Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

High School Anatomy > Roots/ prefixes/ suffixes > Flashcards

Roots/ prefixes/ suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

A-

A

Without, lack of

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

Ab-

A

Away from

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

Acou-

A

Hearing

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

-ac, -al

A

Pertaining to

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

Ad-

A

To, toward, near to

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

Aden-, Adeno-

A

Gland

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

Af-

A

Toward

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

Albi-

A

White

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

-algia

A

Painful condition

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

An-

A

Without, lack of

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

Andro-

A

Male

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

Angi-, Angio-

A

Vessel

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

Ante-

A

Before

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

Anti-

A

Against

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

Apo-

A

Separated from, off

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

Arthr-, Arthro-

A

Joint

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

-ary

A

Associated with

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

-asis, -asia

A

Condition or state of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Audio-

A

Hearing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Auri-

A

Ear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Auto-

A

Self

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Baro-

A

weight, pressure

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Bi-

A

Twice, double

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

-blast

A

Germ, bud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Barchi-

A

Arm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Brady-

A

slow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Bucc-

A

Cheek

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Carcin-

A

Cancer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Cardio-

A

Heart

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

Caud-

A

Tail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

Cephal-

A

Head

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

Cerebro-

A

Brain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

Chondro-

A

Cartilage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

-cide

A

Kill

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

Circum-

A

Around

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

-clast

A

Break

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

Co-, Com-

A

With, together

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

Contra-

A

Against, opposite

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

Cost-

A

Rib

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Crani-

A

Skull

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

Cune-

A

Wedge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

Cuti-

A

Skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

Cyan-

A

Blue

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Cysti-, Cysto-

A

Sac, bladder

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

-cyte, -cyto

A

Cell

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

Demi-

A

Half

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
47
Q

Di-, Diplo-

A

Two

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
48
Q

Duct-, -duct

A

Lead, draw

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
49
Q

Dur-

A

Hard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
50
Q

Dys-

A

Painful, difficult, bad

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
51
Q

E-, Ec-, Ef-, Ex-

A

Out, from

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
52
Q

Ecto-

A

Outside, outer

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
53
Q

-ectomy

A

To cut out

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
54
Q

Ede-, -edem

A

Swelling

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
55
Q

-el, -elle

A

Small

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
56
Q

Endo-

A

Within

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
57
Q

Entero-

A

Intestine

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
58
Q

Epi-

A

Above, on

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
59
Q

Ex-, Exo-

A

Outside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
60
Q

Extra-

A

Outside

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
61
Q

-ferent

A

Carry

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
62
Q

-form

A

Resembling, shape of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
63
Q

Gastr-, Gastro-

A

Stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
64
Q

-genesis, -genic

A

Produce, origin

65
Q

Gloss-, Gloss-

66
Q

Glyco-

A

Sugar, sweet

67
Q

Gyn-

A

Female, woman

68
Q

Haplo-

69
Q

Hem-, Hemato-

70
Q

Hepato-

71
Q

Hetero-

72
Q

Hist-, Histo-

73
Q

Homo-, Homeo-

74
Q

Hydro-

75
Q

Hyper-

A

Above, over

76
Q

Hypo-

A

Under, below

77
Q

Idio-

A

Self, distinct

78
Q

Infra-

79
Q

Inter-

80
Q

Intra-

81
Q

-issimus

82
Q

Iso-

A

Equal, same

83
Q

-itis

A

Inflammation

84
Q

Juxta-

85
Q

Labi-

86
Q

Lacto-

87
Q

Leuko-

88
Q

Lip-

89
Q

-ology

90
Q

-lysis

A

Breaking up, dissolve

91
Q

Macro-

92
Q

Mamm-, Mast-

93
Q

Medi-

94
Q

Melano-

95
Q

-mers, -meres

96
Q

Meta-

A

After, beyond

97
Q

Micro-

98
Q

Mono-

A

Single, one

99
Q

Morph-

A

Form, shape

100
Q

Myo-

101
Q

Necro-

102
Q

Neo-

103
Q

Nephro-

104
Q

Neuro-

105
Q

Oculo-, Ophthalm-

106
Q

Odanto-

107
Q

-ole

108
Q

Oligo-

A

Few, little, deficient

109
Q

-oma

110
Q

Oo-

111
Q

-osis

A

Condition of

112
Q

Osse-, Osteo-

113
Q

Oto-

114
Q

Para-

A

Near, beside

115
Q

-pathy

116
Q

Pelv-

117
Q

-penia

A

Deficiency

118
Q

Peri-

119
Q

Phag-

120
Q

Phil-

A

Have an affinity for

121
Q

-plegia

122
Q

Pneumo-

A

Air, gas, lungs

123
Q

-poiesis

124
Q

Poly-

125
Q

Post-

126
Q

Pre-, pro-

A

Before in time, place

127
Q

Pseudo-

128
Q

Quad-

129
Q

Rami-

130
Q

Rect-

131
Q

Remo-

132
Q

Retro-

A

Backward, behind

133
Q

Sclera-

134
Q

Semi-

135
Q

Serrate-

136
Q

Somato-

137
Q

Steno-

138
Q

Sterno-

A

Chest, breast

139
Q

Stria-

140
Q

Sub-

141
Q

Sym-, Syn-

A

Together, with

142
Q

Tachy-

143
Q

Therm-

144
Q

Thorac-

145
Q

Thrombo-

A

Blood clot

146
Q

-tomy

A

Cut, incise

147
Q

Topo-

A

Place, position

148
Q

Trans-

149
Q

Tri-

150
Q

-tropic

A

Influencing

151
Q

Tunica-

A

Layer, coat

152
Q

Ultra-

A

Beyond, excess

153
Q

-uria

154
Q

Vas-

155
Q

Vertebra-

156
Q

Vertebra-

157
Q

Villo-

158
Q

Viscer-

A

Internal organ

159
Q

Zyg-

A

Yoked, paired, union

High School Anatomy (36 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions