M0 - Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards
a-
without, lack of
ab-
away
acou-
hearing
ad-
to, toward
aden-, adeno-
gland
-algia
pain
andro-
male
angi-, angio-
vessel
ante-
before
arthr-, arthro-
joint
-asis, -asia
condition of, state of
audi-, audio-
hearing
auto-
self
baro-
pressure, weight
bi-
two, double, twice
brady-
slow
carcin-
cancer
cardio-
heart
cerebro-
brain
chondro-
cartilage
circum-
around
-clast
break down
cost-
rib
contra-
opposite
cuti-
skin
cyan-
blue
-cyte, cyto-
cell
derm-
skin
dys-
difficult, bad
e-, ec-, ef-, ex-
out, away from
ecto-
outer
-ectomy
to cut out
ede-, -edem
swelling
endo-
within
entero-
intestine
epi-
upon, on
extra-
outside
-ferent
carry
gastr-, gastro-
stomach
-genesis, -genic
produce, origin
gloss-, glosso-
tongue
glyco-
sugar, sweet
hem-, hemato-
blood
hepato-
liver
histo-, hist-
tissue
hyper-
above, over
hypo-
below, under
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
within
iso-
equal, same
-itis
inflammation
labi-
lip
-lysis
break down
mamm-
breast
medi-
middle
melano-
black
myo-
muscle
necro-
dead
neo-
new
nephron-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
oculo-, ophthalm-
eye
odonto-
tooth
-oma
tumor
-osis
condition of
osse-, osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
-pathy
disease
phag-
eat
-plegia
paralyze
pneumo-
lung, air, gas
-poiesis
make, formation of
poly-
many
quad-
four
rami-
branch
rect-
straight
reno-
kidney
sclero-
hard
somato-
body
steno-
narrowing
sterno-
chest
sub-
under
super-, supra-
above, upper
tachy-
fast
thorac-
chest, thorax
thrombo-
blood clot
-tomy
cut, incise
tri-
three
tunica-
layeru
uni-
one
vas-
vessel
villo-
hair
viscer-
internal organ