Suffix, Prefix, Root Words Flashcards by Carlo Corral

Gastro

Stomach

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Cardi-

Heart

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megal-

Enlarged

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-itis

Inflammation

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dermat-

Skin

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plasti-

Surgical repair

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cerebr-

Brain

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path-

Desease

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-ectomy

Surgical removal

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enter-

Intestines

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-osis

Any condition

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-otomy

Incision/cut into

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aden

Gland

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angi-

Vessel

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-oma

Tumor

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nephr

Kidney

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hepat

Liver

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arthr-

Joint

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blephar-

Eye lid

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-ologist

Specialist

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rhin-

Nose

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gingiv-

Gums

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-malacia

Soft

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-ology

Study of

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spasm

Involuntary contraction

-algia

Pain

crani-

Skull

end-

Inside, within

hemi-

Half

-oid

hyper-

Above, more than normal

cyst-

Sac containing fluid

chole-

Bile

hypo-

Under

-scop-

Observe

hyster-

Uterus

-ostomy

Create an opening

para-

Beside, beyond

-lysis

Loosening, destruction

cervic-

Neck

chondr-

Cartilage

cyan

Blue

hem(at)

Blood

ost-

Bones

psycho

Mind

lip-

Fat

my-

Muscle

lith-

Stone

ophthalm

Eye

proct-

Anus

cost-

Rib

-gram

Record

acro-

Extremities

rhexis

Breaks, burst

carcin-

Cancer

-penia

Decrease

gen-

Original, production

burso-

Sac

retro-

Backwards

trip-

Rub, friction

strept-

Twist

-desis

Binding

mani-

Madness

glosso

-trophy

Development, growth

supra-

Above

-ptosis

Falling

-dyn-

Pain

mast-

Breast

-rraphy

Suture

dent-

Teeth

cephal

Head

auto-

Self

epi-

Upon

hydro

Water

lobo-

Section

-emesis

Vomiting

contra-

Against, counter

-iasis

Condition

trans-

Through, across

brady-

Slow

-ectasis

Expansion

cyt-

Cell

odont-

Tooth

leuk-

White

-esthesia

Sensation

cantho-

Angle at the end of the eyelid

steno-

Narrow, contracted

cheil-

Cow

-cele

Hernia

benign

Mild, not cancerous

semen

Seed

celio

Abdomen

erythro-

Red

vaso

Vessel

melan-

Black

cauda

Tail

lingua-

Tongue

mryng-

Ear drum

spondyl

Spinal column

ovar-

Egg

-centesis

Puncture

oto-

Ear

bili-

Bile

squam-

Scale

mening

Membrane

cec-

Blind passage

macul-

Spot

-pexy

Suspension

onco

Tumor

or-

Mouth

sub-

Under

spiro-

Coil

lacrim-

Tear

viscero-

Organ

lact-

Milk

onych

Nail, claw

thorac

Chest

pyle-

Gate

vesic

Bladder

sphenic

Wedge

myel

Marrow, spinal cord

anti-

Against

myco

Fungus

hallux

Great toe

Physio-

Nature

bucc(o)

Cheek

palpebr

Eye lid

-plasia

Development

rug-

Wrinkle, fold, crease

aur-

Ear

acoust(i)

Hearing

colp(o)

Hallow, vagina

phon-

Voice, sound

leio-

Smooth

cor

Heart

ren-

Kidneys

orchi-

Testis

encephal

Brain

thalam

Inner, chamber

plexus

Braid

cilia

Eyelash

dendr-

Tree, branching

phleb

Vein

pilo-

Hair

histo

Tissue

stoma

Mouth

tympan-

Ear drum

umbilic

Navel

salpingo-

Tube

helio-

Sun

astr-

Star shaped

-asthenia

Weakness

fascia

Sheet, band

iso-

Equal

tarso-

ankle

-tope

Place

pod-

Foot

malign

Bad

adnexa

Ties

ocul-

Eye

dacry-

Tear

ment-

Mind

lapar

Abdominal wall

part-

Labor, bring forth

sclera

Hard

somato-

Body

trachel-

Neck

sinus

Hallow space

hypno

Sleep

sept

Wall, fence

scirr(h)

Hard

antr-

Cavity

-crine

Secrete

dura

Hard

pneum-

Lung

phage

eat

phren

Mind

corne-

Horny

plak-

Plate

iris

Rainbow

kerat

Horny

pulmo

Lung

ptyal

Saliva

alveol

Cavity

oophor

Ovary

oment-

Covering

sedat-

Quiet, calm

furca-

Fork shaped

radic

Root

radi

Ray

fistul-

Pipe, narrow passage

edema

Swelling

dactyl

Finger, toe

metabol(e)

Change

pariet-

Wall

ependym

Wrapping

gravid

Pregnant

aer-

Air

glyco-

Sweet

tarso

Framework of the eyelid

cheir, chir

Hand

calc

Heel, stone

cine-

Move

digit

Finger, toe

dors

Back

gangli-

Swelling

gemin

Twin

grad

Walk, take steps

gran

Grain, particles

labi

lip

micr

Small

peps-

Digest

pleur

Pleura, rib, side

mam

Breast

colla

Glue

later

Side

rachi

Spinal column

phob-

Fear

phot

Light

dys

Bad

cut-

Skin

en-

peri-

About, around

pro

In front of, before

mechano

Machine

dynam

Power

osmo-

Odor

traumat

Wound, injury

trich

Hair

maxill-

Upper jaw bone

an, a

Without, not

phak

Lens

pre-

In front of, before

strict-

Draw tight

turbin

Shaped like a top

ameb

Change

semi-

Half

neo

New

hormone

Excite

therm-

Heat

syn, sym

Together

vuls

Twitch, pull

post

After

metr-

Uterus

tegument

Covering, skin

pan-

All

poly-

Many

ramus

Branch

neuro-

Nerve

thrombo

Lump, clot

Away from, not

-plegia

Paralysis

ante-

Before

thel

Nipple

Out, away from

lien-

Spleen