Prefix Suffix & Stems Flashcards by Molly Protz

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bio-

A

life, living

“biology”

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cardi-

A

heart

“pericardium”

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dors-

A

back

“dorsal”

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homeo-

homo-

A

same, alike, unchanging
man
“homeostasis”

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-logy

A

study of

“biology”

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med-

A

middle

“median”

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paries

-mural

A

wall

“parietal”

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path-

-pathy

A

disease, suffering

“pathology”

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peri-

A

around

“perimeter”

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pronus

A

inclined forward

“prone”

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supinus

A

lying on the back

“supine”

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stat

- stasis

A

standing, placed

“homeostasis”

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venter

ventr-

A

belly, abdomen

“ventral”

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a-
an-
non-

A

not, lacking, without

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ab-

A

away from, out from

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acou-

A

hearing

“acoustic”

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acr-

acro-

A

extreme, peak, top

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ad-
ap-
af-
ac-

A

to, toward, forward

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adeno-

A

gland

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adip-

lip-

A

fat

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aer-

A

air

“aerial”

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agri-

A

field, soil

“agriculture”

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al
aceus
aceous

A

having character of, pertaining to

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alb-

A

white

“albino”

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-algia

A

pain

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allo-

A

other

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alto

A

high

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ana-

A

up, back

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antho-

flor-

A

flower

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calor-

pyr-

A

heat, fire

“calorimetry”

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carb-

A

coal, carbon

“carbon”

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carcin-

A

cancer

“carcinogen”

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cell-

A

storeroom, chamber

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chem-

A

referring to chemistry

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chlor-

A

green

“chlorophyll”

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-cide

A

killing

“genocide”

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audi-

A

hear

“audible”

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colo-

A

colon

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demi-

A

half

“demigod”

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-crine

A

to secrete

“endocrine system”

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derm-

A

skin

“dermatology”

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dent-

A

tooth

“dentist”

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dynam-

A

power

“dynamite”

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herb-

A

grass

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hex-

A

six

“hexagon”

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hydr-

aqu-

A

water

“hydrolysis”

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hybrid

A

mongrel

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mamm-

A

breast

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carn-

A

meat

“carne”

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co-

A

with, together

“company”

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geo-

terr-

A

land, earth

“geography”

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cyan-

A

blue

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neo-

A

new, recent

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tetr-

quadr-

A

four

“quadrilateral”

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mis-

A

wrong, incorrect

“misleading”

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nas-

A

nose

“nasal”