Lessons 3 and 4 Flashcards
hyper-
over, excessive, more than normal
prefix
ex: hypercritical, hypertension, hypertropia
over, excessive, more than normal
prefix
hyper-
hypo-
hyp- before vowels or h
below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat
prefix
ex: hypodermic, hypothesis, hyphen, hypesthia
below, deficient, less than normal, somewhat
prefix
hypo-
hyp- before vowels or h
meta-
met- before vowels or h
after, change, transfer
prefix
ex: metabolism, metamorphosis, method, metencephalon
after, change, transfer
prefix
meta
met- before vowels or h
para-
par- before vowels or h
beside, resembling, disordered, associated
prefix
ex: parasite, paratyphoid, paralysis, paramedical, parenthesis, parody
beside, resembling, disordered, associated
prefix
para-
par- before vowels or h
peri-
around, near
prefix
ex: periscope, perimeter
around, near
prefix
peri-
pro-
before, in front of, forward
prefix
ex: program, prologue, prostate
before, in front of, forward
prefix
pro-
pros-
toward, in addition to, fronting
prefix
ex: proselyte, prosthetic, prosencephalon
toward, in addition to, fronting
prefix
pros-
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)
with, together
prefix
ex: synonym, synthetic, sympathy, symphony, syllable, systole, system, syssarcosis
with, together
prefix
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)
acou-, acu-
to hear
base
ex: acousmatagnosis, anacusia, diplacusis, odynacousis
to hear
base
acou-, acu-
ambly-
dull
base
ex: amblychromasia
dull
base
ambly-
anth-
flower
base
ex: anther, anthophilous, chloranthy, cladanthous, exanthema, gymnanthous
flower
base
anth-
chrom-, chromat-, chro-
color
base
ex: achroacytosis, achromodermia, chromatin, chromophobe, dichromatism, dyschromatodermia, metachrosis, pseudochromestesia
color
base
chrom-, chromat-, chro-
dactyl-
finger, toe
base
ex: dactylolysis, dactylopodite, dactylopterous, oxydactyl
finger, toe
base
dactyl-
de-
to bind
base
ex: allosyndesis, arthrodesis, asyndesis
to bind
base
de-
desm-
ligament
base
ex: adesmy, amphibesmic, desmocyte, desmoplasia, syndesmology, syndesmosis
ligament
base
desm-
enter-
intestine
base
ex: anenterous, enterolysis, myenteric
intestine
base
enter-
erg-
work
base
ex: andrenergic, endoergic, ergatandromorph, ergology, hyperergia, hyperergy
work
base
erg-
esthe-, aesthe-
to feel, to perceive
base
ex: acanthesthesia, aesthacyte, akinesthesia, caumesthesia, synesthesia
to feel, to perceive
base
esthe-, aesthe-
ger-, geront-
old person, old age
base
ex: acrogeria, gerontophobia, gerodontia
old person, old age
base
ger-, geront-
gnath-
jaw
base
ex: dystnathic, gnathopod, gnathotheca, hypognathous, opisthognathism
jaw
base
gnath-
gno-
to know
base
ex: acroagnosis, astereognosis, autotopagnosia, baragnosis, pharmacognosy
to know
base
gno-
graph-
to write
base
ex: dromograph, dysantiographia
to write
base
graph-