root: body
somat(o)
64
Root: solid structure
ster(o)
65
Root: childbirth
toc(o)
66
Root: position
toxic(o)
67
Root: urine
ur(o)
68
Suffix: assemble, gather together
-agon
69
Suffix: blood condition
-emia
70
Suffix: a substance
-in, -ine
71
Suffix: stimulating the function of
-tropin
72
Suffix: urine collection
-uria
73
Prefix: good, normal
eu-
74
Prefix: excessive, above
hyper-
75
Prefix: deficient, below
hypo-
76
Prefix: rapid, sharp, acid
oxy-
77
Prefix: all
pan-
78
Prefix: much, increased
poly-
79
Prefix: four
tetra
80
Prefix: three
tri-
81
Root: alveolus
alveol(o)
82
Root: bad, ill
cac(o)
83
Root: cancer
carcin(o)
84
Root: heat, burn
cauter(o)
85
Root: chemical, chemistry
chem(o)
86
Root: icy, cold, frost
cry(o)
87
Root: cyst, sac, bladder
cyst(o)
88
Root: fiber, fibrous tissue
fibr(o)
89
Root: follicle, small cavity
follicul(o)
90
Root: medulla, marrow
medull(o)
91
Root: mucus membrane, mucosa
mucos(o)
92
Root: genetic change
mut(o)
93
Root: causing genetic mutation
mutagen(o)
94
Root: swelling, tumor
onc(o)
95
96
Root: nipple, optic disc
papill(o)
97
Root: drugs, medicines
pharmac(o)
98
Root: development, formation
plas(o)
99
Root: more
ple(o)
100
Root: polyp, small growth
polyp(o)
101
Root: first, most important
prot(o)
102
Root: x-rays, radioactivity, radius
radi(o)
103
Root: flesh, connective tissue
radi(o)sarc(o)
104
Root: orange-yellow
scirrh(o)
105
Root: dry, dryness
xer(o)
106
Suffix: neoplasm of immature undifferentiated cells
-blastoma
107
Suffix: origin, mode of formation
-genesis
108
Suffix: growth, cellular multiplication
-plasma
109
Suffix: living substance, tissue
-plasm
110
Suffix: the failure to develop some part or organ
-suppression
111
Suffix: treatment
-therapy
112
Prefix: up, backward, again, new
ana-
113
Prefix: off, away
apo-
114
Prefix: short
brachy-
115
Prefix: on, upon
epi-
116
Prefix: after, along with, behind
meta-
117
Prefix: new, young
neo-
118
Prefix: complete
tele-
119
Root: luminous
fluor(o)
120
Root: same
is(o)
121
Root: drug
pharmaceut(o)
122
Root: x-ray (2)
radi(o), roentgen(o)
123
Root: sound
son(o)
124
Root: treatment
therapeut(o)
125
Root: glass
vitr(o)
126
Root: life
viv(o)
127
Suffix: record
-gram
128
Suffix: process of recording
-graphy
129
Suffix: to shine
-lucent
130
Suffix: obscure
-opaque
131
Prefix: movement
cine-
132
Prefix: a repeated sound
echo-
133
Prefix: beyond
ultra-
