Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
Introduction
1
Q
alg(o)-, alge-, algesi(o)-
A
pain
2
Q
arthr(o)-
A
joint
3
Q
bacteri(o)-
A
bacteria
4
Q
blephar(o)-
A
eyelid
5
Q
cerebr(o)-
A
cerebrum
6
Q
cyan(o)-
A
blue
7
Q
dermat(o)-, derm(o)-
A
skin
8
Q
erythr(o)-
A
red
9
Q
gluc(o)-
A
sugar, glucose
10
Q
leuk(o)-
A
white
11
Q
melan(o)-
A
black
12
Q
myel(o)-
A
spinal cord
13
Q
opthalm(o)-
A
eye
14
Q
pancreat(o)-
A
pancreas
15
Q
phon(o)-
A
voice
16
Q
poli(o)-
A
gray
17
Q
peri-
A
around
18
Q
epi-
A
above
19
Q
poly-
A
many
20
Q
hemi-
A
half
21
Q
endo-
A
inside
22
Q
exo-
A
outside
23
Q
intra-
A
inside
24
Q
extra-
A
outside
25
ab-
move away (from)
26
dys-
abnormal, difficult
27
hyper-
excessive, above normal
28
pre-
before
29
tachy-
fast
30
ad-
move toward
31
eu-
normal, good
32
hypo-
below normal
33
post-
after
34
brady-
slow
35
-megaly
enlargement
36
-algia
pain
37
-itis
inflammation
38
--ectomy
surgical removal of
39
-um
acts as a noun ending
ex: cranium, part of skull
40
-ac and -al
acts as an adjective ending
ex: cardiac, relating to the heart
41
-algia
pain
42
-cele
abdominal protrusion
43
-emesis
vomiting
44
-itis
inflammation
45
-lysis
destruction
46
-malacia
softening
47
-megaly
enlargement
48
-necrosis
tissue death
49
-osis
abnormal condition
50
-oma
tumor
51
-pathy
disease, suffering
52
-ptosis
sagging or drooping
53
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
54
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
55
-centesis
surgical puncture
56
-gram
a record
57
-graphy
process of recording
58
-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
59
-otomy
cutting or surgical incision
60
-plasty
surgical repair
61
-scopy
visual examination
62
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bleeding
63
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
64
-rrea
flow (of body fluids)
65
-rrhexis
rupture
