Roots and Suffixes Flashcards
angi/o
vessel
eti-
cause
-rrhexis
rupture
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
hist/o
tissues
ec-
ecto-
out(side)
auto-
self
neo-
new
brady-
slow
macro-
large
post-
following, after
hemi-
half
- atrics
- iatry
field of medicine
- logy
- ology
study of
-scopy
visual exam
-metry
measurement
- cide
- cidal
destroying, killing
-dipsia
thirst
-phoria
feeling
-emesis
vomiting
-lysis
destruction
-phasia
speech
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-uresis
urination
-edema
swelling
-cytosis
condition of cells
morph/o
shape
adip/o
fat
hidr/o
sweat
xer/o
dry
dermat/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
melan/o
black
natr/o
sodium
adren/o
(adrenal) gland
toxic/o
toxin, poison
-sclerosis
hardening
tri-
3, three
-rrhage
bleeding, bursting forth
-natal
birth
aden/o
glands
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
erythem/o
erythr/o
red
cirrh/o
xanth/o
yellow
cirrh/o
yellow, liver
albin/o
leuk/o
white
-oma
tumor
lith/o
stone
multi-
many, multiple
hyper-
over-active
-necrosis
dying
-megaly
large
neuro-
nerves, nervous system
myc/o
fungi
laryng-
larynx
ot/o
eyes
ultra-
beyond
circum-
around
iso-
same
re-
after, behind
bi-
2, two
uni-
1, one
-oxia
oxygen
-centisis
extraction of fluids
cephal/o
head
-plasia
formation, development
-pexy
fixation
-iasis
condition
endo-
inside, within
-stasis
stop, stand
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
-malacia
softening
tachy-
fast, rapid
-pnea
breathing
lip/o
fat
-plegia
paralysis
trich/o
hair, hair like structure
-ptosis
falling, drooping, prolapse
-graphy
process of recording
mono-
single
-trophy
nourishment, development
vas/o
vessel
electr/o
electricity
atri/o
atria
thym/o
thymus
ser/o
serum
valv/o
valve
path/o
disease
splen/o
spleen
lymph/o
lymph nodes
peri-
around, surrounding
levo-
left
mes/o
middle
dexi/o
right
dupli-
double
equi-
equal
olgio-
few
poly-
many, much
bis-
twice
megal/o
big
eury-
broad, wide
megist-
biggest
cry/o
cold
necr/o
dead
is/o
equal
pseud/o
false
thely-
female, feminine
platy-
flat
eu-
good, well
scler/o
hard
bar/o
heavy
coel/o
hollow
cac/o
dys-
incorrect, bad
poikil/o
irregular
arseno-
male, masculine
sten/o
narrow
ne/o
new
orth/o
normal, correct
paleo-
old
pachy-
thick
polio-
gray, grey
chlor/o
ghreen
porphyr/o
purple
carp/o
wrist
hyster/o
womb
immun/o
immune system
-pnea
sleep
hemat/o
blood
lymphocyt/o
lymph cell
vascul/o
blood vessle
cardi/o
heart
lymphaden/o
lymph gland
phleb/o
vein
sarping/o
uterine tubes
sarping/o
uterine tubes
dactyl/o
toe
dactyl/o
toe
glott-
tongue
glott-
tongue
pharyng/o
pharynx
pharyng/o
pharynx
gastr/o
stomach
gastr/o
stomach
crani/o
skull
crani/o
skull
thorac/o
rib cage
thorac/o
rib cage
om/o
shoulder
om/o
shoulder
nas/o
nose
nas/o
nose
dermat/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
ureter/o
ureter
ureter/o
ureter
urethr/o
urethra
urethr/o
urethra
ur/o
urine, urinary system
ur/o
urine, urinary system
vagin/o
vagina
vagin/o
vagina
vulv/o
vulva
vulv/o
vulva
pyel/o
pelvis
pyel/o
pelvis
rhin/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
my/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
hepat/o
liver
hepat/o
liver
psych-
mind
psych-
mind
oophor/o
ovary
oophor/o
ovary
trich/o
hair
trich/o
hair
gingiv-
gums
gingiv-
gums
enter/o
intestine
enter/o
intestine
labi/o
lips
labi/o
lips
stomat/o
mouth
stomat/o
mouth
or/o
mouth
or/o
mouth
blephar/o
eyelid
blephar/o
eyelid
salping/o
fallopian tubes
salping/o
fallopian tubes
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
balan/o
(penis or clitoridis) glans
balan/o
(penis or clitoridis) glans
-pepsia
digestion
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating
-phagia
eating
brachi-
arm
brachi-
arm
thromb/o
blood clot
thromb/o
blood clot
dors-
back
dors-
back
ophthlam/o
eye
ophthlam/o
eye
ocul/o
eye
ocul/o
eye
ot/o
ear
ot/o
ear
auri/o
ear
auri/o
ear
oo-
eggs, ova
oo-
eggs, ova
oo-
ova
oo-
ova
bucc-
cheek
bucc-
cheek
steth/o
chest
steth/o
chest
mast/o
breast
mast/o
breast
enchephal/o
brain
enchephal/o
brain
mamm/o
breast
mamm/o
breast
som-
body
som-
body
cerebr/o
brain
cerebr/o
brain
oste/o
bone
oste/o
bone
uric-o
uric acid
uric-o
uric acid
varic/o
swollen, twisted
varic/o
swollen, twisted
ven-
blood in veins
ven-
blood in veins
ventricul/o
ventricles
ventricul/o
ventricles
-version
turning
-version
turning
vesic/o
bladder
vesic/o
bladder
viscer/o
internal organs
viscer/o
internal organs
xen/o
foreign, different
xen/o
foreign, different
xer/o
dry, desert-like
xer/o
dry, desert-like
-y
condition or process of
-y
condition or process of
zym/o
fermentation
zym/o
fermentation
ungui-
nail, claw
ungui-
nail, claw
umbilic-
navel
umbilic-
navel
ultra-
beyond, excessive
ultra-
beyond, excessive
- ula
- ule
small
- ula
- ule
small
tympan/o
eardrum
tympan/o
eardrum
-tripsy
crushing
-tripsy
crushing
trans-
moving, situated “across”
trans-
moving, situated “across”
trachel/o
neck
trachel/o
neck
trache/a
trachea
trache/a
trachea
tort/i
twisted
tort/i
twisted
top/o
topical
top/o
topical
-tony
tension
-tony
tension
tono-
tone, tension, pressure
tono-
tone, tension, pressure
-tomy
cutting, incision
-tomy
cutting, incision
-tome
cutting instrument
-tome
cutting instrument
toco-
childbirth
toco-
childbirth
-tic
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
thyr/o
thyroid
thyr/o
thyroid
therm/o
heat
therm/o
heat
therap/o
treatment
therap/o
treatment
thec-
case, sheath
thec-
case, sheath
- tension
- tensive
pressure
- tension
- tensive
pressure
tetan-
rigid, tense