Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes Flashcards

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hem/o

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blood

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encephalo/o

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brain

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gastr/o

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stomach

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electr/

A

electricity

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cerebr/o

A
  • brain
  • cerebrum
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dermat/o

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skin

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hyster/o

A

uterus

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laryng/o

A
  • voice box
  • larynx
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leuk/o

A

white

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mamm/o

A

breast

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mast/o

A

breast

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ment/o

A

mind

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nat/o

A

birth

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neur/o

A

nerve

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path/o

A

disease

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proct/o

A

-rectum
- anus

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psych/o

A

mind

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rhin/o

A

nose

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tonsill/o

A
  • almond
  • tonsil
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vas/o

A

vessel

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cardi/o

A

heart

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bi/o

A

life

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append/o
appendic/o

A

appendix

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anti-

A
  • against
    -opposite of
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brady-

A

slow

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endo-

A

within

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epi-

A
  • upon
  • over
  • above
  • on top
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neo-

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new

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30
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pre-

A

to come before

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31
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pulmon

A

lung

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32
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maxim

A
  • biggest
  • highest
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lith

A

stone

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micro-

A

small

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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scop

A

viewing instrument

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  • logy
A

study or science of

38
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pod/o

A

foot

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oste/o

A

bone

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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cardi/o

A

heart

42
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uscul/o

A

muscle

43
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bronch/o

A

airway

44
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angi/o

A

vessel

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ot/o

A

ear

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trache/o

A

trachea

47
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encephal/o

A

brain

48
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cephal/o

A

head

49
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-phasia

A

speaking

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a-

A

-without
-absence of

51
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-itis

A

inflammation

52
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enter

A

small intestine

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gastr

A

stomach

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-ic

A

pertaining to

55
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derm

A

skin

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hypo-

A
  • deficient
  • abnormally low
  • below
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path

A

disease

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-gram

A

a record or an image

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-emia

A

condition of blood

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-ectomy

A

-surgicial excision
- surgical removal

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-tic

A

pertaining to

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-scope

A

instrument used for viewing

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-philia

A
  • loving
  • affinity for
66
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-pathy

A

disease

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-logy

A

study or science of

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-logist

A

one who studies

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-itis

A

inflammation-

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-ia

A

condition of

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-iatry

A
  • treatment
  • specialty
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-drome

A

run or running

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syn-

A

together

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hemat

A

blood

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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-malacia

A

softening

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-opsy

A

view of

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hypo-

A

deficient
below

80
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-oxia

A

condition of oxygen

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-phil
-philia

A

loving or
affinity for

82
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dys-

A

bad
abnormal
painful
difficult

83
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-phasia

A

speaking

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a-

A

without
absence of

85
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-physis

A

growth

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hypo

A

below

87
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-plegia

A

paralysis

88
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quadri-

A

four

89
Q

-oma

A

tumor

90
Q

oste
oste/o

A

bone

91
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-stasis

A

standing still

92
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home/o

A

sameness
unchanging