Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
a-, an-
without, not
brady-
slow
circum-, peri-
around
dia-, trans-
through, across
dipl-, diplo-
double
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
endo-, intra-
in, within
hemi-
one half
hetero-
different
homo-, homeo-
same
hyper-
excessive, above normal
hypo-
under, below, deficient
macro-
large
micro-
small
mono-, uni-
one
multi-, poly-
many, much
peri-, circum-
around
post-
after, behind
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
primi-
first
quadri-
four
retro-
backward, behind
super-
upper, above
tachy-
fast
tri-
three
-ac, -al, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ical, -ior, -ous, -tic
Amy’s ants are early in ignoring Ian’s odd tactics.
May be missing one
pertaining to
-algia, -dynia
pain
-cele
hernia, swelling
-centesis
surgical puncture
-cyte
cell
-desis
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
-ectomy
excision, removal
-edema
swelling
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood condition
-gram
record, writing
-graph
instrument for recording
-graphy
process of recording
-trophy
nourishment, development
-iasis
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
-itis
inflammation
-lith
stone, calculus
-lysis
separation, destruction, loosening
-malacia
softening
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
act of measuring
-oma
tumor
-osis
abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood cells)
-pathy
disease
-penia
decrease, deficiency
-pexy
fixation (of an organ)
-phobia
fear
-plasia
formation, growth
-plasty
surgical repair
-plegia
paralysis
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth (of)
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
discharge, flow
-rrhexis
rupture
-scope
instrument for examining
-scopy
visual examination
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
incision
-toxic
poison
-tripsy
crushing
-ac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-ary
Pertaining to
-eal
Pertaining to
-ic
Pertaining to
-ical
Pertaining to
-ior
Pertaining to
-ous
Pertaining to
-tic
Pertaining to