Suffixes, Prefixes, Roots Flashcards
1
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Root
A
Basic foundation of a word
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Suffix
A
Placed at the end of a word
3
Q
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
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Quadric
A
Four
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Semi
A
Half
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Hyper
A
Excessive
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Hypo
A
Below or under , less than normal
12
Q
Poly
A
Many
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Ab
A
Away from
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Ad
A
Toward , increase
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Q
Ambi
A
both , both sides
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Q
Ante
A
before , in front of
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Q
Circum
A
Around
18
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Endo
A
Within
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Inter
A
Between
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Intra
A
Within
21
Q
Peri
A
Around
22
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Pre
A
before , in front of
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Q
Post
A
After
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Sub
A
Below , under
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Alb
White
26
Cirrh/o
Yellow
27
Cyan/o
Blue
28
Erythr/o
Red
29
Jaund/o
Yellow
30
Leuk/o
White
31
A
Without , not , no
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An
Without , not
33
Anti
Against
34
Contra
Against
35
Auto
Self
36
Brady
Slow
37
Dys
Bad , painful , difficult
38
Hydro
Water
39
Algia
Pain
40
Gastr/o
Stomach
41
Ectomy
Surgical removal
42
Plasty
Surgical repair
43
Pan
All
44
Megaly
Enlargement
45
Pathy
Disease
46
Gram
Record or picture
47
o/tomy
Incision into
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Tipsy
Intentional crushing
49
itis
Inflammation of
50
lith
Stone
51
cide
To kill
52
cyte
Cell
53
scopy
The process of viewing with a scope
54
lysis
destruction of
55
tachy
Fast , rapid
56
o/stomy
Surgical creation of a new opening
57
rrhea
Discharge , flow
58
rrhagia
Excessive flow
59
centesis
Surgical puncture
60
pnea
Breathing
61
emia
Blood condition
62
Superficial
Opposite of deep
63
Distal
Furthest from point of attachment
64
Proximal
Closest to point of attachment
65
cardi/o
Heart
66
pneum/o
Respiratory , lungs
67
arhtr/o
Joint
68
nephr/o
Kidney
69
cervix
Neck
70
derm
Skin
71
hepat/o
Liver
72
hemat/o
Blood
73
phleb/o
Veins
74
gync/o
Woman
75
oste/o
Bone
76
edema
Swelling
77
emesis
Vomit or vomiting
78
uria
Urine
79
cerebr/o
Brain
80
lateral
At the side
81
Desis
Surgical fixation
82
Entero
Intestine
83
Gene
Origin
84
Glossa
Tongue
85
Hepato
Liver
86
Hystero
Uterus
87
Mast
Breast
88
Oma/cele
Tumor
89
Oophor
Ovary
90
Ophthalmo
Eye
91
Orchi
Testicle
92
Os
Opening
93
Pexy
Suspension of
94
Procto
Rectum
95
Pseudo
False
96
Oto
Ear
97
Salping
Tube
98
Supra
Above
99
Thoraco
Chest
100
Un
Against
101
Uni
One
102
Uro
Urine
103
Vaso
Vessel
