Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots Flashcards
1
Q
Trache/o
A
Trachea
2
Q
Mamm/o
A
Mammary gland
3
Q
Ophthalm/o
A
Eye
4
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
5
Q
Thorac/o
A
Thorax
6
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
7
Q
Ot/o
A
Ear
8
Q
Nas/o
A
Nose
9
Q
Steth/o
A
Chest
10
Q
Dent/o, dent/i
A
Teeth
11
Q
Poly
A
Many, much, multiple
12
Q
Dys
A
Difficulty
13
Q
Brady
A
Abnormally slow
14
Q
Mal
A
Bad, poor
15
Q
Anti
A
Against, opposing
16
Q
De
A
Down, from
17
Q
Hypo
A
Insufficient, abnormally low
18
Q
Hyper
A
Excessive, abnormally high
19
Q
Tachy
A
Abnormally fast
20
Q
-ectomy
A
To surgically remove
21
Q
-ology
A
Study of
22
Q
-scope
A
Instrument for examining
23
Q
-emia
A
Blood condition
24
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
25
-tomy
Cutting, incision
26
-pnea
Breathing
27
-oma
Tumour
28
-penia
Deficiency of
29
-cyte
Cell
30
Multi
Many, much
31
Uni
One
32
Eu
Normal
33
Post
After
34
Ep-, epi
On, upon
35
Neo
New
36
Peri
Around
37
Pan
All
38
Iso
Equal, same
39
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
40
-toxin
Poison
41
-ist
One who studies
42
-al, ic, ac, -ous
Pertaining to
43
-oxia
Oxygen
44
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
45
-lysis
Destruction of
46
-natal
Birth
47
-megaly
Abnormally large
48
-graphy
Recording of
49
Erythr/o
Red blood cells
50
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
51
Gingiv/o
Gums
52
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
53
Hydr/o
Water
54
Copr/o
Faeces
55
Cyan/o
Blue
56
Entr/o
Intestines
57
Derm/o, dermat/i
Skin
58
Hepat/o
Liver
59
Ur/o
Urinary system
