prefixes and suffixes (greek&latin roots) Flashcards

1
Q

a-

A

without/not

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

adeno-

A

gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

aero-

A

air

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

-al

A

relating to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

albi-

A

white

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

an-

A

without/lacking

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

andro-

A

male

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

angi-

A

blood/lymph vessels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ante-

A

before

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

anti-

A

against/opposite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

-ary

A

belonging to/connected to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

athero-

A

fatty plaque

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

auto-

A

self

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

bi-

A

two/twice

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

blasto-

A

bud, sprout /embryo (cells or cell layer)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

brachi-

A

arm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

brady-

A

slowness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

carcino-

A

cancer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

cardi-

A

heart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

cauda-

A

tail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

cephalo-

A

head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

cervi-

A

neck

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

chondro-

A

cartilage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

clast-

A

to break

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

co-

A

with, together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

contra-

A

opposite/against

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

corpo-

A

body

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

costa-

A

rib

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

cutane-, cuti-

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

cyto-

A

cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

derma-, dermato-

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

dorsi-

A

back

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

dys-

A

bad/difficult

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

ec-, ecto-

A

outside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

encephalo-

A

brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

endo-

A

within

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

epi-

A

upon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

eryth-, erythro-

A

red

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

eu-

A

good

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

exo-

A

outside, outer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

-form

A

shaped, in the form of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

gastro-

A

stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

-gen, -genesis

A

substance that produces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

glia-

A

glue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

gluco-, glyco-

A

sugar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

hemi-

A

half

48
Q

hemo-

A

blood

49
Q

hetero-

A

different

50
Q

histo-

A

tissue

51
Q

homeo-

A

similar

52
Q

homo-

A

same

53
Q

hydro-

A

water

54
Q

hyper-

A

above

55
Q

hypo-

A

underneath

56
Q

-ia

A

in the condition of (possibly abnormal)

57
Q

-ic

A

having to do with

58
Q

infra-

A

below

59
Q

inter-

A

within

60
Q

intra

A

within

61
Q

iso-

A

equal

62
Q

-itis

A

disease/inflammation

63
Q

juxta-

A

near

64
Q

lacto-

A

milk

65
Q

lamina-

A

plate/layer

66
Q

latero-

A

side

67
Q

leuko-

A

white (blood cell)

68
Q

lyso-, lyto-

A

dissolution

69
Q

macro-, mega-

A

large

70
Q

medi-, meso-

A

middle

71
Q

meta-

A

after

72
Q

micro-

A

small

73
Q

mono-

A

one

74
Q

morpho-

A

form or shape

75
Q

myo-, mysi-

A

muscle

76
Q

neo-

A

new

77
Q

nephro-

A

kidney

78
Q

neuro-

A

nerve

79
Q

oo-

A

egg

80
Q

oculo-

A

eye

81
Q

-ology

A

the study of

82
Q

-oma

A

swelling or tumor

83
Q

osteo-

A

bone

84
Q

oxy-

A

sharp

85
Q

para-

A

beside

86
Q

patho-

A

suffering

87
Q

pedi-

A

foot

88
Q

peri-

A

about

89
Q

phago-

A

eating

90
Q

philo-

A

loving

91
Q

phobo-

A

fear

92
Q

physio-

A

physical

93
Q

pneumo-

A

lung

94
Q

poly-

A

many

95
Q

pro-

A

before

96
Q

pseudo-

A

false

97
Q

quadri-

A

four

98
Q

recto-

A

rectum

99
Q

reno-

A

kidney

100
Q

semi-

A

half

101
Q

soma-, somato-

A

body

102
Q

squamo-

A

scale

103
Q

stasi-, stati-

A

stoppage

104
Q

sub-

A

underneath

105
Q

supra-

A

above

106
Q

sym-, syn-

A

together

107
Q

tachy-

A

fast, rapid

108
Q

thermo-

A

heat

109
Q

trans-

A

across

110
Q

tri-

A

three

111
Q

troph-

A

nourishment

112
Q

uni-

A

one

113
Q

vaso-

A

vessel

114
Q

ventro-

A

abdomen

115
Q

vertebro-

A

spine