Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes, & Combining Forms Flashcards
a-
no, not, w/o, away from, negative
ab-
away from, negative, absent
abdomin/o
abdomen
-able
capable of, able to
abrad/o, abras/o
rub/scrape off
abrupt/o
broken away from
abs-
away from
abscess/o
collection of pus
-acious
characterized by
acid/o
acid
acous/o, acoust/o
hearing, sound
acr/o
extremities, top, extreme point
actin/o
light
acu/o
sharp, severe, sudden
ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
aden/o
gland
adenoid/o
adenoids
adhes/o
stick to, cling to
adip/o
fat
adnex/o
bound to
adren/o, adrenal/o
adrenal gland
aer/o
air, gas
af-
toward, to, near
affect/o
exert influence on
agor/a
marketplace
-agra
excessive pain, seizure
agglutin/o
clumping, sticking, together
-aise
comfort, ease
alb/o, albin/o
white
albumin/o
albumin, protein
alg/o, alges/o
pain, relationship/sensitivity to pain
-algesia
pain, sensitivity
-algia
pain, suffering, painful condition
align/o
bring into line/correct position
aliment/o
to nourish, nutrition, nourishment
all/o, all-
other, different than normal, reversal
alopec/o
baldness
alveol/o
alveolus, air sac, small sac
ambi-
both sides, around/about, double
ambly/o
dull, dim
ambulat/o
walking, to move about
-amine
nitrogen compound
amni/o
amnion, fetal membrane
amput/o
cut away, cut off body part
amyl/o
starch, carbohydrate
an-
not, without
ana-
up, apart, excessive
an/o
anus, ring
-ancy
state of
andr/o
male, masculine
aneurysm/o
aneurysm
angi/o
blood/lymph vessels
anis/o
unequal
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff, fused together
anomal/o
irregularity
-ant
substance that promotes
ante-
before, in front of, forward
anter/o
before, front
anti-
against
anxi/o
anxiety, anxious, uneasy
aort/o
aorta
ap-
toward, to
-apheresis
removal
aphth/o
ulcer
apic/o
apex, tip
ap-, apo-
separation, away from, opposed, detached
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
aque/o
water
-arch, -arche
beginning
areat/o
in patches/circumscribed areas
areol/o
little open space, space around nipple
-aria
connected w/
arter/o, arteri/o
artery
arteriol/o
arteriole
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
as-
toward, to
-ase
enzyme
aspir/o, aspirat/o
to breathe in, removal
assay
to analyze
-asthenia
weakness, lack of strength
asthm/o
asthma
astr/o
star, star-shaped
at-
toward, to
atel/o
imcomplete, imperfect
ather/o
plaque, fatty substance
-ation
state/action, process/condition
atri/o
atrium (of heart)
attenu/o
diluted, weakened
audi/o, audit/o
ear, hearing, sense of hearing
aur/i
ear, hearing
auscult/a, auscult/o
listen
aut/o
self
axill/o
armpit
azot/o
nitrogen
bacteri/o
bacteria
balan/o
glans penis
bar/o
pressure, weight
bas/o
base, opposite of acid (alkaline)
bi/o
life
bi-
twice, double, two, both
bifid/o
split, divided into 2 parts
bil/i
bile, gall
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
bin-
two
-blast
embryonic, immature, formative element, developing cell
belphar/o
eyelid
bol/o
cast, throw
brachi/o
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
bronchi/o, bronch/o
bronchial tube, bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole, bronchiolus
brux/o
grind
bucc/o
cheek
burs/o
bursa, sac of fluid near joint
calcane/o
calcaneus, heel bone
calc/i
calcium, line, the heel
cacli0, calc/o
calcium
calcul/o
stone, little stone
cali/o, calic/o
cup-like structure, calyx
calor/i
heat
canth/o
corner of eye
capill/o
hair
capit/o
head
capn/o
CO2, sooty/smoky appearance
-capnia
carbon dioxide
capsul/o
little box
carb/o
carbon
carcin/o
cancerous
-carcinoma
cancerous tumor
cardi/o, card/o
heart