roots, prefixes, and suffixes Flashcards
1
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cardi/o
A
means “heart”
2
Q
cerebr/o
A
means “brain” or “cerebrum”
3
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
means “colon” a section of the large intestine
4
Q
crani/o
A
means “cranium” or “skull”
5
Q
dermat/o
A
means “skin”
6
Q
disk/o
A
means “disk”, as in the disk of the spine
7
Q
gastr/o
A
means “stomach”
8
Q
nehpr/o, ren/o
A
means “kidney”
9
Q
oste/o
A
means “bone”
10
Q
pulmon/o
A
means “lung”
11
Q
pre-
A
“before”
12
Q
post-
A
“after” or “behind”
13
Q
peri-
A
“around” or “surrounding”
14
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intra-
A
“within”
15
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inter-
A
“between”
