Medical Word Roots and Affixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
no, not, without
2
Q
ab-
A
away
3
Q
acetabulo-
A
small cup
4
Q
acro-
A
tip, extremity, peak
5
Q
ad-
A
to, towards, near
6
Q
adeno-
A
gland
7
Q
aero-
A
air, oxygen
8
Q
af-
A
toward
9
Q
ag-
A
together
10
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
11
Q
ala-
A
wing
12
Q
albi-
A
white
13
Q
algi-
A
pain
14
Q
aliment-
A
nourishment
15
Q
allo-
A
other, different
16
Q
amphi-
A
both, either
17
Q
an-
A
without
18
Q
ana-
A
- up, build up 2. apart 3. back
19
Q
andro-
A
male
20
Q
angi-
A
vessel
21
Q
ante-
A
before, in front
22
Q
antero-
A
forward
23
Q
anti-
A
against
24
Q
apo-
A
from, off, away, above
25
arbor-
tree
26
artic-
1. joint 2. speech
27
-ary
pertaining to
28
-ase
enzyme
29
ast-, astro-
star
30
-ata, -ate
1. possessing 2. plural of
31
athero-
fat
32
atrio-
entryway
33
auri-
ear
34
auto-
self
35
axi-
axis, straight line
36
baro-
pressure
37
bene-
good, well
38
bi-
two
39
bili-
bile
40
bio-
life, living
41
blasto-
precursor, bud, producer
42
brachi-
arm
43
brady-
slow
44
bucco-
cheek
45
burso-
purse
46
calc-
calcium, stone
47
callo-
thick
48
calori-
heat
49
calv-, calvari-
bald, skull
50
calyx
cup, vessel, chalice
51
capito-
head
52
capni-
smoke, carbon dioxide
53
carcino-
cancer
54
cardi-
heart
55
carot-
1. carrot 2. stupor
56
carpo-
wrist
57
case-
cheese
58
cata-
down, break down
59
cauda-
tail
60
-cel
little
61
celi-
belly, abdomen
62
centri-
centre, middle
63
cephalo-
head
64
cervi-
neck, narrow part
65
chiasm-
cross, X
66
choano-
funnel
67
chole-
bile
68
chondro-
1. grain 2. cartilage, gristle
69
chromo-
colour
70
chrono-
time
71
cili-
eyelash
72
circ-
about, around
73
cis-
cut
74
cistern, cisterna
reservoir
75
clast-
break down, destroy
76
clavi-
hammer, club, key
77
-cle
little
78
cleido-
clavicle
79
cnemo-
lower leg
80
co-
together
81
collo-
1. hill 2. glue
82
contra-
opposite
83
corni-
horn
84
corono-
crown
85
corpo-
body
86
corti-
bark, rind
87
costa-
rib
88
coxa-
hip
89
crani-
helmet
90
cribri-
sieve, strainer
91
crino-
seperate, secrete
92
crista-
crest
93
crito-
to separate
94
cruci-
cross
95
-cule, -culus
small
96
cune-
wedge
97
cutane-, cuti-
skin
98
cysto-
bladder
99
cyto-
cell
100
de-
down
101
demi-
half
102
den-, denti
tooth
103
dendro-
tree, branch
104
derma-, dermato-
skin
105
desmo-
band, bond, ligament
106
dia-
1. across, through, separate 2. day
107
dis-
1. apart 2. opposite, absence
108
diure-
pass through, urinate
109
dorsi-
back
110
duc-
to carry
111
dys-
bad, abnormal, painful
112
e-
out
113
-eal
pertaining to
114
ec-, ecto-
outside, out of, external
115
ef-
out of
116
-elle
small
117
electro-
electricity
118
em-
in, within
119
emesi-, emeti-
vomiting
120
-emia
blood condition
121
en-
in, into
122
encephalo-
brain
123
enchymo-
poured in
124
endo-
within, into, internal
125
entero-
gut, intestine
126
epi-
upon, above
127
ergo-
work, energy, action
128
eryth-, erythro-
red
129
esthesio-
sensation
130
eu-
good, true, normal, easy
131
exo-
out
132
facili-
easy
133
fasci-
band, bundle
134
fenestr-
window
135
fer-
to carry
136
ferri-
iron
137
fibro-
fiber
138
fili-
thread
139
flagello-
whip
140
foli-
leaf
141
-form
shape
142
fove-
pit, depression
143
funiculo-
little rope, cord
144
fusi-
1. spindle 2. pour out
145
gamo-
marriage, union
146
gastro-
belly, stomach
147
-gen, -genic, -genesis
producing, giving rise to
148
genio-
chin
149
germi-
1. sprout, bud 2. microbe
150
gero-
old age
151
gesto-
1. to bear, carry 2. pregnancy
152
glia-
glue
153
globu-
ball, sphere
