Metabolism/body functions: prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Aceto-
A
vinegar, sour
2
Q
Butyr-
A
butter
3
Q
fecal-
A
stool, feces
4
Q
gly-
A
sugar
5
Q
hydro-
A
water
6
Q
lipo-
A
fat
7
Q
mot-
A
Motion, move
8
Q
peps-/pept-
A
digestion
9
Q
phyl-
A
class, clan
10
Q
steat-
A
fat
11
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
12
Q
-asis
A
action, process or result of
13
Q
-biosis
A
life, way of living
14
Q
-capnea
A
carbon dioxide
15
Q
-chezia
A
defecation
16
Q
-gen
A
that produces/causes; producer
17
Q
-genesis
A
birth, origin, creation, beginning
18
Q
-ism
A
action or state of
19
Q
-obe
A
life (<bios)
20
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallow
21
Q
-phasia
A
speech
22
Q
-pn(o)ea
A
air; breathing
23
Q
-rh(o)ea
A
flowing
24
Q
-saccharide
A
sugar
25
Q
-thermia
A
heat
26
Q
-trophy
A
food, nutrition, development
27
Q
-uria
A
in urine
28
Q
-xia
A
oxygen
