Prefixes and suffixes 3 Flashcards
-facient
causing; making happen
-ferous
producing
ferri-, ferro-
iron
fluo-
flow
fore-
before, in front of
-form
form
gaster-, gastero-, gastr-, gastro-
stomach
gen-
producing, forming
-gen, -gene, -genesis, -genetic,
-genic
producing, forming
glosso-
tongue
gluc-, gluco-, glyc-, glyco-
sugar, glycerol or similar substance
gyn-, gyne-, gyneco-, gyno-
woman, female
hem-, hema-, hemato-, hemo-
blood
hemi-
half
hepat-, hepato-
liver
heter-, hetero-
other, different
histo-
tissue
homo-
same, likeness
hydra-, hydro-, hydr-
water
hyp-, hyph-, hypo-
less than, below, under
hyper-
above, excessive, beyond
hyster-, hystero-
uterus
-ia
condition, esp, an abnormal state
-iasis
SEE -asis
-iatric
medicine, profession, physicians
in-
in, inside, within, intensive action, negative
infra-
below, under, beneath, inferior to, after
inter-
between, in the midst
intra-, intro-
within, in, into
ipsi-
same
irid-, irido-
iris
-ism
condition, theory
iso-
equal
-itis
inflammation of