latin and green word parts Flashcards
a-, an-
not, without
ante-
before
anti-, ant-
against, opposite
auto-
self
circum-
around
contra-, counter-
against, opposite
de-
down, away, reversal
dys-
impaired, difficult
end-, endo-
inside, within
epi-
upon, close to
ex-, exo-, ecto-
external, away, former
extra-
outside of, beyond
hyper-
over, above
hypo-
under, below
im-, in-, il-, ir-
not
im-, in-
in, into, towards
inter-
between
intra-
within, inside
mis-
wrong, bad
non-
not
peri-
around
post-
after, behind
pre-
before
re-
again, back
un-
not, opposite of
uni-, mono-
one
bi-, di-, du-
two, twice, double
tri-
tri-
quad-, tetra-, quar
four
quint-, penta-
five
sexa-, hexa-
six
sept-, hept-
seven
oct-
eight
nona-, ennea-
nine
dec-
ten
cent-, hect-
hundred, hundredth
mill-, kilo-, milli-
thousand, thousandth
mega-
million, large, great
-able, -ible
able to, able to be
-an
a person
-crat, -cracy
rule, power, government
-er, -or
a person who, a thing that
-ess
female
-fy
to make, to form into
-ism
belief, action, or conduct
-ist
a person or member
-itis
inflammation; swelling
capit
head
cardi, cardio
heart
cerebr, encephal
brain
corp
body
dent, dont
tooth
derm
skin
gastr
stomach
glot, gloss
tounge
hema, hemo
blood
man, manu
hand
nephr, ren
kidney