Table Of Words (Suffixes, Prefixes And Roots) Flashcards
a/an
Absence of or without
ab/
Away from
Acute
Sudden onset
ad/
Towards
aden/
Glsnd
Adenoid/
Lymph tissue at the back of the nose
adip/
Fat or fatty tissue
aemia/
Condition of blood or just blood
aesthesi/
Sensation or feeling
al, ac, air,ary,eal, ic
Pertaining to/relating to/concerning
alges/
Pain
algia/
Condition of pain
alveol/
Small Air sacs in the lungs
amni/o
Amnion describing amniotic sac or fluid
an/
Anus
andr/
Male
angi/
Vessel usually a blood vessel but not always think cholangi
ante/
Before
anti/
Against
aort/
main artery of the body
Appendic/
Appendix
arche/
Beginning
arteri/
Artery
arteriol/
Arterioles – small arteries
arthr/ or articul/
Joint
ather/
Atheroma – fatty plaque lining blood vessel
atri/
Atrium – upper chamber of the heart
audi/
Hearing
auri/
Ear
auto/
Self
balan/
glans penis or foreskin
Bi/ bin/
Two
Bili/
Bile
blast/
Immature cell
blephar/
Eyelids
Brady/
Slow
brain/
Organ in the skull
bronch/
Large breathing tube into the lungs
bronchiol/
Small breathing tubes into the lungs
caec/
Caecum
Calculus
stone
carcin/
Cancer or cancerous
cardi/
Heart
cele/
Swelling or protrusion
centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
cephal/
Head
cerebell/
Cerebellum, brain
cerebr/
Cerebrum, brain
cervic/
Neck of the womb
chemo/
Chemicals
chol/ or chole/
Bile
cholangi/
Bile duct
cholecyst/
Gall bladder
choledoch/
Common bile duct
chondr/
Cartilage
chorion/
Outermost membrane surrounding a fetus, part of the placenta
Chronic
Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
circum/
Around
cis/ or cision/
Cut
co/ or con/
Together
col/ or colon
:colon– Large intestine
colp/
Vagina
contra
Against
coron/
Heart
cost/
Rib
crani/
Skull
cryo/
Cold
crypt/
Hidden
Cutane
Skin
Cyan/
Blue
cytosis/. (Leucocytosis)
Condition of increased number of cells
cyst/
Bladder
cyte/
Cell
cyesis/. (Pseudocyesis)
Pregnant or pregnancy
de/
Away from
-demic/
Characteristic of a people or population
dent/ or odont/
Tooth or teeth
derm/ or dermat/
Skin
-desis/
Fixation or binding together by surgery
dia/
Through
Diagnosis
Determining the nature of a disorder by examining the patient signs of symptoms
Dialysis
Artificial filtration of the blood by machine or chemicals to remove waste products
diplo/
Double
diverticul/
Diverticulum
And abnormal patch formation in the lining of a hollow organ
duoden/
Duodenum in the small intestine
-dynia
Condition of pain
dys/
Abnormal, difficult or painful
-ectasis
Stretching, widening or dilation
ecto/
Outside
-ectomy
Surgical removal (excision) of
ectopic
Out of place, misplaced or in the wrong place
electro
Electric or electricity
embol/
Embolus – blood clot, air bubble or fat deposit carried in the bloodstream to lodging a vessel
-emesis
Vomiting
encephal/
Brain
endo or en
Within, inside, into
endocardi/
Endocardium – lining of the heart
endometri/
Endometrium – lining of the womb
enter/
Intestines can mean just small intestines
epi/
Above, upon
epididym/
Epididymis (Fine tubules)
episi/
Vulva
erythr/
Red
Erythrocytes
Red blood cells
febr/
Fever
gastr/
Stomach
gen/
Producing, forming, origin
genic/
Pertaining to formation of or originating in
genesis/
Beginning, development, production of something
genit/
Genitals or reproductive organs
gingiv/
Gums
globin/
Protein component of blood
gloss/
Tongue
gram/
X-ray picture, tracing or recording
graph/
Machine that takes x-ray picture recording or tracing
graphy
Procedure of making an x-ray picture, tracing or recording
gravida
Pregnant or pregnancy
gynaec/
Woman, female
hemi/. semi
Partial or half
hepat/
Liver
hetero
Disimilar , different
herni/
Rupture, hernia, protrusion
hidr/
Perspiration or sweat
homeo/ or homo/
Similar or alike
hydr/
Water, watery, watery fluid
hyper/
Above, excessive or high level of
hypo/
Below, low-level of or insufficient
hyster/
Womb/uterus
-ia or iasis
Condition of
-iasis
(Abnormal) condition of
-iatr
Physician/medicine/treatment
ile/
Ileum
ili/
Ilium, Hip bone, bone of the pelvis
inter/
Between
intra/
Within
-ion
Action
isch/
Restriction
iso/
Equal
-ism. (Alcoholism)
Condition or state of
-itis
Inflammation
jejun/
Jejunum In the small intestine
kyph/
Humpback, crooked or curved
kerat/
Cornea
lapar/
Abdomen
laryng/
Voice box
latero
Side
leuc/
White
leucocyte
White blood cell
lip/ or lipid
Fat
lith/
Stone
lithiasis
(Abnormal) condition/presence of stones
lord/
Curvature forward
lymph/
Lymph fluid or lymph tissue
lymphaden
Lymph nodes and glands
lymphangi
Lymph vessels and ducts
lymphocyte
Specialised type of white blood cell
-lysis
Breakdown/destruction
macr/
Large/long
mal/
Bad,abnormal,poor
malacia/
Softening
mast/. Mamm/
Breast
melan/
Dark
mega/
Enlarged
men/
Menses, normal menstruation, menstrual bleeding
meninge/
Membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord
menisc/
Cartilage of the knee
ment/
Mind
meta
Beyond
metr/
Womb
-metrist
Specialist in measuring
micr/
Small
mono/
Single one
morbid
Abnormal
multi
Many
my/
Muscle
My/. myos/ muscul/
Muscle
myel/
Bone marrow, spinal cord
myocardi/
Muscle layer of the heart
myometri/
Muscle wall of the uterus
myring/ or tympan/
Eardrum or tympanic membrane
nas/ or rhin/
Nose
nat/
Birth
necr/
Death or dead
neo/
New
nephr/
Kidney
nephrolithiasis
Kidney stones
neur/
Nerve or nervous system
null
None
ocul/
Eye
oesophag/
Gullet
-ologist
Medical specialist who studies
-ology
Study/medical study/scientific study
-(o)stomy
Surgical procedure to form a permanent opening into or artificial opening into
-(o)tomy
Surgical incision/cutting into/dividing
oligo
Scanty or deficient
-oma
Tumour or swelling
-onc
Tumour
onych/
Nail
oophor/ ovari/
Ovary
-opia
Condition of the eyes/vision
opt/
Sight/vision
opthalm/
Eye
-optosis
Dropping/sagging
or/
Mouth
orchid/ or orchi/
Testis
-rrhaphy
To repair by stitch or suture
orth/
Straight
-osis
Condition/abnormal condition/disease
osteo/ oss/o
Bone
ot/
Ear
ox/
Oxygen
Pachy/
Thick
pan
All or several
pancreat/
Pancreas
para-
Beside/alongside/close to
-para
Given birth
-paresis
Weakness or partial paralysis
-parous
Bearing/bringing forth
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficient/condition of lack of
peps/ pept/ pepsin
Digestion or pepsin
peri/
Around
pericardi/
Outer covering of the heart
perine/
Perineum
peritone/
Peritoneum - Smooth membrane lining the abdomen
-pexy
Fix in place/surgical fixation
phag /
Swallowing, eating or ingestion
phall/ or pen/
Penis
pharyng/
Throat
phas/
Speech
-phillia
Tendency
phleb/
Vein
phobia
Irrational fear
phren
Diaphragm
Placenta
A vascular structure attached to the uterine wall which supplies the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients
-plasia
Formation/development or growth
-plasty
Repair/reconstruction or reshaping
-plegia
Paralysis
pleur /
Lung membranes
pneum/
Lung/gas or air
pneumon/
Lung/gas or air
-pnoea
Breathing
polio/
Grey
poly/
Many/multiple
-porosis
Reduced density or decrease in density
post
After
pre
Before
primi
First
proct/
Rectum and anus
Prognosis
The likely course of a medical condition
prostat/
Prostate gland
pub/
Pubis
pseud(o)/
False
psych/
Mind or behaviour
-ptosis
Drooping/falling
-ptysis
Coughing or spitting up
pulmon/
Lung
Pyel/
Renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney
pylor/
Pylorus -outlet of the stomach
pyr/
Fever
quad
Four
radi/
X-rays
rect/
Rectum
ren/
Kidney
retro/
Backward/behind
rhin/
Nose
-rrhage
Bursting forth or just bleeding
-rrhagia
Heavy bleeding
-rrhaphy
Repair by stitch or suture
-rrhexis
Rupture or break
-rrhoea
Discharge
-rrhythm
Rhythm
salping/
Eustachian tube/auditory tube or fallopian tube
salpinx/
Fallopian tube
-sclerosis
Abnormal condition of hardening
-scoli
Sideways/crooked or twisted
-scope
Lighted instrument used to examine a hollow organ
-scopy
Examination of a hollow organ with a lighted instrument
scrot/
Scrotum
secondi
Second
semi
Half or partial
sept/
Infection
sigmoid/
Sigmoid colon
spasm
Involuntary muscle contraction
sperm/ spermat/
Semen/sperm/male sex cells
spir/
Breathe/breath/breathing
splen/
Spleen
spondyl/
Vertebrae/bone of the back
-stalsis. (Peristalsis)
Contraction
-stasis
Controlling/stopping/cessation
-staxis
Continual slight loss of blood/dripping of blood
-stenosis
(Abnormal) condition of narrowing
stern/
Sternum/breast bone
Steth/
Chest
stom/ or stomat/
Mouth
sub/
Below or beneath
supra/
Above/excessive
syn/
Together
tachy/
Fast
test/ or testicul/
Testicle
tetra/. quad/
Four
-therapy
Treatment
therm
Heat
thorac/
Chest cavity
thromb/
Thrombus/blood clot
Thrombocyte
Blood clotting cell
toc/
Childbirth or labour
-tome
Cutting instrument
tonsil/
Lymph tissue at the back of the throat
tox/
Poison or toxin
trache/
Windpipe
trans
Across or through
tripsy
Crushing
triptor
Instrument used to crush
-trophy
Nourishment/growth or development
um or us
A structure or anatomical part
uni/
One
ur/
Urea (waste protein)
ur/ or urin/
Urine
-uresis
The passing of urine/urination
ureter/
Tube from the kidney to the bladder
urethr/
Tube from the bladder
uria
Condition of the urine
uter/
Womb
vagin/
Vagina
varic/
Dilated/varicose veins
vas/
Vas deferens/sperm ducts/vas deferentia
vas/ or vascul/
Vessel – usually a blood vessel
ven/
Vein
ventric/ or ventricul/
Lower chambers of the heart
vulv/
Vulva
xero
Dry
Surgical
Relating to an operative procedure
Acholia
Absence of bile
Prophylactic
A substance to prevent disease
-ase
Enzyme
-ate
Salt
-cide
Kill/destroy
-clasis
Destruction of/breaking
-clysis
Injection/infusion
-crine
Secrete
-drome
Running together
-form
Having the formation or shape of
-fuge
Expelling
-gogue
Increasing flow
-lalia
Speech
-lithesis
Slipping
-oid
Likeness/resemblance
-opsy
Looking at
-one
Sugar
-ous
Like/similar to
-phakia
Lens of the eye
-poiesis
Making/production
-scotoma
Blind spot
-somatic
Pertaining to the body
-sonic
Sound
-spadia
To draw out
-stat
An agent to prevent movement or change
-sthenia
Strength
-taxia
Co-ordination/order
-tropic or -trophic
Turning towards
-tussis
Cough
-lepsy
Seizure/attack
-ole -ule
Small
-phoria
Feeling
ana-
Up/apart/backward
apo-
Separation
astro-
Star shaped
brachy-
Short
cac-
Bad
dif-
Separate
de-
Away from
ec- or ecto-
Outer/out/outside
em-
In
eso-
Inward
ex-
Out/away from
extra-
Outside/beyond
ir-
Not
meso-
Middle
per-
Through
proto-
First
sym-
Together/with
syn-
Together/with
ultra-
Beyond
un-
Back/reversal
-lipsis
Omit or fail
-apheresis
Removal
-chalasis
relaxation
-cusis
Hearing
-flux
Flow
-ician
One who
-phoresis
Carrying/transmission
-schisms
Cleft or splitting
-tresia
Opening
-continence
To stop
-lexia
Speech/word
-mania
Obsessive
-noia
Mind/will
-tropin
Stimulating the function of
amylo-
starch
albumin/o
protein
brachi/o
arm
bucc/o
cheek
-clasis
breaking of/destruction of
-coccus
round cell bacteria
chrom/o chromat/o
colour
dextra
to the right
eu-
normal or good
idio -
individual
infra-
below
carp/o
wrist
chir/o
hand
culd/o
retro uterine sac
-dipsia
thirst
-iac
condition of
dacry/o
tear/tear duct
femor/o
thigh bone
galact/o
milk
haem/o haemat/o
blood
hist/o
tissue
hypn/o
sleep
intro-
in/into
melano-
dark/black/pigment
noct/o
night
orth/o
straight
per-
through
-ist
practitioner
-megaly
enlargement
-meter
measure
-natal
birth
-oedema
swelling of fluid
presby/o
old age
pseud/o
false
scler/o
hard
scoli/o
twisted/crooked
staphyl/o
chains
strept/o
chains
sten/o
narrow
xantho-
yellow
-oscopy
examination of a hollow organ with a lighted indtrument
-ostomy
make an artifical opening into
-otomy
cutting into
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
swallowing
-phasia
speech
iatr/o
physician
irid/o
iris
kal/o
potassium
kary/o
nucleus
labi/o
lip
lact/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebrae)
lingu/o
tongue
lob/o
lobe
myc/o
fungus
my/o
muscle
myx/o
mucous membrane
narc/o
deep sleep/stupor
natr/o
sodium
-phylaxis
prevention/protection
paed/o
child
pharmac/o
drugs
py/o
pus
sarc/o
flesh
sial/o
saliva
steat/o
fat
tars/o
foot bone
uve/o
uveal tract in eye