prefixes and roots Flashcards by daniella c

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a-, an-

A

no; lacking; none

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ab-

A

away from; out of

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acou-

A

hearing

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acr-, acro

A

extreme; peak

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ad-

A

to, toward

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alb-

A

white

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-algia

A

pain

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amphi-

A

on both sides of; double

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an-

A

not; without

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ana-

A

up

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angio-

A

vessel

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ante-

A

before; ahead of time

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antero-

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front

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anti-

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against

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ap-

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to; toward

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aqu-

A

water

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arthro-

A

joint

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audi-

A

hear

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

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to; twice; double

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bio-; bi-

A

life; living

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-blast

A

precursor; comes before

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brachi-

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arm

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brachy-

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short

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bronch-

windpipe; airway

cardi-

heart

carpal-

wrist

caud-

tail

cell-

room; chamber

centr-

center

cephal-

head

cervic-

neck

-cide

killing

circum-

around

chondro-

cartilage

com-

with; together

contra-

against

clast-

broken

cost-

rib

cotyl-

cup

counter-

against

cuti-

skin

cyst-

bladder; pouch

dactyl-

finger

deca-

ten

deci-

tenth

demi-

half

dent-

tooth

derm-

skin

di-

two; double

dia-

through; across

digit-

finger; toe

dis-

apart; out

du-; duo

two

-duct

to lead

dys-

ill; bad

ec-

out of; outside

en-

in; into

encephal-

brain

end-; ent-

within

enter-

intestines

epi-

above; on

erythro-

red

eu-

well; good

-ectomy

excision; removal

extra-

beyond; outside

ex-

out

fibr-

thread; fiber

-flex

bend

fract-

break

gastro-

stomach

-gest

carry

glob-

around; round

glott-

mouth or windpipe

gross

think, large

gyno-

female

gyr-

circle

hepat-

liver

hem-

blood

hetero-

different; other

gist-

tissue

holo-

entire; whole

homo-

man

hyrd-

water

hyper-

above, beyond; over

infro-

below; beneath

intra-

within; inside

iso-

same; equal

lachry-

tear

lat-

side; flank

leuc-

white; bright; light

liqu

fluid

-logy

study

macr-

large

mamm-

breast

meg-

great; million

med-

half

micro-

small

mito-

thread; filament

mort-

death

multi-

many

myo-

muscle

nephro-

kidney

nuc-

center

oculo-

eye

omni-

all

opthal-

eye

orb-

round, globe

osteo-

bone

path-; pathy-

disease; suffering

permea-

pass; go

phon-; phono-

sound

plasm-

form

por-

opening

proto-

first; primary

semi-

half; partly

stern-

chest; breast

sub-

below; under

sym-

together

toxico-

poison

vas-

vessel

hypo-

beneath

in-

to; toward; into

inter-

between

-ism

a state or condition

-itis

inflammation; disease

lact-

milk

-less

without

lign-

wood

lip-

fat

-lys; -lyst

dissolve, take apart

mal-

bad; evil

med-

middle

mela-; melan

dark

meta-

between

mis-

wrong; incorrect

mono-

one; single

morph-

shape

mycel-

threadlike

nas-

nose

-node

knot

ob-

against

olf-

smell

oo-

egg

opt-

eye; vision

orth-

straight

para-

near; beside

peri-

around

pulmo-

lung

photo-

light

pleur-

lung; rib

pre-

before

sclera-

hard

-sis

condition; state

strat-

layer

super-

above; on top

therm-

heat

ultra-

beyond

ventri-

belly

-en

made of