Ch 4 Roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
common ones (37 cards)
1
Q
Broncho/pulmo
A
lungs
2
Q
Cardi
A
heart
3
Q
Gastro
A
stomach
4
Q
Hepat
A
Liver
5
Q
Neur
A
nerve
6
Q
Nas
A
nose/nasal
7
Q
Or
A
mouth/oral
8
Q
Pneumo
A
air or lungs
9
Q
Ab-
A
away from
10
Q
Ad-
A
toward or near
11
Q
Ante-
A
before
12
Q
Brady-
A
slow/below normal
13
Q
Contra-
A
against
14
Q
Dys-
A
difficult or painful
15
Q
Hyper-
A
above normal, high
16
Q
Hypo-
A
below normal, low
17
Q
Inter-
A
between
18
Q
Peri-
A
around
19
Q
Poly-
A
many
20
Q
Post-
A
after
21
Q
Pre-
A
before
22
Q
Sub-
A
below, under
23
Q
Super/Supra-
A
above or in excess
24
Q
Tachy-
A
above normal, rapid
25
Uni-
one
26
Intra-
within, inside
27
-ac
pertaining to
28
-algia
pain
29
-emesis
vomiting
30
-itis
inflammation
31
-ology
study of
32
-plegia
paralysis
33
-pnea
breathing
34
-rrhea
discharge
35
-spasm
contraction
36
-al
pertaining to
37
-ist
one who specializes in
