Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Singular: -a
A
Plural: -ae
2
Q
Singular: -is
A
Plural: -es
3
Q
Singular: -ma
A
Plural: -mata
4
Q
Singular: -on
A
Plural: -a
5
Q
Singular: -um
A
Plural: -a
6
Q
Singular: -us
A
Plural: -i
7
Q
Singular: -ax
A
Plural: -aces
8
Q
Singular: -ex
A
Plural: -ices
9
Q
Singular: -ix
A
Plural: -ices
10
Q
Singular: -y
A
Plural: -ies
11
Q
a-
an-
A
without
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Q
anti-
contra-
A
against or opposed to
13
Q
de-
A
from, down, or not
14
Q
ab-
A
away from
15
Q
ad-
A
to, toward, or near
16
Q
circum-
peri-
A
around
17
Q
dia-
trans-
A
across or through
18
Q
e-
ec-
ex-
A
out or away
19
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ecto-
exo-
extra-
A
outside
20
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en-
endo-
intra-
A
within
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epi-
A
upon
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Q
inter-
A
between
23
Q
meso-
A
middle
24
Q
meta-
A
beyond, alter, or change
25
para-
alongside of or abnormal
26
retro-
backward or behind
27
sub-
| infra-
below or under
28
bi-
two or both
29
hemi-
| semi-
half
30
hyper-
above or excessive
31
hypo-
below or deficient
32
macro-
large or long
33
micro-
small
34
mono-
| uni-
one
35
oligo-
few or deficient
36
pan-
all
37
poly-
| multi-
many
38
quadri-
four
39
super-
| supra-
above or excessive
40
tri-
three
41
ultra-
beyond or excessive
42
ante-
pre-
pro-
before
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brady-
slow
44
tachy-
fast
45
post-
after or behind
46
re-
again or back
47
con-
syn-
sym-
together or with
48
dys-
painful, difficult, or faulty
49
eu-
good or normal
50
neo-
new
51
abdomin/o
| lapar/o
abdomen
52
acr/o
extremity or topmost
53
aden/o
gland
54
aer/o
air or gas
55
angi/o
vas/o
vascul/o
vessel
56
carcin/o
cancer
57
cardi/o
heart
58
cephal/o
head
59
cyan/o
blue
60
cyt/o
cell
61
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
skin
62
dextr/o
right or on the right side
63
erythr/o
red
64
fibr/o
fiber
65
gastr/o
stomach
66
gen/o
origin or production
67
gluc/o
glucos/o
glyc/o
sugar
68
hem/o
| hemat/o
blood
69
hepat/o
liver
70
hydr/o
water
71
leuk/o
white
72
lip/o
fat
73
lith/o
stone
74
melan/o
black
75
morph/o
form
76
nas/o
| rhin/o
nose
77
necr/o
death
78
or/o
mouth
79
orth/o
straight, normal, or correct
80
oste/o
bone
81
path/o
disease
82
ped/o
child or foot
83
phob/o
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
84
phon/o
voice or sound
85
plas/o
formation
86
pod/o
foot
87
psych/o
mind
88
py/o
pus
89
ren/o
| nephr/o
kidney
90
scler/o
hard
91
sinistr/o
left or on the left side
92
son/o
sound
93
sten/o
narrow
94
therm/o
heat
95
tox/o
| toxic/o
poison
96
troph/o
nourishment or development
97
ur/o
| urin/o
urine
98
- algia
| - dynia
pain
99
-genesis
origin or production
100
-lysis
breaking down or dissolution
101
-megaly
enlargement
102
-oid
resembling
103
-penia
abnormal reduction
104
-rrhea
discharge
105
-spasm
involuntary contraction
106
-cele
pouching or hernia
107
-ectasis
expansion or dilation
108
-emia
blood condition
109
-iasis
formation or presence of
110
-itis
inflammation
111
-malacia
softening
112
-oma
tumor
113
-osis
condition or increase
114
- phil
| - philia
attraction for
115
-ptosis
falling or downward displacement
116
- rrhage
| - rrhagia
to burst forth (usually blood)
117
-rrhexis
rupture
118
-centesis
puncture for aspiration
119
-desis
binding
120
-ectomy
excision or removal
121
-pexy
suspension or fixation
122
-plasty
surgical repair or reconstruction
123
-rrhaphy
suture
124
-tomy
incision
125
-stomy
creation of an opening
126
-tripsy
crushing
127
-e
noun marker (as in erythrocyte)
128
- ia
| - ism
condition of
129
-ium
structure or tissue
130
- ation
| - y
condition or process of
131
- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ic
- ous
- tic
pertaining to
132
- icle
- ole
- ula
- ule
small
133
-gram
record
134
-graph
instrument for recording
135
-graphy
process of recording
136
- iatrics
| - iatry
treatment
137
-logy
study of
138
-logist
one who specializes in the treatment of
139
-ist
one who specializes in
140
-meter
instrument for measuring
141
-metry
process of measuring
142
-poiesis
formation
143
-scope
instrument for examination
144
-scopy
examination
145
-stasis
stop or stand
