Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
acr/o
extremities
cadi/o
heart
cyan/o
blue
cyt/o
cell
dermat/o, derm/o
skin
duoden/o
duodenum
electr/o
electrical
eti/o
cause
gastr/o
stomach
gram/o
record
leuk/o
white
megal/o
enlarged
path/o
disease
-algia
pain
-ectomy
excision of
-itis
inflammation of
-ologist
one who studies, specialist
-ology
the study of
-osis, -a, -y
condition of, usually abnormal
-ostomy
forming a new opening
-otomy
incision into
-tome
instrument that cuts
aden/o
gland
arthr/o
joint
carcin/o
malignancy
cele/o, o/cele
hernia
cephal/o
head
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
ribs
dento/o
tooth
emes/is
vomiting
hist/o
tissue
laryng/o
larynx
lip/o
fat
malac/o
soft
morph/o
structure of
muc/o
mucus
onc/o
tumor
ost/o, oste/o
bone
plast/o
repair
trach/e
trachea
troph/o
developement
en-, endo-
in, within, inside
ex-, ex/o-
out, outside
hyper-
excessive
hypo-
under
inter-
between
-al, -ar, -ic
of, or pertaining to
-oid
resembling
-oma
tumor
-ism
medical disease, condition
abdomin/o
abdomen
cephal/o
head
chol/e
bile, gall
crani/o
cranium, skull
cyst/o
bladder, sac
dipl/o
double
hydro
water
lith/o
stone
metr/o
measure
ot/o
ear
pelv/i
pelvis
phob/ia
fear
py/o
pus
rhin/o
nose
staphyl/o
grape
strept/o
chain
therap/o
treatment
tharac/o
thorax
angi/o
vessel
arter/i/o
artery
blast/o
emryo
colp/o
vagina
crypt/o
hidden
fibr/o
fiber
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
hyster/o
uterus
kinesi/o
motion
lys/o
destruction
cheil/o
lips
col/o
colon
dent/o
teeth
esophag/o
esophagus
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
tongue
hepat/o
liver
pancreat/o
pancreas
proct/o
anus and rectum
rect/o
rectum
stomat/o
mouth
-clysis
irrigation
-ectasia
dilation, stretching
-scope, -scopy
look, examine
-toxin
poison
algesia
sense of pain
angi/o
vessel
cardiac arrest
stopped heart
anti-
against
chlor/o
green
erythr/o
red
melan/o
black
pyret/o
fever
xanth/o
yellow
ecto-, exo-
outer side
end-, endo-
inner, within
meso-
middle
circum-
around
peri-
around about
epi-
over, surrounding
sub-, hypo-
below, under
supra-, super-
above, over
infra-
below, beneath
amni/o, amniot/o
fetal sac
gravid/a
with child
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
hyster/o
uterus
mamm/o
breast
mast/o
breast
men/o
menses, menstruation
metr/o
uterus
para
bear, bring forth
multi-
many
nulli-
none
oligo-
little, small, scanty
post-
after
pre-
before
primi-
first
secundi-
second
-ary
of or pertaining to
-atrophy
undernourished, wasting
-dynia
pain, painful
-mania
madness
-pathy
disease
-phobia
excessive fear
blephar/o
eyelid
core, core/o
pupil
corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
cycl/o
ciliary body
dipl/o
paired, double
ir, irid/o
iris
lacrim/o
tear
opthalm/o
eye
retin/o
retina
scler/o
sclera
bronch/i
bronch/o, bronchus
laryng/o
voice box
ment/o
chin
nas/o
nose
pharyng/o
throat
plear/o
covering of the lung
pne/o
aie, breathe
pnem/o
air, breathe
thorac/o
thorax
trache/o
windpipe
