Unit 1 Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots Flashcards
1
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-ac
A
Pertaining to
2
Q
-al
A
Pertaining to
3
Q
Ana
A
Up, back, apart
4
Q
Andr/o
A
Male
5
Q
Ante
A
Before/ in front of
6
Q
Anti
A
Against
7
Q
Ax
A
Axis
8
Q
Bi
A
Two, double, both
9
Q
Bracci/o
A
Arm
10
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek
11
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
12
Q
Caud
A
Tail
13
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
14
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck
15
Q
Chrom/o
A
Color
16
Q
Cost/o
A
Rib
17
Q
Crani/o
A
Cranium, helmet
18
Q
Cubit/o
A
Elbow
19
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
20
Q
Cyt/o
A
Bladder
21
Q
-cyte
A
Cell
22
Q
Dia
A
Through, apart, across
23
Q
Dist
A
Away from the point of origin
24
Q
Dors
A
Back
25
Femor/o
Femur, upper leg bone
26
Gen
To produce, origin
27
-genesis
To produce, origin
28
-genic
To produce, origin
29
Gynec/o
Female
30
Hist/o
Tissue
31
Home/o
Same; unchanging constant state
32
Hyper
Above, more than normal
33
Hypo
Below, less than normal
34
-ic
Pertaining to
35
ili/o
Ilium (hip bone)
36
Later/o
Side
37
-lemma
Membrane
38
Med/i
Middle
39
My/o
Muscle
40
Neur/o
Neuron, nerve
41
-oid
Resembling
42
-ologist
Specialist
43
-ology
The study of
44
-oma
Mass, tumor
45
Organ/o
Body parts with special functions
46
Or/o
Mouth
47
Orb
Circle, orbit
48
-osis
Conditions of
49
-ous
Pertaining to
50
Pariet/o
Wall
51
Path/o
Disease
52
-pathy
Relating to disease
53
Pelv/i
Pelvis - hips
54
Peritone/o
Peritoneum - membrane of the abdominal pelvic organs
55
Physi/o
Function
56
Pleur/o
Lung, rib area
57
Pro
Before, for
58
Proxim/o
Near point of origin
59
Pub/o
Pubis/ pelvic bone
60
Retr/o
Behind, backward
61
Sacr/o
Flesh
62
-sis
State of; condition
63
Spin/o
Spine
64
-stasis
Standing still; stop
65
Thorac/o
Chest; thorax
66
-tomy
Incision
67
Umbilic/o
Umbilicus; navel or belly button
68
Ventr/o
Front
69
Viscer/o
Internal organs
70
Abdomin/o
Abdomin
