Prefixes/Suffixes/Roots Flashcards
Trache/o
Trachea
Mamm/o
Mammary gland
Ophthalm/o
Eye
Cardi/o
Heart
Thorac/o
Thorax
Cephal/o
Head
Ot/o
Ear
Nas/o
Nose
Steth/o
Chest
Dent/o, dent/i
Teeth
Poly
Many, much, multiple
Dys
Difficulty
Brady
Abnormally slow
Mal
Bad, poor
Anti
Against, opposing
De
Down, from
Hypo
Insufficient, abnormally low
Hyper
Excessive, abnormally high
Tachy
Abnormally fast
-ectomy
To surgically remove
-ology
Study of
-scope
Instrument for examining
-emia
Blood condition
-itis
Inflammation
-tomy
Cutting, incision
-pnea
Breathing
-oma
Tumour
-penia
Deficiency of
-cyte
Cell
Multi
Many, much
Uni
One
Eu
Normal
Post
After
Ep-, epi
On, upon
Neo
New
Peri
Around
Pan
All
Iso
Equal, same
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-toxin
Poison
-ist
One who studies
-al, ic, ac, -ous
Pertaining to
-oxia
Oxygen
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
-lysis
Destruction of
-natal
Birth
-megaly
Abnormally large
-graphy
Recording of
Erythr/o
Red blood cells
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
Gingiv/o
Gums
Peritone/o
Peritoneum
Hydr/o
Water
Copr/o
Faeces
Cyan/o
Blue
Entr/o
Intestines
Derm/o, dermat/i
Skin
Hepat/o
Liver
Ur/o
Urinary system