Suffixes, Prefixes, Roots Flashcards
1
Q
Root
A
Basic foundation of a word
2
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Suffix
A
Placed at the end of a word
3
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Prefix
A
Placed at the beginning of a word
4
Q
Combining vowel
A
Most common is “O”
5
Q
Combining form
A
A root and a combing vowel
6
Q
Bi
A
two , double
7
Q
Hemi
A
Half
8
Q
Quadric
A
Four
9
Q
Semi
A
Half
10
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Hyper
A
Excessive
11
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Hypo
A
Below or under , less than normal
12
Q
Poly
A
Many
13
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Ab
A
Away from
14
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Ad
A
Toward , increase
15
Q
Ambi
A
both , both sides
16
Q
Ante
A
before , in front of
17
Q
Circum
A
Around
18
Q
Endo
A
Within
19
Q
Inter
A
Between
20
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Intra
A
Within
21
Q
Peri
A
Around
22
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Pre
A
before , in front of
23
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Post
A
After
24
Q
Sub
A
Below , under
25
Q
Alb
A
White
26
Q
Cirrh/o
A
Yellow
27
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
28
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
29
Q
Jaund/o
A
Yellow
30
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
31
Q
A
A
Without , not , no
32
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An
A
Without , not
33
Q
Anti
A
Against
34
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Contra
A
Against
35
Q
Auto
A
Self
36
Q
Brady
A
Slow
37
Q
Dys
A
Bad , painful , difficult
38
Q
Hydro
A
Water
39
Q
Algia
A
Pain
40
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
41
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Ectomy
A
Surgical removal
