Prefixes/Root Words/suffixes Flashcards by Mia Koernig

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a-

A

Without/ absence of

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ana-

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Up/back/apart

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-cide

A

Kill

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-drome

A

Symptoms

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extra-

A

Outside

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hyper-

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Obove, more than normal

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hypo-

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Below, less than normal

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-iac

A

State of, condition, process

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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in-

A

In, within, not

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intra-

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Within, inside

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-ism

A

Condition or state of

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-lemme

A

Membrain

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meta-

A

Beyond, change

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-ology

A

Study of

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-opsy

A

To view

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-penia

A

Deficiency, lack of

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-phage

A

Eat

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-plasia

A

Formation, growth

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pro-

A

Before, for

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-stasis

A

Standing still

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-tic

A

Pertaining to

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-ulus

A

Singular form, diminutive, small or little

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Ambul

A

To walk

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bacteri/o

A

Bacteria

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bi/o

A

Life

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calc/i

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Stone

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catabol/o

A

Breaking down

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Cellular

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Pertaining to cell

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Cribr

A

Sieve

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cyt/o

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Cell

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eti/o

A

Cause of disease

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Form

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Expressing shape or resemblance

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home/o

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Same, constant, umchanged

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is/o

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Equal

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lys/o

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To kill, destroy

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path/o

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Disease

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Plast

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Repair

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Soma

A

Body

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Somn/i

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Sleep, bedtime

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syn

A

Run together

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Tel/o

A

End

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Ton/o

A

Pressure, tension

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-ectomy

A

Surgical removal

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Epi-

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Upon

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-genesis

A

Production or growth

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-ium

A

Pertaining to

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-ologist

A

Specialist

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-ose

A

Suffix for carbohydrate

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-osis

A

Any condition

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-ous

A

Pertaining to

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-phagia

A

Eating

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Sub-

A

Below, under

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-ula

A

Small

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aden/o

A

Gland

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adip/o

A

Fat

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carcin/o

A

Cancer

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crypt/o

A

Hidden

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cutane/o

A

Skin

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Derm/o

A

Skin

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Dermato/o

A

Skin

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Erythr/o

A

Red

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hemat/o

A

Blood

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hidr/o

A

Sweat

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Hist/o

A

Tissue

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Lip/o

A

Fat

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lun/o

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Moon

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melan/o

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Black

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Myc/o

A

Fungus

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Onych/o

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Nail

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Pili

A

Hair

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rhytid/o

A

Wrinkles

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Scler/o

A

Hardening

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Seb/o

A

Oil, fat, sebum

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squam/o

A

Scales

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Trich/o

A

Hair

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Xer/o

A

Dry

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angi

A

Vessel

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acro

A

Extremity

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cyan

A

Blue

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ome

A

complete set/ instrument

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Leuk/o

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White

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algia

A

Pain

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pach/y

A

Thick

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Ortho

A

Straight

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Ped

A

Child/foot

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Blast

A

Build up/budding

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Clasts

A

Break down bone

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Osteo

A

Bone