Word Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
absence, lack
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
acro-
A
extreme, extremities
4
Q
ad-
A
toward, to
5
Q
adeno-
A
gland
6
Q
ambi-
A
around, on both sides
7
Q
amyl-
A
starch
8
Q
ante-
A
before, preceding
9
Q
ant-, anti-
A
opposed to, preventing, inhibiting
10
Q
bi-
A
two
11
Q
bili-
A
bile
12
Q
bio-
A
life
13
Q
brachi-
A
arm
14
Q
brady-
A
slow
15
Q
cholecysto-
A
gallbladder
16
Q
circum-
A
around
17
Q
co, con-
A
together
18
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
19
Q
cost-
A
ribs
20
Q
demi-
A
half
21
Q
derm-
A
skin
22
Q
dis-
A
from
23
Q
dors-
A
back
24
Q
dys-
A
difficult, faulty, painful
25
electro-
electric
26
en-, em-
in, inside
27
equi-
equal
28
eryth-
red
29
exo-
outside, outer layer
30
extra-
outside, beyond
31
ferr-
iron
32
fibro-
fiber
33
fore-
before, in front of
34
glyco-
sugar
35
hemi-
half
36
hemo-
blood
37
hist-
tissue
38
homo-
same
39
hydro-
water
40
hygro-
moisture
41
hyper-
excess
42
hypo-
below, deficient
43
ileo-
ileum
44
in-
in, within, into
45
inter-
between
46
intra-
within, inside
47
juxta-
near, close to
48
lapar-
abdomen
49
laryngo-
larynx
50
later-
side
51
leuko-
white
52
macro-
large
53
mal-
bad
54
mast-
breast
55
medi-
middle
56
mega-
large
57
men-
month
58
mono-
single
59
multi-
many
60
myelo-
marrow, spinal cord
61
myo-
muscle
62
neo-
new
63
nitro-
nitrogen
64
non-
not
65
ob-
before, against
66
ortho-
straight, direct
67
osteo-
bone
68
pan-
all, universal
69
para-
beside, near
70
path-
disease
71
ped-
child, foot
72
per-
by, through
73
peri-
around
74
pharyngo-
pharynx
75
phren-
diaphragm, mind
76
pod-
foot
77
poly-
multiple
78
post-
after, behind
79
pre-
before, ahead
80
procto-
rectum, anus
81
pseudo-
false
82
psycho-
mind
83
pyel-
pelvis of the kidney
84
pyo-
pus
85
pyro-
fire
86
quadri-
four
87
radio-
radiation
88
re-
back, again
89
ren-
kidney
90
retro-
backward, behind
91
rhin-
nose
92
sacro-
sacrum
93
salpingo-
fallopian tube
94
sarco-
flesh
95
sclero-
hard
96
semi-
half
97
sex-
six
98
skeleto-
skeleton
99
steno-
narrow
100
sub-
beneath, under
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super-, supra-
above, upon
102
syn-
together
103
tachy-
rapid
104
thyro-
a shield
105
trache-
trachea
106
trans-
across, through
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tri-
three
108
ultra-
beyond
109
un-
not, back reversal
110
uni-
one
111
uretero-
ureter
112
urethro-
urethra
113
uro-
urine, urinary organs
114
-able
able to
115
-algia
pain, in a certain
spot
116
-cele
tumor, swelling
117
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
118
-cide
kill, destroy
119
-cule
little
120
-ectasia
dilating, stretching
121
-ectomy
cutting out, surgical removal
122
-esis
action
123
-form
shape
124
-genesis, -genetic
formation, origin
125
-gram
data that are systematically
recorded, a record
126
-graph
an instrument used for recording data or writing
127
-ism
condition
128
-itis
inflammation
129
-ize
to treat
130
-lith
stone, calculus
131
-lithiasis
presence of stones
132
-lysis
loosening or breaking down
133
-megaly
enlargement
134
-meter
instrument that measures
135
-oid
like, resemble
136
-oma
tumor
137
-orrhaphy
surgical repair
138
-osis
disease, condition of
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-ostomy
to form an opening or outlet
140
-otomy
to incise
141
-pathy
disease
142
-pexy
fixation
143
-phage
ingesting
144
-phobia
fear
145
-plasty
plastic surgery
146
-plegia
paralysis
147
-rhexis
rupture
148
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive discharge
149
-rrhea
flow or discharge
150
-scope
lighted instrument for visual examination
151
-scopy
to examine visually
152
-stomy
establishment of an artificial opening
153
-tomy
incision into
154
-uria
urine
155
-zyme
enzyme, ferment
