Prefixes And Root Words Flashcards by Hunter Munson

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Osteo

A

Bone

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Myo

A

Muscle

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Neur

A

Nerve

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Derm

A

Skin

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Vas or Vasc

A

Blood vessels

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Hem or Hemo

A

Blood

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Angi or Angio

A

Blood vessels

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Arteri(o)

A

Artery

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Ven(o)

A

Veins

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Adip

A

Fat/fatty tissue

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Arthr(o)

A

Joint

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Renal

A

Kidney

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Adren

A

Adrenal glands

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Penia

A

Lack of (deficiency)

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Sis

A

Action, condition, or process

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Sclerosis

A

Hardening or thickening

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Itis

A

Inflammation or Infection

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Thromb(o)

A

Clot or lump

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Hyper

A

Above, excessive

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Macro

A

Large

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Ab or Abs

A

Away from

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Bronch

A

Bronchus

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Abdom

A

Abdomen

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Aden

A

Glands

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Andro

Male

Brachi

Arm

Cyte

Cell

ism

Condition of

Coro

Heart

Carp

Wrist

Axill

Arm pit region

Cervic

The Neck or neck region of a body part

Chrondo

Cartilage

-ectomy

Removal of

Cyst-

Bladder

Col(o)

Colon

Clav-, Cleid-

Clavicle

Pluer-, cost-

Ribs

Enter(o)

Intestine

-pathy

Disease or suffering

-tension

Pressure

Hypo-

Low , below normal

Cran-

Skull

Digit-

Fingers

Gastro-

Stomach

Hepat-

Liver

Neph-

Kidney

Ocul(o)

Eye

Omo-

Shoulder

Pect-

Chest

-emia

A condition of blood

Leuk-

White

Ad-

To toward

Cholecyst

Gallbladder

Gloss

Tounge

Hemat

Blood

Brady

Slow

Ef

Away from

Tacky

Fast

Ped

Foot

Plant-

Sole of foot

Sole-

Sole of foot

Tars-

Sole of foot

Poll-

Thumb

Poplit-

Knee joint, behind the knee

Splen-

Spleen

Tal-

Ankle

Thorac-

Chest region

Myel-

Spinal chord

Occipit-

Back of head

Lumb-

Lower spine region

Muscul-

Muscle

Kary-

Nucleus

Gyno-

Woman

Cut-

Skin

Cep(h)-

Head

Cort-

Outer region

Di(a)

Between

Dors(i)

Pertaining to the back

Em-

Inside, within

Epi-

Over, above, on top

Ec(to)-

On the outside

Lat-

Side

Peri-

Surrounding, around

Pne(um)

Lungs

Pulmo(n)

Lungs

Spondyl-

Spine/vertebra

Spin-

Spine

Amphi

both sides

Infra

Below

Juxta-

Near to, beside

Para-

Beside

Sub

Beneath, under

Super-

Superior

Intra-

Within

Pan-

All or everywhere

Myco-

Fungus

Radic-

Beginning or root of structure

Inter-

Between, among

Fibro-

Fiber