ALL Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes - Front and Back Flashcards
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1
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a-; an-
A
no; not; without (apathetic; analgesia)
2
Q
ab-
A
away from (abduction)
3
Q
ad-
A
to; toward; near (adduction)
4
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen (abdominal)
5
Q
-ac;-al
A
pertaining to (cardiac; abdominal)
6
Q
-an;-ar;-ary
A
pertaining to (ovarian; cellular; coronary)
7
Q
aden/o
A
gland (adenocarcinoma)
8
Q
adip/o
A
fat (adipose)
9
Q
-algesia
A
sensitivity to pain (analgesia)
10
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-algia
A
pain (fibromyalgia)
11
Q
ana-
A
up; apart; backward; again; anew (anabolic)
12
Q
angi/o
A
vessel; blood vessel (angiogram)
13
Q
ante-
A
before; forward (antepartum)
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Q
anter/o
A
front (anterior)
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Q
anti-
A
against (antihypertensive)
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Q
aort/o
A
aorta; largest artery (aortic)
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Q
append/o; appendic/o
A
appendix (appendicitis)
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ater/o; arteri/o
A
artery (arterial)
19
Q
arthr/o
A
joint (arthritis)
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-ase
A
enzyme (lipase)
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Q
audi/o; audit/o
A
hearing (auditory)
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aut/o; aut-; auto
A
self; own (autoimmune)
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axill/o
A
armpit (axillary)
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Q
Bacter/i/o
A
bacteria (bacteremia)
25
bi-
two (bilateral)
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bil/i
bile; gall (biliary)
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brachi/o
arm (brachial)
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brady-
slow (bradycardia)
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bronch/o; bronchi/o
bronchial tube (bronchoscopy)
30
bucc/o
cheek (buccal)
31
calc/o
calcium (hypocalcemia)
32
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer (carcinogenic)
33
cardi/o
heart (cardiac)
34
-cele; coele
swelling; hernia (bronchocele; hydrocoele)
35
cell/u
cell level (cellulitis; cellular)
36
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid (amniocentesis)
37
cerebr/o
cerebrum; largest part of the brain (cerebral)
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cervic/o
neck (cervical)
39
chol/e
bile; gall (cholesterol)
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cholecyst/o
gallbladder (cholecystitis; cholecystectomy)
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-cidal
pertaining to killing (germicidal)
42
col/o colon/o
colon; large intestine (colonoscopy)
43
comi/o
to care for (nosocomial infection)
44
contra-
against; opposite (contraindicated)
45
coron/o
heart (coronary)
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cost/o
rib (costophrenic border)
47
cran/i
skull (cranial)
48
cyan/o
blue (cyanotic)
49
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid (cystogram)
50
cyt/o; -cyte
cell (cytotoxic; leukocyte)
51
de-
lack of; less (dementia)
52
derm/o; derma; dermat/o
skin (dermatitis; xeroderma)
53
diaphor/o
sweat (diaphoresis)
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dist/o
far; distant (distal)
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dors/o; dorsi
back of body (dorsal)
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dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal (dysphagia)
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-eal
pertaining to (corneal; tracheal)
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-ectomy
removal; excision; resection (cholecystectomy)
59
-emia
blood condition (bacteremia; septicemia)
60
-emic
pertaining to blood condition (anemic)
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end-; end/o
in; within (endometriosis; endoscopic)
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enter/o
intestines; usually the small intestine (enteritis)
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epi-
above; upon; on (epidermis; epigastric)
64
erythr/o
red (erythrocyte)
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erythem/o
flushed; redness (erythemic)
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-esis
action; condition; state of (prosthesis)
67
ex-
out; away from (external)
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gastr/o
stomach (gastritis)
69
-genesis
producing; forming (pathogenesis; glucogenesis)
70
-ger/i; geront/o
old age (geriatrics; gerontology)
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gluc/o; glyc/o
glucose; sugar (glucose)
72
-gram
record (electrocardiogram; venogram)
73
-graphy
process of recording (echocardiography)
74
hem/o; hemat/o
blood (hematuria)
75
hemi-
half (hemiplegic)
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hepat/o
liver (hepatomegaly)
77
herni/o
hernia (hernia)
78
hydr/o
water (hydration)
79
hyper-
above; excessive; greater than normal (hypertension)
80
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal (hypoglycemic)
81
hyster/o
uterus/womb (hysterectomy)
82
-ia
condition (hypothermia)
83
-iac; -ic; -ine;-ior
pertaining to (cardiac; alcoholic; adrenaline; anterior)
84
-iasis
abnormal condition (cholelithiasis)
85
ile/o
iliac (cholelithiasis)
86
inguin/o
groin (inguinal)
87
inter-
between (interstitial space)
88
intra-
within; into (intradermal)
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-ism
process; condition (alcoholism)
90
-ist
specialist (specialist)
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-itis
inflammation (cellulitis)
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jaund/o
yellow (jaundice)
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jejun/o
jejunum (jejunum)
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kal/i
potassium (hyperkalemia)
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ket/o keton
ketones; actetones (ketoacidosis)
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kyph/o
hunch back (kyphosis)
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lapar/o
abdominal wall; abdomen (laparoscopic)
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later/o
side (bilateral)
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leuk/o
white (leukocytes)
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lip/o
lipid; fat (hyperlipidemia; liposuction)
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lob/o
lobe (lobectomy)
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-logy
study; process of (neurology)
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-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction (thrombolysis)
104
mal-
bad (malodorous)
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mamm/o; mast/o
breast (mammography; mastectomy)
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medi/o
middle (medial)
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-megaly
enlargement (hepatomegaly)
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melan/o
black (melanoma)
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-ment/o
mind (dementia)
110
my/o
muscle (myocardium)
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narc/o
numbness; sleep (narcotic drug)
112
nas/o
nose (nasogastric tube)
113
natr/o
sodium (hypernatremia)
114
necr/o
death (necrotic tissue)
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nephr/o
kidney (nephrotoxic)
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neur/o
nerve (neurologist)
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norm/o
rule; order (normotensive)
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nos/o
infection (nosocomial)
119
ocul/o
eye (ocular)
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ophthalm/o
eye (ophthalmologist)
121
opt/o; optic/o
eye; vision (optical)
122
-oid
resembling; derived from (thyroid)
123
olig/o
scant; slight (oliguria)
124
-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection (carcinoma)
125
onc/o
tumor (oncologist)
126
oophor/o
ovary (oophorectomy)
127
-osis
condition; usually abnormal (thrombosis)
128
oste/o
bone (osteocytes)
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ot/o
ear (ototoxic)
130
-ous
pertaining to (noxious)
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-oxia; -oxic
oxygen (anoxia; hypoxic)
132
pancreat/o
pancreas (pancreatitis)
133
para-
near; beside; apart from; along side of (paraplegic)
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-paresis
weakness (hemiparesis)
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path/o
disease (pathophysiology)
136
-pathy
disease; emotion (neuropathy; empathy)
137
pector/o
chest (pectoral)
138
-penia
deficiency (thrombocytopenia; leucopenia)
139
-phagia
eating; swallowing (dysphagia)
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phas/o; phasia
speech (dysphasia)
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phleb/o
vein (phlebotomist)
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-plasia
development; formation; growth (hyperplasia)
143
-plasty
surgical repair (rhinoplasty)
144
-plegia; -plegic
paralysis; palsy (paraplegia; hemiplegic)
145
-pnea
breathing (apnea; dyspnea)
146
pneum/o pneumon/o
lung; air; gas (pneumothorax)
147
post-; poster/o
after; behind (postoperative; posterior)
148
pre-
before; in front of (preoperative)
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proxim/o
near (proximal)
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pseudo
false; fake (pseudotumor)
151
pulmon/o
lung (pulmonary)
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purul/o
pus (purulent)
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quadri-
four (quadriceps muscle)
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rhino
nose (rhinoplasty)
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-rrhage
busting forth - of blood (hemorrhage)
156
-rrhea
flow; discharge (rhinorrhea)
157
sanguin/o
fluid - blood (serosanguinous)
158
-sclerosis
hardening (arteriosclerosis)
159
-scope
instrument for visual examination (endoscope)
160
-scopy
process of visual examination with a scope (arthroscopy)
161
-sect
to cut (transect)
162
seps/o
infection (sepsis)
163
ser/o
fluid-serum; clear (serous; serosanguinous drainage)
164
-sis
state of (sepsis)
165
-spasm
sudden contraction of muscle (venospasm)
166
-stasis
to stop; control; place (hemostasis)
167
-static
pertaining to stopping; controlling (hemostatic)
168
-stenosis
tightening; narrowing (urethrostenosis)
169
stern/o
sternum (substernal)
170
-stomy
new opening; to form a mouth (gastrostomy)
171
sub-
under; below (subarachnoid hemorrhage)
172
supra-
above; upper (suprasternal)
173
syncop/o
faint (syncopal episode)
174
tachy-
fast (tachycardia)
175
-tension; -tensive
pressure (hypertension; hypertensive)
176
therm/o
heat (thermometer)
177
thorac/o
chest (thoracic)
178
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity (pneumothorax)
179
thromb/o
clot (thrombosis)
180
thyroid/o
thyroid gland (thyroidectomy)
181
-tic
pertaining to (spastic bladder)
182
-tomy
process of cutting (colostomy)
183
-toxic
poison (ototoxic)
184
trache/o
trachea (tracheostomy)
185
trans-
across; through (transect)
186
tri-
three (tricuspid valve)
187
-trophy
development-condition of (hypertrophy)
188
umblilic/o
umbilicus; navel (umbilicus)
189
uni-
one (unilateral)
190
ur/o
urine; urinary tract (urosepsis)
191
ureter/o
ureter (ureteral stent)
192
urethr/o
urethra (urethrostenosis)
193
-uria
urination; condition of urine (dysuria)
194
urin/o
urine (uninary tract)
195
-us
structure; thing (thrombus; umbilicus)
196
uter/o
uterus; womb (uterus)
197
vascul/o
blood vessel (vascular)
198
ven/o; ven/i
vein (venospasm)
199
ventr/o
abdominal side of the body (ventral hernia)
200
vertebr/o
vertebra; backbone (vertebrosternal rib)
201
xeri/o
dry (xerofoam dressing)
202
-y
condition; process (obesity; dusky)
203
no, not, without
a-, an-
204
away from
ab-
205
to, toward, near
ad-
206
abdomen
abdomin/o
207
pertaining to
-ac,-al
208
pertaining to
-an,-ar,-ary
209
gland
aden/o
210
fat
adip/o
211
sensitivity to pain
-algesia
212
pain
-algia
213
up; apart; backward; again; anew
ana-
214
vessel, blood vessel
angi/o
215
before; forward
ante-
216
front
anter/o
217
against
anti-
218
aorta, largest artery
aort/o
219
appendix
append/o, appendic/o
220
artery
ater/o, arteri/o
221
joint
arthr/o
222
enzyme
-ase
223
hearing
audi/o, audit/o
224
self, own
aut/o, aut-, auto
225
armpit
axill/o
226
bacteria
Bacter/i/o
227
two
bi-
228
bile, gall
bil/i
229
arm
brachi/o
230
slow
brady-
231
bronchial tube
bronch/o, bronchi/o
232
cheek
bucc/o
233
calcium
calc/o
234
cancerous, cancer
carcin/o
235
heart
cardi/o
236
swelling, hernia
-cele, coele
237
cell level
cell/u
238
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
239
cerebrum, largest part of the brain
cerebr/o
240
neck
cervic/o
241
bile; gall
chol/e
242
gallbladder
cholecyst/o
243
pertaining to killing
-cidal
244
colon, large intestine
col/o colon/o
245
to care for
comi/o
246
against; opposite
contra-
247
heart
coron/o
248
rib
cost/o
249
skull
cran/i
250
blue
cyan/o
251
urinary bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
cyst/o
252
cell
cyt/o, -cyte
253
lack of, less
de-
254
skin
derm/o, derma, dermat/o
255
sweat
diaphor/o
256
far; distant
dist/o
257
back of body
dors/o, dorsi
258
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
dys-
259
pertaining to
-eal
260
removal; excision; resection
-ectomy
261
blood condition
-emia
262
pertaining to blood condition
-emic
263
in; within
end-, end/o
264
intestines, usually the small intestine
enter/o
265
above; upon; on
epi-
266
red
erythr/o
267
flushed, redness
erythem/o
268
action; condition; state of
-esis
269
out; away from
ex-
270
stomach
gastr/o
271
producing, forming
-genesis
272
old age
-ger/i, geront/o
273
glucose; sugar
gluc/o, glyc/o
274
record
-gram
275
process of recording
-graphy
276
blood
hem/o, hemat/o
277
half
hemi-
278
liver
hepat/o
279
hernia
herni/o
280
water
hydr/o
281
above, excessive, greater than normal
hyper-
282
deficient, below, under, less than normal
hypo-
283
uterus/womb
hyster/o
284
condition
-ia
285
pertaining to
-iac, -ic, -ine,-ior
286
abnormal condition
-iasis
287
iliac
ile/o
288
groin
inguin/o
289
between
inter-
290
within; into
intra-
291
process, condition
-ism
292
specialist
-ist
293
inflammation
-itis
294
yellow
jaund/o
295
jejunum
jejun/o
296
potassium
kal/i
297
ketones; actetones
ket/o keton
298
hunch back
kyph/o
299
abdominal wall; abdomen
lapar/o
300
side
later/o
301
white
leuk/o
302
lipid, fat
lip/o
303
lobe
lob/o
304
study, process of
-logy
305
breakdown; separation; destruction
-lysis
306
bad
mal-
307
breast
mamm/o, mast/o
308
middle
medi/o
309
enlargement
-megaly
310
black
melan/o
311
mind
-ment/o
312
muscle
my/o
313
numbness, sleep
narc/o
314
nose
nas/o
315
sodium
natr/o
316
death
necr/o
317
kidney
nephr/o
318
nerve
neur/o
319
rule, order
norm/o
320
infection
nos/o
321
eye
ocul/o
322
eye
ophthalm/o
323
eye; vision
opt/o, optic/o
324
resembling, derived from
-oid
325
scant; slight
olig/o
326
tumor, mass, fluid collection
-oma
327
tumor
onc/o
328
ovary
oophor/o
329
condition, usually abnormal
-osis
330
bone
oste/o
331
ear
ot/o
332
pertaining to
-ous
333
oxygen
-oxia, -oxic
334
pancreas
pancreat/o
335
near; beside; apart from; along side of
para-
336
weakness
-paresis
337
disease
path/o
338
disease, emotion
-pathy
339
chest
pector/o
340
deficiency
-penia
341
eating, swallowing
-phagia
342
speech
phas/o, phasia
343
vein
phleb/o
344
development, formation, growth
-plasia
345
surgical repair
-plasty
346
paralysis, palsy
-plegia, -plegic
347
breathing
-pnea
348
lung, air, gas
pneum/o pneumon/o
349
after, behind
post-, poster/o
350
before, in front of
pre-
351
near
proxim/o
352
false; fake
pseudo
353
lung
pulmon/o
354
pus
purul/o
355
four
quadri-
356
nose
rhino
357
busting forth - of blood
-rrhage
358
flow, discharge
-rrhea
359
fluid - blood
sanguin/o
360
hardening
-sclerosis
361
instrument for visual examination
-scope
362
process of visual examination with a scope
-scopy
363
to cut
-sect
364
infection
seps/o
365
fluid-serum; clear
ser/o
366
state of
-sis
367
sudden contraction of muscle
-spasm
368
to stop; control; place
-stasis
369
pertaining to stopping; controlling
-static
370
tightening; narrowing
-stenosis
371
sternum
stern/o
372
new opening, to form a mouth
-stomy
373
under, below
sub-
374
above; upper
supra-
375
faint
syncop/o
376
fast
tachy-
377
pressure
-tension; -tensive
378
heat
therm/o
379
chest
thorac/o
380
chest; pleural cavity
-thorax
381
clot
thromb/o
382
thyroid gland
thyroid/o
383
pertaining to
-tic
384
process of cutting
-tomy
385
poison
-toxic
386
trachea
tache/o
387
across, through
trans-
388
three
tri-
389
development-condition of
-trophy
390
umbilicus, navel
umblilic/o
391
one
uni-
392
urine; urinary tract
ur/o
393
ureter
ureter/o
394
urethra
urethr/o
395
urination, condition of urine
-uria
396
urine
urin/o
397
structure; thing
-us
398
uterus, womb
uter/o
399
blood vessel
vascul/o
400
vein
ven/o, ven/i
401
abdominal side of the body
ventr/o
402
vertebra, backbone
vertebr/o
403
dry
xeri/o
404
condition, process
-y
