Prefix, Suffix, Roots Flashcards
a-
without, lack of
ab-
away from
abdomi (n)
abdomen
acr (o)
pertaining to an extremity
ad-
to, toward
aden (o)
pertaining to a gland
an-
without, lack of
ana-
up, back, again
angio-
vessel
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against, opposed to
arteri (o)
artery
arthr (o)
pertaining to a joint
auto-
self
bi-
two
bi (o)
pertaining to life
blast (o)
germ or cell
blephar (o)
pertaining to an eyelid
brady-
slow
calc-
stone; also heel
cardi (o)
pertaining to the heart
cephal (o)
pertaining to the head
cerebr (o)
pertaining to cerebrum, brain
cervic (o)
pertaining to neck, or uterine opening (cervix)
chole-
pertaining to bile
chondr (o)
pertaining to cartilage
circum-
around, about
contra-
against, opposite
cost (o)
pertaining to rib
cyan (o)
blue
cyst (o)
pertaining to bladder, or any fluid containing sac
cyt (o)
pertaining to a cell
dermat (o)
pertaining to the skin
di-
twice, double
dia-
through, completely
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
ect (o)
out from
electro
pertaining to electricity
end (o)
within
enter (o)
pertaining to intestines
epi-
upon, on
erythr (o)
pertaining to red or to erythrocytes (red blood cells)
eu-
easy, good, normal
ex (o)
outside
extra-
outside, in addition
gastr (o)
pertaining to stomach
glyc (o)
sugar
gynec (o)
pertaining to females or female reproductive organs
hemat (o)
pertaining to blood
hemi-
half
hem (o)
pertaining to blood
hepat (o)
pertaining to liver
hydr (o)
water
hyper-
over, excessive
hypo-
under, deficient
hyster (o)
pertaining to the uterus
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
within
iso-
equal
latero-
side
leuk (o)
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC)
lith (o)
pertaining to stone
macro-
large
mal-
bad or abnormal
mening (o)
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
micro-
small
mono-
one
myel (o)
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow
my (o)
pertaining to muscle
nas (o)
pertaining to the nose
ne (o)
new
nephr (o)
pertaining to the kidney
neur (o)
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
noct-
night
olig (o)
little, deficient, or minimal
oophor (o)
pertaining to the ovary
ophthalm (o)
pertaining to the eye
orchid (o)
pertaining to the testicles
orchi (o)
pertaining to the testicles
ortho-
straight or normal
oste (o)
pertaining to bone
ot (o)
pertaining to ear
para-
by the side of
path (o)
pertaining to disease
per-
through
peri-
around
phag (o)
pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing
pharyng (o)
pertaining to the throat or pharynx
phleb (o)
pertaining to a vein
pneum (o)
pertaining to respiration, the lungs or air
poly-
many
post-
after, behind
pre-
before
pro-
before, in front of
proct (o)
pertaining to the rectum
pseud (o)
false
psych (o)
pertaining to the mind
pulm (o)
pertaining to the lung
pyel (o)
pertaining to kidney pelvis (renal pelvis)
py (o)
pertaining to pus
quadr (i)
four
retr (o)
backward or behind
salping (o)
pertaining to a tube; fallopian tubes
sclera (o)
hard; also means pertaining to the sclera (eye)
semi-
half or partial
sub-
under, moderately
super-
high, excessive, or more than normal
supra-
above
tachy-
fast
thorac (o)
pertaining to the chest
trans-
across