Prefixes, Suffixes and Word Roots Flashcards by manda hare

a-, an-

absence or lack of

ex: anaerobic

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ab-

departing from; away from

ex: abscess tooth

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-able

able to, capable of

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-ac

referring to

ex: illiac

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acou-

hearing

ex: acoustic

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acr-, acro-

extreme or extremity; peak

ex: acrobat

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ad-

to or toward

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aden-, aden-

gland

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-al

expressing relationship

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-algia

pain in a certain part

ex: fibromyalgia (pain in muscles)

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amphi-

on both sides; of both sides

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an-

without, lack of

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ana-

up, back, again

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angi-, angio-

vessel

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ant-, anti-

opposed to; preventing or inhibiting

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ante-

preceding; before- associated with, relating to

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anthr-, anthro-

joint

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-ary

associated with

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-atresia

imperforate (not a normal opening)

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-asis

condition, state of

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aut-, auto-

self

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bi-

two

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bio-

life

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-blast

bud or germ

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brady-

slow

broncho-

bronchus

bucco-

cheek

-c

expressing relationship

caput-

head

carcin-

cancer ex: carcinoma

cardi-,cardio-

heart ex: cardiac arrest

cata-

down,according to ex: catabolic- breaking down food

-cele

hollow

cephal-

head

cerebro-

brain, especially the cerebrum

chol-

bile ex: cholera

cholesyst-

gallbladder

chondr-

cartliage

-cide

destroy or kill

circum-

around

-clast

smash, break

co-,com-,con-

together ex: come

contra-

against | ex: contradict

cost-

rib | ex: costal

crani-

skull | Ex: cranium

crypt-

hidden

cysto-

bladder or sac

-cyte

cell

cyt-,cyto-

cell

de-

undoing; reversal, loss, removal Ex: decompose

derm-

skin

di-

twice, double

dia-

through, between, apart, across ex: diaphram

dis-

reversal, apart from

dys-

difficult, faulty, painful

ec-,ex-,ecto-

out, outside, away from

-ectomy

cutting out, surgical removal

edem-

swell | ex: edema

em-

-emia

condition of the blood

en-, em-

in, inside

endo-

within

entero-

intestine

epi-

over, above

erythro-

red

eu-

well

exo-, extra

outside, beyond

-ferent

carry

-form

expressing reseblance

-fuge

driving out

-gastr

stomach

-gen

an agent that initiates

-enesis

produce, orgin

glosso-

tongue

glycol-

sugar, sweet

-gram

data that are symmetrically recorded, a record instrument used for recording data or writing

-graph

instrument used for recording data or writing

hema-, hemato-, hemo-

blood

hemi-

half

hepat-

liver

hetero-

different, other

hist-

tissue

hom-, homeo-, homo-

same

hydro-, hyd-

water

hyper-

excess

hypno-

sleep

hypo-

below, deficient

hyster-, hystero-

uterus, womb

-ia

condition

-iatr-

treat, cure

-iatrics

medical specialty

-id

condition

im-

not

in-

in, into

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

iso-

equal, same

-itis

inflammation

leuko-

white

lip-, lipo-

fat, lipid

-logy

the study of

-iysis

loosening or breaking down

macro-

large

mal-

bad, abnormal

-malacia

soft

mamm-

breast

-mania

obsession, compulsion

mast-

breast

meningo-

membrane

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, between, transition

metro-

uterus

micro-

small

mito-

thread, filament

mono-

single

morpho-

form

multi-

many

myelo-

spinal cord, marro

myo-

muscle

narco-

numbness

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

ob-

before, against

oculo-

eye

odonto-

teeth

-odyn

pain

-oid

like, resembling

-oma

tumor

opthalmo-

eye

-opia

defect of the eye

ortho-

straight, direct

-ory

referring to, of

osteo-

bone

oto-

ear

oxy-

oxygen

pan-

all, universal

para-

beside, near

-pathy

disease

pen-

around

phago-

eat

phleb-

vein

-phobia

fear

-plasty

reconstruction of a part, plastic surgery

-plegia

paralysis

pod-

foot

poly-

multiple

post-

after

pre-, pro-

before, ahead

procto-

rectum, anus

pseudo-

false

psycho-

mind, pyche

pyo-

pus

re-

back, again, contrary

retro-

backward, behind

-rrhagia

abnormal or excessive discharge

-rrhea

flow or discharge

sacro-

flesh or fleshy

sclero-

hard

-scope

instrument used for examination

semi-

half

somato-

body

-stasis

arrest, fixation

steno-

narrow

-stormy

establishment of an artificial opening

sub-

beneath, under

super-

above, upon

supra-

above, upon

sym-, syn-

together, with

tachy-

rapid

therm-

heat

-tomy

to cut

tox-

poision

trans-

across, through

tri-

three

troph-

nourish

-trophic

changing; influencing

-ty

condition of, state

-uria

urine

vas-

vessel

vene-

vein

vescero-

organ, viscera

zyg-

yoked, paired (zygote)