Prefixes and Sufixes Flashcards by Abigail Roark

a-, an-

without, lack of

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ab-

from, away

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-able

capable of

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-ac, -ic

pertaining to

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acr- (o)

extremities (arms & legs)

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ad-

to, toward, near

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aden- (o)

gland, glandular

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adren- (o)

adrenal gland

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aer- (o)

air

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-al

like, similar, pertaining to

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alba-

white

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alges- (i,a)

pain

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algia-

pain

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ambi-

both sides

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an- (o, us)

anus (opening to rectum)

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angi- (o)

vessel

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ankyl-

crooked, looped, immovable, fixed

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ante- (ro)

Before, in front of, ahead

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anti-

against

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append- (i, o)

appendix

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arter- (io)

artery

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arthr- (o)

joint

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audi- (o)

sound, hearing

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aur-

ear

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auto

self

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bi- (s)

twice, double, both

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bio-

life

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-blast

germ/embryonic cell

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blephar- (o)

eyelid

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brachi-

arm

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Brachy-

short

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brady-

slow

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bronch- (i, o)

air tubes in lungs

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bucc- (a)

cheek

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calc- (u, ulus)

stone

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carcin- (o)

Cancer, malignancy

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cardi- (a, o)

Pertaining to the heart

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carp- (o)

wrist

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-cele

Swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia

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cent- (i)

hundred

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cephal- (o)

head, pertaining to head

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cerebro-

brain

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cerv- (ic)

neck, neck of uterus

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cheil- (o)

lip

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chem- (o)

drug, chemical

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chir- (o)

hand

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chlor- (o)

green

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chol- (e, o)

gallbladder, bile

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chond- (i, r, ri)

cartilage

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chrom-

color

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-cide

causing death

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circum-

around, about

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-cise

cut

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-clysis

washing, irrigation

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co- (n)

with, together

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-coccus

round

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-coele

chamber, enlarged space

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col- (in, o)

colon, bowel, large intestine

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colp- (i, o)

vagina

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contra-

against, counter

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cost- (a, i, o)

rib

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crani- (o)

pertaining to the skull

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-crine

secrete

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cryo-

cold

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crypt-

hidden

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cut-

skin

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cyan- (o)

blue

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cyst- (i, o)

bladder, bag, sac

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cyt- (e, o)

cell

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dacry-

tear, tear duct

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dactyl- (o)

finger, toe

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dec- (a, i)

ten

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demi-

half

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dent- (i, o)

tooth

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derm- (a, at, o)

pertaining to the skin

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-desis

surgical union or fixation

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dextr- (li, o)

to the right

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di- (plo)

double, twice

dia-

through between, part

dis- (ti, to)

separation, away from

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal

ect- (o)

out from

-ectomy

surgical removal of

electro-

pertaining to electricity

-emia

pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood

end- (o)

within

enter- (o)

Pertaining to intestines

epi

upon, on

erythr- (o)

pertaining to anything red, erythrocytes (red blood cells)

eu-

easy, good, normal

ex- (o)

outside

extra-

outside, in addition

gastr- (o)

pertaining to the stomach

-genic

causing

glyc- (o)

sugar

-gram

record

graph

a record or instrument used to create the record

gynec- (o)

pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs

hemat- (o)

pertaining to blood

hemi-

half

hem- (o)

pertaining to blood

hepat- (o)

pertaining to the liver

heter-

other, different

hom-

same or like

hydr- (o)

water

hyper-

over, excessive

hypo-

under, deficient

hyster- (o)

pertaining to the uterus

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

iso-

equal

-itis

inflammation

latero-

side

leuk- (o)

pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells

leuk- (o)

pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells

lith- (o)

pertaining to a stone

-lysis

decline, disintegration, destruction

macro-

large

mal-

bad or abnormal

medi-

middle

mega-
-megaly

large, enlargement of

melan-

black

mening- (o)

pertaining to the membrane, esp. meninges

micro-

small

mono-

one

myel- (o)

pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow or myelin

my- (o)

pertaining to the muscle

nas- (o)

pertaining to the nose

ne- (o)

new

nephr- (o)

pertaining to the kidney

neur- (o)

Pertaining to the nervous system or nerve

noct

night

olig- (o)

little, deficient

-oma

tumor

oophor –(o)

pertaining to the ovary

opthalm- (o)

pertaining to the eye

orchi- (d, o)

pertaining to the testicles

oro-

pertaining to the mouth

ortho-

straight or normal

-osis

pertaining to disease process

oste- (o)

pertaining to the bone

-ostomy

surgical creation of opening or hole

-otomy

surgical incision

ot- (o)

pertaining to the ear

para

by the side of

path- (o)
-pathy

pertaining to the disease or system for treating disease

per-

through

phag- (o)
-phagia

eating, ingesting, or engulfing

pharyng- (o)

pertaining to throat or pharynx

phleb- (o)

pertaining to vein

-plasty

plastic surgery

-plegia

paralysis

-pnea

pertaining to breathing

pneum- (o)

pert. to respiration, lungs or air

poly-

many

post-

after, behind

pre-

before

pro-

before, in front of

proct- (o)

pertaining to the rectum

pseud- (o)

false

psych- (o)

pertaining to the mind

-ptosis

drooping

pulm- (o)

pertaining to the lung

pur-

pertaining to pus

pyel- (o)

pertaining to the kidney or pelvis

py- (o)

pertaining to pus

quadr- (r)

four

quar-/ quat

four

retr- (o)

backward or behind

rhin- (o)

pertaining to the nose

-rrhage

discharge

-rrhagia

abnormal excessive flow or discharge

-rrhaphy

suture of; repair of

-rrhea

flow or discharge

salpin- (o)

pertaining to a tube

scler- (o)

hard; or sclera

-scope

instrument for examination

-scopy

examination with an instrument

semi-

half or partial

-sis

a process, action or condition

sub-

under, moderately

super-

above, excessive, or more than normal

supra-

above

tachy-

fast

-taxis

order, arrangement of

therm-

pertaining to temperature

thorac- (o)

pertaining to the chest

trans-

across

tri-

three

-trophic

pertaining to nutrition

uni

one

-uria

pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated

vas- (o)

vessel