prefixes and suffixes (greek&latin roots) Flashcards
a-
without/not
adeno-
gland
aero-
air
-al
relating to
albi-
white
an-
without/lacking
andro-
male
angi-
blood/lymph vessels
ante-
before
anti-
against/opposite
-ary
belonging to/connected to
-ase
enzyme
athero-
fatty plaque
auto-
self
bi-
two/twice
blasto-
bud, sprout /embryo (cells or cell layer)
brachi-
arm
brady-
slowness
carcino-
cancer
cardi-
heart
cauda-
tail
cephalo-
head
cervi-
neck
chondro-
cartilage
clast-
to break
co-
with, together
contra-
opposite/against
corpo-
body
costa-
rib
cutane-, cuti-
skin
cyto-
cell
derma-, dermato-
skin
dorsi-
back
dys-
bad/difficult
ec-, ecto-
outside
encephalo-
brain
endo-
within
epi-
upon
eryth-, erythro-
red
eu-
good
exo-
outside, outer
-form
shaped, in the form of
gastro-
stomach
-gen, -genesis
substance that produces
glia-
glue
gluco-, glyco-
sugar