Prefix/Roots/Suffix-ALL Flashcards
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-ac
A
pertaining to (pertaining to the heart)
2
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-ago
A
diseased condition
3
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-al
A
Pertaining to (pertaining to the events surrounding birth)
4
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-algia
A
pain and suffering (stomach pain and suffering)
5
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-analysis
A
study of the parts
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-ar
A
pertaining to
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-arche
A
beginning
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Q
-aria
A
connected with
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-ary
A
pertaining to
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Q
-asthenia
A
weakness or lack of strength
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-carcin
A
cancer
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-cele
A
hernia
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-centesis
A
puncture to remove fluid for diagnostics or to remove excess fluid
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-ceps
A
head
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-chrome
A
color
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-cide
A
causing death
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-clasis
A
to break
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-crasia
A
mixture or blending
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-crine
A
secrete
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-cusis
A
hearing
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-cytes
A
cells
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-derma
A
skin
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-desis
A
surgical fixation of bone or joint
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-duct
A
opening
25
-dynia
pain (stomach pain)
26
-ectasis
stretching or enlargement
27
-ectomy
surgical removal
28
-edema
swelling
29
-emesis
vomiting
30
-emia
blood
31
-esthesia
sensation or feeling
32
-genesis
creation
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-gram
a picture or record
34
-graphy
the process of producing picture or record
35
-gravida
pregnant
36
-ia
condition
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-iatrist
specialist
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-ic
pertaining to
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-iferous
carrying or producing
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-ion
action
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-ior
pertaining to
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-ism
condition
43
-isy
noun ending
44
-itis
inflammation (stomach inflammation)
45
-ive
performs, tends toward
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-lepsy
seizure
47
-listhesis
slipping
48
-lithiasis
presence of stones
49
-lysis
loosening or setting free, can also mean breaking down or destruction
50
-lytic
to destroy
51
-malacia
abnormal softening (abnormal softening of arteries)
52
-mania
madness
53
-megaly
enlargement (enlarged heart)
54
-meter
to measure
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-metrist
one who measures
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-metry
to measure
57
-mileusis
carving
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-necrosis
tissue death (artery tissue death)
59
-occult
hidden
60
-oid
resembling
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-ologist
Specialist
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-ology
study of
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-oma
tumor
64
-opia
vision condition
65
-opia
vision
66
-opsy
view of
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-ose
pertaining to
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-osis
abnormal condition or disease (any disease of the stomach)
69
-ostomy
surgical creation of opening to body surface
70
-otomy
cutting or surgical incision
71
-para
bring forth
72
-paresis
partial or incomplete paralysis
73
-parous
having borne one or more children
74
-pathy
Disease (pathological change or disease of a muscle)
75
-pause
stopping
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-penia
deficiency
77
-pepsia
digestion
78
-pexy
surgical fixation
79
-phage
cell that eats
80
-phagia
swallowing
81
-pharynx
throat
82
-phobia
abnormal fear
83
-phyma
growth
84
-plasia
formation
85
-plasm
formation
86
-plasty
surgical repair
87
-plegia
paralysis
88
-pnea
breathing
89
-poietic
pertaining to formation
90
-ptosis
droop or prolapse
91
-ptysis
spitting
92
-rrhage
severe/sudden bleeding, bursting forth
93
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing to close wound
94
-rrhea
flow or discharge
95
-rrhexis
Rupture (rupture of a muscle)
96
-salpinx
fallopian tube
97
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening (hardening of arterial walls)
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-scopy
visual examination
99
-spasm
involuntary contraction
100
-stasis
stopping or controlling
101
-static
causing control
102
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing (narrowing of arteries)
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-thorax
chest
104
-tics
pertaining to
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-tion
process
106
-tocin
labor
107
-tripsy
to crush
108
-tropic
having affinity for
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-um
noun ending
110
-uresis
urination
111
-uria
urine, urination
112
-us
singular noun ending
113
-ventilation
breathing
114
ab-
away from
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abdomin/o
abdomin
116
acous
hearing or sound
117
acr/o
extremities, top
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ad-
toward, in direction of
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adeno/o
gland
120
adip
fat
121
aer/o
air
122
agor/a
marketplace
123
alopec
baldness
124
ambly
dim or dull
125
ambul
to walk
126
ametr
out of proportion
127
an-
without or less than
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an/o
anus
129
ana-
excessive
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm
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angi/o
blood vessel
132
anis/o
unequal
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ankyl/o
crooked, bent, or stiff
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ante-
forward
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anter/o
front or before
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anthrac
coal dust
137
anti-
against
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anxi/o
anxiety
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arachn/o
spider
140
arthr/o
joint
141
asbest-
asbestos
142
atel
incomplete
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
144
audi/o
hearing
145
audit
hearing or sense of hearing
146
aur
hearing
147
axill
armpit
148
bacteri
bacteria
149
balan
glans penis
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bar/o
pressure
151
bi-
two or pertaining to life
152
bin-
two
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blephar/o
eyelid
154
brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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bronch/o
bronchus
157
burs
bursa
158
byssin
cotton dust
159
calc
calcium
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canth
corner of the eye
161
capn
carbon dioxide
162
cardi/o
heart
163
caud/o
tail or towards lower part of the body
164
caus
burning
165
cel
swelling
166
cephal/o
head
167
cerebr/o
brain
168
cervic
cervix
169
cheil
lips
170
choleang
bile duct
171
cholecyst
gallbladder
172
choledoch/o
commone bile duct
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chromat
color
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cirrh
yellow or orange
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claustr/o
barrier
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clon
violent action
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col/o
colon
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colp/o
vagina
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concuss
shaken together
181
condyl
condyle
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coni
dust
183
contus
bruise
184
cor
pupil
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coron
crown
186
cost/o
rib
187
crani
skull
188
crin/o
to secrete
189
cry/o
cold
190
crypt/o
hidden
191
cutane
skin
192
cyan/o
blue (blue discoloration)
193
cyst
cyst
194
cyst/o
bladder
195
cyt/o
cell
196
dacry/o
tear
197
dem
population
198
dermat
skin
199
dia-
through
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dipl
double
201
diur
increasing output of urine
202
diverticul
diverticulum
203
dors/o, dors/i
back of body
204
duct/o
to lead, carry
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duoden/o
duodenum
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dys-
bad, difficult, painful
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ec-
out
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ecchym
pouring out of juice
209
ech/o
sound
210
electr/o
electricity
211
embol
something inserted
212
emet
vomit
213
emmetr
proper measure
214
en-
in
215
encephal/o
brain
216
end/o
in, within, inside
217
endocrin
to secrete within
218
enter/o
small intestine (inflammation of the stomach and small intestine)
219
epi-
above, upon, on
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epididym
epididymis
221
episi/o
vulva
222
erythem
flushed
223
erythry/o
red (red blood cell)
224
eso-
inward
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esophag
esophagus
226
esthesi
feeling
227
esthet
feeling
228
eu-
good, normal , well, easy
229
eustach
eustachian tube
230
ex-
away from
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exo-
out of, outward
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extra-
on the outside
233
fasci
fascia
234
fenestra
window
235
fet
unborn child
236
fibr/o
fibrous connective tissue
237
flex/o
to bend
238
fung
fungus
239
galact/o
milk
240
gastr/o
Stomach (pertaining to the stomach)
241
gen/o
producing
242
gingiv
gums
243
glomerul/o
glomeruli
244
glyc/o
sugar
245
gynec
female
246
hait
opening
247
halit
breath
248
hem/o
blood
249
hemat
blood
250
hemi-
half
251
hemorrhoid
piles
252
hepat
liver
253
hidr
sweat
254
hirsut
hairy
255
hist/o
tissue
256
home/o
constant
257
hydr/o
water
258
hyper-
excessive, increased
259
hypo-
deficient, decreased
260
hyster/o
uterus
261
ichthy
dry or scaly
262
idi/o
peculiar to the individual
263
ile
ileum
264
ili
ilium
265
immun/o
protected
266
inguin/o
groin
267
inter-
between, among, under, below
268
intestin
intestine
269
intra-
within, inside
270
ir
iris
271
irid
iris
272
isch
hold back
273
kel
growth or tumor
274
kerat
hard or horny, cornea
275
kines/o
movement
276
klept/o
to steal
277
koil
hollow or concave
278
kyph
hump
279
lact
milk
280
lamin
lamina
281
laryng/o
larynx and throat
282
leuk/o
white (white blood cell)
283
lip/o
fat
284
lipid
fat
285
lith/o
stone
286
lob
lobe
287
loch
childbirth
288
lord
bent backwards
289
lumb-
lower back
290
lymph/o
lymph
291
lymphaden/o
lymph node
292
lymphangi
lymph vessel
293
macro-
large
294
macul
spot
295
mamm/o
breast
296
mast/o
breast
297
melan/o
black (black tissues/organs)
298
men
menstration
299
men/o
menstruation
300
mening/o
meninges
301
meta-
beyond
302
metabol
change
303
metri
uterus
304
mon/o
one
305
muscul
muscle
306
my/o
muscle
307
myc/o
Fungus (disease or change caused by a fungus)
308
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal chord (pathologic change or disease in the spinal chord)
309
myom
muscle tumor
310
myring/o tympan/o
tympanic membrane or eardrum
311
narc/o
stupor
312
nas/o
nose
313
nat
Birth (time and events before birth)
314
neo-
new
315
nephr/o
kidney
316
neur/o
nerve
317
nulli-
none
318
nyctal
night
319
ocul
eye
320
odonti
teeth
321
olig
scanty
322
onc
tumor
323
onych/o
finger or toenail
324
oophor
ovary
325
ophthalm
eye
326
opt/o
sight
327
or/o
mouth
328
orbit
eyeball
329
orch
testicle
330
orchi/o
testicle
331
orchid
testicle
332
orth/o
straight, normal, correct
333
oste/o
bone
334
ot/o
ear
335
ovari/o
ovary
336
ovulation
release of a mature egg
337
ox
oxygen
338
palat/o
palate
339
pan
entire
340
pancreat/o
pancreas
341
papill
nipple-like
342
par-
abnormal
343
para
near
344
path
Disease (the study of disease)
345
pedicul
lice
346
pelv
pelvis
347
pen/i
penis
348
pept
digestion
349
peri-
surrounding
350
phag/o
to eat or swallow
351
phak
lens
352
phall/i
penis
353
pharyng/o
pharynx
354
phleb
vein
355
phon
voice or sound
356
phor
movement
357
physi/o
nature or physical
358
pineal
pineal gland
359
pituitar
pituitary
360
plast
growth
361
pleur/o
pleura
362
pneum/o
lung or air
363
pneumon
lung
364
pod
foot
365
poli/o
gray (viral infection)
366
poly-
Many
367
post-
after
368
poster/o
back or towards the back
369
pre-
before
370
presby
old age
371
primi-
first
372
proct/o
anus and rectum
373
prostat
prostate gland
374
prurit
itching
375
psych/o
mind
376
pulmon/o
lung
377
purpur
purple
378
py/o
pus
379
pyel/o
renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney
380
pyr/o
fever or fire (heartburn)
381
quadr/i/o
four
382
radicul/o
root or nerve root
383
re-
again
384
rect
rectum
385
ren/o
kidney
386
retin/o
retina
387
retro-
behind
388
rhin/o
nose
389
rhytid
wrinkle
390
sacr/o
sacrum
391
salping
fallopian or eustachian tube
392
sarc/o
flesh
393
scler/o
white of the eye
394
scoli
curved
395
seb/o
sebum
396
sept/o
septum
397
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
398
silic
glass
399
sinus
sinus
400
somat/o
body
401
somn/o
sleep
402
son/o
sound
403
spermat/o
sperm
404
spir/o
to breath
405
splen/o
spleen
406
spondyl
vertebrae
407
steat/o
fat
408
stom
mouth
409
stomat/o
mouth or oral cavity
410
sub
Under, less, below
411
super, supra
Above or excessive
412
synov
synovial membrane
413
tachy
rapid
414
tars/o
eyelid
415
tax
coordination (Ataxia)
416
tele-
distant
417
ten/o
tendon
418
tendin-
tendon
419
tens
to stretch out
420
test
testicle
421
thalam
thalamus
422
thor/a
chest
423
thorac
thorax or chest
424
thromb/o
clot
425
thym
mind
426
thyr/o
thyroid
427
ton
tone
428
trache/o
trachea
429
tri-
three
430
trichotill/o
related to hair
431
trigon
trigone
432
trop
turn
433
troph/o, trophy
development, nourishment
434
tuss
cough
435
ultra-
beyond
436
ur/o
urine
437
ureter/o
ureter
438
urethr/o
urethra
439
urin
urine
440
urtic
rash
441
vagin
vagina
442
valv/o
valve
443
valvul
valve
444
varic/o
varicose veins
445
vas/o
blood vessel, vas deferens
446
vascul/o
blood vessels
447
ventr/o
belly side of the body
448
ventricul
ventricle
449
vertebr/o
vertebra
450
vesic/o
bladder
451
vir
virus
452
vitr
vitreous fluid
453
vulv/o
vulva
454
xer/o
dry
455
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