Word Roots( Prefixes) Flashcards
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Addition to; toward; nearness
a, ab, abd
From; away; departing from the normal
amb, ambi
Both, ambidextrous, having the ability to work effectively with either hand
amphi
On both sides
ampho
Both
an
negative; with or without
ana
upper; away from
andro
signifying man
angi
vessel
aniso
unequal
ant,anti
against
ante,antero
front;before
auto
self
bi
two
bili
pertaining to bile
brady
slow
brom,bromo
a stench
broncho
relating to the bronchi
cac
bad;ill
cardi;cardio
relating to the heart
cata
down or downward
centi
hundred
cervico
relating to the neck
circa
about
circum
around
co
with or together
con
together with
contra
opposite;against
de
down from
deci
one tenth
demi
half
di
twice
dia
through;apart;across or between
dialy
to separate
dis
reversal;separtation;duplication
dys
bad;difficult;disordered
en
in
end,endo,ento
inward;within
ep,epi
on;in addition to
eu
normal;good;well;easy
ex
out;away from
exo
without;outside of
extra
outside of;in additionto
fibro
relating to fibers
gaster,gastr,gastro
pertaining to the stomach
hecto
hundred
hemi
half
hemo
relating to the blood
hepat;hepatico,hepato
pertaining to the liver
heter;hetero
meaning other;relationship to another
homeo
denoting likeness or resemblance
homo
denoting sameness
hyal;hyalo
transparent
hyper
above;excessive;beyond
hypo
below;less than
ideo
pertaining to mental images
idio
denoting relationship to ones self or to something separate and distinct
in
not;in;within;also intensive action
infra
below
inter
in the mist;between
intra
within
intro
in or into
iso
equal or alike
juxta
of close proximity
karyo
relating to a cells nucleus
kilo
one thousand
laryngo
pertaining to the larynx
mal
illness,disease
medi
middle
micro
small
milli
one thousandth
myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord or bone marrow
nano
dwarf,small size
oari,oaric
pertaining to the ovary
omni
all
pan
all
para
pair
per
through;by means of
peri
around;about
post
behind;after
postero
relating to the posterior
pre
before
pro
before;in front of
pseudo
false
quadri
four
re
back;again
retro
backward
semi
half
steato
fatty
sub
under;near
syn
jointed together
trans
across;over
tri
three
un
not;reversal
uni
one