Prefix Suffix & Stems Flashcards

1
Q

bio-

A

life, living

“biology”

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2
Q

cardi-

A

heart

“pericardium”

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3
Q

dors-

A

back

“dorsal”

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4
Q

homeo-

homo-

A

same, alike, unchanging
man
“homeostasis”

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5
Q

-logy

A

study of

“biology”

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6
Q

med-

A

middle

“median”

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7
Q

paries

-mural

A

wall

“parietal”

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8
Q

path-

-pathy

A

disease, suffering

“pathology”

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9
Q

peri-

A

around

“perimeter”

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10
Q

pronus

A

inclined forward

“prone”

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11
Q

supinus

A

lying on the back

“supine”

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12
Q
  • stat

- stasis

A

standing, placed

“homeostasis”

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13
Q

venter

ventr-

A

belly, abdomen

“ventral”

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14
Q

a-
an-
non-

A

not, lacking, without

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15
Q

ab-

A

away from, out from

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16
Q

acou-

A

hearing

“acoustic”

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17
Q

acr-

acro-

A

extreme, peak, top

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18
Q

ad-
ap-
af-
ac-

A

to, toward, forward

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19
Q

adeno-

A

gland

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20
Q

adip-

lip-

A

fat

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21
Q

aer-

A

air

“aerial”

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22
Q

agri-

A

field, soil

“agriculture”

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23
Q
  • al
  • aceus
  • aceous
A

having character of, pertaining to

24
Q

alb-

A

white

“albino”

25
Q

-algia

A

pain

26
Q

allo-

A

other

27
Q

alto

A

high

28
Q

ana-

A

up, back

29
Q

antho-

flor-

A

flower

30
Q

calor-

pyr-

A

heat, fire

“calorimetry”

31
Q

carb-

A

coal, carbon

“carbon”

32
Q

carcin-

A

cancer

“carcinogen”

33
Q

cell-

A

storeroom, chamber

34
Q

chem-

A

referring to chemistry

35
Q

chlor-

A

green

“chlorophyll”

36
Q

-cide

A

killing

“genocide”

37
Q

audi-

A

hear

“audible”

38
Q

colo-

A

colon

39
Q

demi-

A

half

“demigod”

40
Q

-crine

A

to secrete

“endocrine system”

41
Q

derm-

A

skin

“dermatology”

42
Q

dent-

A

tooth

“dentist”

43
Q

dynam-

A

power

“dynamite”

44
Q

herb-

A

grass

45
Q

hex-

A

six

“hexagon”

46
Q

hydr-

aqu-

A

water

“hydrolysis”

47
Q

hybrid

A

mongrel

48
Q

mamm-

A

breast

49
Q

carn-

A

meat

“carne”

50
Q

co-

A

with, together

“company”

51
Q

geo-

terr-

A

land, earth

“geography”

52
Q

cyan-

A

blue

53
Q

neo-

A

new, recent

54
Q

tetr-

quadr-

A

four

“quadrilateral”

55
Q

mis-

A

wrong, incorrect

“misleading”

56
Q

nas-

A

nose

“nasal”