Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words Flashcards
a-, an-
not or decreased
ab-
away from
anti-
against
contra-
Against
bi-
Two
dys-
difficult or pain
hemo-
blood
hydro-
Water
hyper-
above or high
hypo-
Below or under
path-
disease
poly-
Too much or too many
post-
after
pre-
before
septi-
poisoning
tri-
three
ex-
out, away from
leuko-
White
erythro-
Red
mal-
Bad
peri-
around
sub-
under
dorso-
back
ventra-
Front
glyco-
sugar
psuedo-
false
trans-
across
endo-
In or inside
-algia
suffering or pain
-cyte
Cell
-cyst
Bag or bladder
-ectomy
Removal of a part
-emia
Blood
-gram
Tracing made by a machine
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of science
-oma
tumor
-ostomy
surgical opening
-otomy
cutting into
-path
Disease
-pathy
Abnormal or diseased
-phobia
Fear of
-pnea
breathing
-scope
Instrument for looking
-osis
disease, condition
-plasty
Repair of
-cide
causing of death
-graph
Writing, recording
-cele
Water filled pouch
-uria
To with urine or urinary organs
adeno-
Glands
Arthro-
Joints
cardio-
Heart
dermato-
Skin
gastro-
Stomach
myo-
Muscles
crani-
Skull
cephalo-
Head
Encephalo-
Brain
hystero-
Uterus
Pnuemo-
Lung
Neuro-
Nerve
Ot-
Ear
rhino-
Nose
osteo-
Bone
psyche-
Mind
throraco
Chest
bio-
Life
cyte-
Cell
neo-
New
tox-
Poison
hepato-
Liver
naso-
Nose
opthal-
Eye
nephro-
Kidney
phlebo-
Vein
glosso-
Tongue
glucos-
Sugar