Quizzes Flashcards
epi-
in addition to, upon, on, to
base
ex: epidemic, epidermis, epitaph, eponym, ephemeral,epidemic
in addition to, upon, on, to
base
epi-
dem-
people, country
base
ex: epidemic, democracy, pandemic, apodemialgia
people, country
base
dem-
a- (or an-)
not, without
prefix
ex: atheist, atypical, amoral, anarchy, anesthetic
not, without
prefix
a- (or an-)
the-
to put, to place
base
ex: atheist, allenthesis, athetosis, epithem, metathesis
to put, to place
base
the-
mne-
to remember
base
ex: amnesia, pseudomnesia, acousmatamnesia, autoanamnsia, catamnesia, ecmnesia, mnemodermia
to remember
base
mne-
apo-
ap- before vowels or an h
from, off, away
prefix
ex: apology, apostle, aphorism, apheliotropism, apotropaic
from, off, away
prefix
apo-
ap- before vowels or an h
trop-, trep-
to turn, response to stimulus
base
ex: apotropaic, apheliotropism, phototropic, esotropia, anisotropia, autotropism,barotropic, orthotropism, stereotropism
to turn, response to stimulus
base
trop-, trep-
hyper-
over, excessive, more than normal
prefix
ex: hypercritical, hypertension, hypertropia
over, excessive, more than normal
prefix
hyper-
tend-, tens-, tent-
to stretch
base
ex: tension, distention, tensor, hypertension
to stretch
base
tend-, tens-, tent-
meta-
met- before vowels or h
after, change, transfer
prefix
ex: metabolism, metamorphosis, method, metencephalon
after, change, transfer
prefix
meta-
met- before vowels or h
ball-, bol-, ble-
to throw, to put
base
ex: xeriobole, metabolism, embolism, hemiballismus, embololalia, epiboly, periblem, sporobolus
to throw, to put
base
ball-, bol-, ble-
eme-
to vomit
base
ex: autemesia, hyperemesis, emetic
to vomit
base
eme-
dys-
bad, disordered, difficult
prefix
ex: dysfunction, dysentery, dystrophy
bad, disordered, difficult
prefix
dys-
enter-
intestine
base
ex: anenterous, enterolysis, myenteric, dysentery
intestine
base
enter-
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)
with, together
prefix
ex: synonym, synthetic, sympathy, symphony, syllable, systole, system, syssarcosis, synesthesia
with, together
prefix
syn- (sym-, syl-, sy-, sys-)
esthe-, aesthe-
to feel, to perceive
base
ex: acanthesthesia, aesthacyte, akinesthesia, caumesthesia, synesthesia
to feel, to perceive
base
ex: acanthesthesia, aesthacyte, akinesthesia, caumesthesia, synesthesia
esthe-, aesthe-
-emia
condition of the blood, congestion blood
compound suffix
ex: anemia, leukemia, anoxemia, tularemia
condition of the blood, congestion blood
compound suffix
-emia
rhin-, rrhin-
nose
base
ex: rhinencephalon, gymnorhinal, amphirhinal, rhinoplasty
nose
base
rhin-, rrhin-
-plasty
formation, plastic surgical operation
compound suffix
ex: arthroplasty, anaplasty, hysteroplasty, rhinoplasty
formation, plastic surgical operation
compound suffix
-plasty
acr-
extremity, summit
base
ex: acropodium, acromicria, acroscopic, acrophobia
extremity, summit
base
acr-
-phobia
abnormal fear of
compound suffix
ex: claustrophobia, agoraphobia, hydrophobia, acrophobia
abnormal fear of
compound suffix
-phobia
aer-
air, gase
base
ex: aerocele, aeocyte, aeopathy, aerocyst
air, gase
base
aer-
cyst-
bladder, cyst, sac
base
ex: acrocyst, cytocyst, oocyst, aerocyst
bladder, cyst, sac
base
cyst-
orth-
straight, correct
base
ex: orthopedic, orthoptic, orthodontist
straight, correct
base
orth-
odont-
tooth
base
ex: exodontist, prosthodontia, pleurodont, homodont, rhizodontotrophy, tetraselenodont, xantodont, orthodontist
tooth
base
odont-
lith-, -lite
stone
base
ex: otolith, lithophyll, dacryolith, neolthic
stone
base
lith-, -lite
ne-
new, new and different from
base
ex: glyconeogenesis, neolalia, neophobia, neolithic
new, new and different from
base
ne-
ba-
to step, to go, to walk
base
ex: basiophthalmite, basophobia, gynobase, basidium
to step, to go, to walk
base
ba-
galact-, gala-
milk
base
ex: galactorrhea, galactase, galactin
milk
base
galact-, gala-
psued-
fake
base
ex: chromatopseudopsis, pseudacusis, psueopod, psuedoblepsia
fake
base
psued-
pod-, pus-
foot
base
ex: podiatrist, micropus, cephalopod, adenophdous, cynopodous, metapodium, podotheca, psuedopod
foot
base
pod-, pus-
para-
par- before vowels or h
beside, resembling, disordered, associated
prefix
ex: parasite, paratyphoid, paralysis, paramedical, parenthesis, parody, paraguesia
beside, resembling, disordered, associated
prefix
para-
par- before vowels or h
geu-
to taste
base
ex: dysgeusia, psychogeusic, hypergeusia, parageusia
to taste
base
geu-
melan-
black, dark
base
ex: melanophore, melanophyllous, melanotrichous, melanin, melanidrosis, melanism, melanoderm, melanoglossia
black, dark
base
melan-
gloss-, glot(t)-
tongue, language
base
ex: epiglottis, bradyglossia, phrenoglottismus, melanoglossia
tongue, language
base
gloss-, glot(t)-
ur-
tail
base
ex: uromelus, urosthenic, prostyle
tail
base
ur-
sthen-
strength
base
ex: adenasthenia, anisosthenic, hypersthenia, urosthenic
strength
base
sthen-
tach(y)-
swift
base
ex: tachistoscope, tachyphagia, tachycardia
swift
base
tach(y)-
phag-
eat
base
ex: autophagia, autophagus, dysphagia, glossophagine, lithophagous, phagocyte, phyllophagous, tachyphagia, trichophagia
eat
base
phag-
mel-
limb
base
ex: gastromelus, melodidymus, symmelia, micromelia
limb
base
mel-
micr-
small, one millionth
base
ex: hypomicrognathus, micromelia, microsaur
small, one millionth
base
micr-
asc-
bag
base
ex: ascus, ascogenous
bag
base
ex: ascus, ascogenous
asc-
-genous, -genic
producing, produced
compound suffix
ex: photogenic, endongenous, cytogenous, ascogenous
producing, produced
compound suffix
-genous, -genic
phyc-
seaweed, algea
base
ex: chlorophycaea, phycoxanthin
seaweed, algea
base
phyc-
xanth-
yellow
base
ex: xanthomatous, xanthomelanous, xanthopsia, phycoxanthin
yellow
base
xanth-
laryng-
larynx
base
ex: laryngopathy, laryngorrhea, otolaryngology, laryngocele
larynx
base
laryng-
-cele
hernia, swelling
base
ex: arthrocele, enterocoele, myelomningocele, laryngocele
hernia, swelling
base
-cele
chir-, cheir-
hand
base
ex: chirography, dyschiria, polycheiria, cheiragra
hand
base
chir-, cheir-
-agra
painful seizure
base
ex: ischiagra, melagra, arthragra, cheiragra
painful seizure
base
-agra
tox-, toxic-
poison
base
ex: cytotoxin, toxinodermatitis, toxicognath, toxicodendron
poison
base
tox-, toxic-
dendre-
tree
base
ex: dendrite, dendron, zoodendrium, toxicodendron
tree
base
dendre-
hom-, home-
same, similar
base
ex: homochromous, homodont, homogamy, homoerotic
same, similar
base
hom-, home-
er-, erot-
love
base
ex: autoerotism, alloerotism, erotomania, homoerotic
love
base
er-, erot-
stear-, steat-
fat, tallow
base
ex: allosteatodes, asteaotsis, steatitis, steatopygia
fat, tallow
base
stear-, steat-
pyg-
buttocks
base
ex: pygidium, pygopodous, pygostyle, steatopygia
buttocks
base
ex: pygidium, pygopodous, pygostyle
pyg-
leuk- (leuc-)
white
base
ex: leukocyte, leukocytosis, leukoderma, leukemia
white
base
leuk- (leuc-)
thym-
mind, emotions
base
ex: hyperthermia, schizothymia, hypothymia
mind, emotions
base
ex: hyperthermia, schizothymia, hypothymia
thym-
thall-
young shoot
base
ex: heterothallic, merithallus, thallophyte
young shoot
base
thall-
heter-
other, different
base
ex: heterochromia, heterodont, heterogamy, heterothallic
other, different
base
heter-
brachy-
short
base
ex: brachydont, branchypodous, brachystasis, brachycephalia
short
base
brachy-
cephal-
head
base
ex: acanthocephaliasis, acrocephaly, cephalopod, cynocephalous, encephalodysplasia, prosencephalon
head
base
cephal-
cac- (kak-)
bad
base
ex: cacesthesia, cacosmia, stomatocace, cacogeusia
bad
base
cac- (kak-)