ROOTS PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Broncho/Pulmo

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Lungs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Cardi

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Heart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Gastro

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Hepat

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Liver

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Neur

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Nerve

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Nas

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Nose/Nasal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Or

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Mouth/Oral

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Pneumo

A

Word Part - Root
Meaning - Air/Lungs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Ab-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning -Away From

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Ad-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Towards/Near

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Ante-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Before

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Brady-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Slow/ Below Normal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Contra-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Against

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Dys-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning -Difficult/Painful

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Hyper-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Above Normal/ High

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Hypo-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning -Below normal/Low

17
Q

Inter-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Between

18
Q

Intra-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Within/Inside

19
Q

Peri-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Around

20
Q

Poly-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - many

21
Q

Post-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - After

22
Q

Pre-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Before

23
Q

Sub-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning -Below/Under

24
Q

Super/Supra-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Above or in excess

25
Q

Tachy-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - Above normal/ Rapid

26
Q

Uni-

A

Word Part - Prefix
Meaning - One

27
Q

-ac

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Pertaining To

28
Q

-algia

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Pain

29
Q

-emesis

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Vomiting

30
Q

-itis

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Inflammation

31
Q

-ology

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - The Study Of

32
Q

-Pelgia

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Paralysis

33
Q

-pnea

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Breathing

34
Q

-rrhea

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Discharge

35
Q

-spasm

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Contraction

36
Q

-al

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - Pertaining To

37
Q

-ist

A

Word Part - Suffix
Meaning - One Who Specializes In