Combining Forms/Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards
A Whole Whack
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Combining Form, Suffix, or Prefix
A
Meaning
2
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a-, an-
A
no; not; without
3
Q
ab-
A
away from (abort!!)
4
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
5
Q
-ac
A
pertaining to
6
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acanth/o
A
spiny; thorny (ex. Acanthocytes, spiny cells)
7
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acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
8
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acous/o
A
hearing
9
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acr/o
A
extremities; top; extreme point
10
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acromi/o
A
acromion (extension of shoulder bone)
11
Q
actin/o
A
light/ray (like radiation)
12
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acu/o
A
sharp; severe; sudden
13
Q
-acusis
A
hearing
14
Q
ad-
A
toward
15
Q
-ad
A
toward
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aden/o
A
gland
17
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
18
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adip/o
A
fat
19
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adren/o
A
adrenal gland
20
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adrenal/o
A
adrenal gland
21
Q
aer/o
A
air
22
Q
af-
A
toward
23
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agglutin/o
A
clumping; sticking together
24
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-agon
A
assemble, gather
25
agora-
marketplace
26
-agra
excessive pain
27
-al
pertaining to
28
alb/o
white
29
albin/o
white
30
albumin/o
albumin (protein)
31
alges/o
sensitivity to pain
32
-algesia
sensitivity to pain
33
-algia
pain
34
all/o
other
35
alveol/o
alveolus; air sac; small sac
36
ambly/o
dim; dull
37
-amine
nitrogen compound
38
amni/o
amnion (sac surrounding the embryo)
39
amyl/o
starch
40
an/o
anus
41
-an
pertaining to
42
ana-
up; apart; backward; again, anew
43
andr/o
male
44
aneurysm/o
aneurysm (widened blood vessel)
45
angi/o
vessel (blood)
46
anis/o
unequal
47
ankyl/o
stiff
48
ante-
before; forward
49
anter/o
front
50
anthrac/o
coal
51
anthr/o
antrum of the stomach
52
anti-
against
53
anxi/o
uneasy; anxious
54
aort/o
aorta (largest artery)
55
-apheresis
removal
56
aphth/o
ulcer
57
apo-
off, away
58
aponeur/o
aponeurosis (type of tendon)
59
append/o
appendix
60
appendic/o
appendix
61
aque/o
water
62
-ar
pertaining to
63
-arche
beginning
64
arter/o
artery
65
arteri/o
artery
66
arteriol/o
arteriole (small artery)
67
arthr/o
joint
68
-arthria
articulate (speak distinctly)
69
articul/o
joint
70
-ary
pertaining to
71
asbest/o
asbestos
72
-ase
enzyme
73
-asthenia
lack of strength
74
atel/o
incomplete
75
ather/o
plaque (fatty substance)
76
-ation
process; condition
77
atri/o
atrium (upper heart chamber)
78
audi/o
hearing
79
audit/o
hearing
80
aur/o
ear
81
auricul/o
ear
82
aut/o
self, own
83
aut-, auto-
self, own
84
axill/o
armpit
85
azot/o
urea; nitrogen
86
bacill/o
bacilli (bacteria)
87
bacteri/o
bacteria
88
balan/o
glans penis
89
bar/o
pressure; weight
90
bartholin/o
Bartholin glands
91
bas/o
base; opposite of acid
92
bi-
two
93
bi/o
life
94
bil/i
bile; gall
95
bilirubin/o
bilirubin
96
-blast
embryonic; immature cell
97
-blastoma
immature tumor (cells)
98
blephar/o
eyelid
99
bol/o
cast; throw
100
brachi/o
arm
101
brachy-
short
102
brady-
slow
103
bronch/o
bronchial tube
104
bronchi/o
bronchial tube
105
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
106
bucc/o
cheek
107
bunion/o
bunion
108
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
109
byssin/o
cotton dust
110
cac/o
bad
111
calc/o
calcium
112
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
113
calci/o
calcium
114
cali/o, calic/o
calyx (cup-shaped)
115
capillar/o
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
116
capn/o
carbon dioxide
117
-capnia
carbon dioxide
118
carcin/o
cancerous; cancer
119
cardi/o
heart
120
carp/o
wrist bones (carpals)
121
cata-
down
122
caud/o
tail; lower part of body
123
caus/o
burn; burning
124
cauter/o
heat; burn
125
cec/o
cecum (first part of the colon)
126
-cele
hernia
127
celi/o
belly; abdomen
128
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
129
cephal/o
head
130
cerebell/o
cerebellum (posterior part of the brain)
131
cerebr/o
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
132
cerumin/o
cerumen
133
cervic/o
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
134
-chalasia
relaxation
135
-chalasis
relaxation
136
cheil/o
lip
137
chem/o
drug; chemical
138
-chezia
defecation; elimination of wastes
139
chir/o
hand
140
chlor/o
green
141
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acid
142
chol/e
bile; gall
143
cholangi/o
bile vessel
144
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
145
choledoch/o
common bile duct
146
cholesterol/o
cholesterol
147
chondr/o
cartilage
148
chore/o
dance
149
chori/o
chorion (outermost membrane of the fetus)
150
chorion/o
chorion
151
choroid/o
choroid layer of eye
152
chrom/o
color
153
chron/o
time
154
chym/o
to pour
155
cib/o
meal
156
-cide
killing
157
-cidal
pertaining to killing
158
cine/o
movement
159
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
160
cis/o
to cut
161
-clasis
to break
162
-clast
to break
163
claustr/o
enclosed space
164
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
165
-clysis
irrigation; washing
166
coagul/o
coagulation (clotting)
167
-coccus (-cocci, pl.)
berry-shaped bacterium
168
coccyg/o
coccyx (tailbone)
169
cochle/o
cochlea (inner part of ear)
170
col/o
colon
171
coll/a
glue
172
colon/o
colon (large intestine)
173
colp/o
vagina
174
comat/o
deep sleep
175
comi/o
to care for
176
con-
together, with
177
coni/o
dust
178
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva (lines the eyelids)
179
-constriction
narrowing
180
contra-
against; opposite
181
cor/o
pupil
182
core/o
pupil
183
corne/o
cornea
184
coron/o
heart (crown or circle)
185
corpor/o
body
186
cortic/o
cortex, outer region
187
cost/o
rib
188
crani/o
skull
189
cras/o
mixture; temperament
190
crin/o
secrete
191
-crine
secrete; separate
192
-crit
separate
193
cry/o
cold
194
crypt/o
hidden
195
culd/o
cul-de-sac
196
-cusis
hearing
197
cutane/o
skin
198
cyan/o
blue
199
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye; cycle; circle
200
-cyesis
pregnancy
201
cyst/o
urinary bladder; cyst; sac of fluid
202
cyt/o
cell
203
-cyte
cell
204
-cytosis
abnormal condition of cells; slight increase in numbers
205
dacry/o
tear
206
dacryoaden/o
tear gland
207
dacryocyst/o
tear sac; lacrimal sac
208
dactyl/o
fingers; toes
209
de-
lack of; down; less; removal of
210
dem/o
people
211
dent/i
tooth; teeth
212
derm/o
skin
213
-derma
skin
214
dermat/o
skin
215
desicc/o
drying
216
-desis
bind, tie together
217
dia-
complete; through
218
diaphor/o
sweat
219
-dilation
widening; stretching; expanding
220
dipl/o
double
221
dips/o
thirst
222
dist/o
far; distant
223
dors/o
back (of body)
224
dorsi-
back
225
-dote
to give
226
-drome
to run
227
duct/o
to lead, carry
228
duoden/o
duodenum
229
dur/o
dura mater
230
-dynia
pain
231
dys-
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
232
-eal
pertaining to
233
ec-
out; outside
234
echo-
reflected sound
235
-ectasia
dilation; dilatation; widening
236
-ectasis
dilation; dilatation; widening
237
ecto-
out; outside
238
-ectomy
removal; excision; resection
239
-edema
swelling
240
-elasma
flat plate
241
electr/o
electricity
242
em-
in
243
-ema
condition
244
-emesis
vomiting
245
-emia
blood condition
246
-emic
pertaining to blood condition
247
emmetr/o
in due measure
248
en-
in; within
249
encephal/o
brain
250
end-
in; within
251
endo-
in; within
252
enter/o
intestines (usually small intestine)
253
eosin/o
red; rosy; dawn-colored
254
epi-
above; upon; on
255
epididym/o
epididymis
256
epiglott/o
epiglottis
257
episi/o
vulva (external female genitalia)
258
epitheli/o
skin; epithelium
259
equin/o
horse
260
-er
one who
261
erg/o
work
262
erythem/o
flushed; redness
263
erythr/o
red
264
-esis
action; condition; state of
265
eso-
inward
266
esophag/o
esophagus
267
esthes/o
feeling (nervous sensation)
268
esthesi/o
feeling (nervous sensation)
269
-esthesia
feeling (nervous sensation)
270
estr/o
female
271
ethm/o
sieve
272
eti/o
cause
273
eu-
good; normal; true
274
-eurysm
widening
275
ex-
out; away from
276
exanthemat/o
rash
277
exo-
out; away from
278
extra-
outside
279
faci/o
face
280
fasci/o
fascia (membrane supporting muscles)
281
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
282
-ferent
to carry
283
fibrin/o
fiber
284
fibr/o, fibromat/o
fiber
285
fibros/o
fibrous connective tissue
286
fibul/o
fibula
287
-fication
process of making
288
-fida
split
289
flex/o
bend
290
fluor/o
luminous
291
follicul/o
follicle; small sac
292
-form
resembling; in the shape of
293
fung/i
fungus; mushroom (lower organism lacking chlorophyll)
294
furc/o
forking; branching
295
-fusion
to pour; to come together
296
galact/o
milk
297
ganglion/o
ganglion; collection of nerve cell bodies
298
gastr/o
stomach
299
-gen
substance that produces
300
-genesis
producing; forming
301
-genic
produced by or in
302
ger/o
old age
303
geront/o
old age
304
gest/o
pregnancy
305
gester/o
pregnancy
306
gingiv/o
gum
307
glauc/o
gray
308
gli/o
glial cells; neuroglial cells (supportive tissue of nervous system)
309
-globin
protein
310
-globulin
protein
311
glomerul/o
glomerulus
312
gloss/o
tongue
313
gluc/o
glucose; sugar
314
glyc/o
glucose; sugar
315
glycogen/o
glycogen; animal starch
316
glycos/o
glucose; sugar
317
gnos/o
knowledge
318
gon/o
seed
319
gonad/o
sex glands
320
goni/o
angle
321
-grade
to go
322
-gram
record
323
granul/o
granule(s)
324
-graph
instrument for recording
325
-graphy
process of recording
326
gravid/o
pregnancy
327
-gravida
pregnant woman
328
gynec/o
woman; female
329
hallucin/o
hallucination
330
hem/o
blood
331
hemat/o
blood
332
hemi-
half
333
hemoglobin/o
hemoglobin
334
hepat/o
liver
335
herni/o
hernia
336
-hexia
state of
337
hidr/o
sweat
338
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
339
home/o
sameness; unchanging; constant
340
hormon/o
hormone
341
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
342
hydr/o
water
343
hyper-
above; excessive
344
hypn/o
sleep
345
hypo-
deficient; below; under; less than normal
346
hypophys/o
pituitary gland
347
hyster/o
uterus; womb
348
-ia
condition
349
-iac
pertaining to
350
-iasis
abnormal condition
351
iatr/o
physician; treatment
352
-ic
pertaining to
353
-ical
pertaining to
354
ichthy/o
dry; scaly
355
-icle
small
356
idi/o
unknown; individual; distinct
357
-ile
pertaining to
358
ile/o
ileum
359
ili/o
ilium
360
immun/o
immune; protection; safe
361
in-
in; into; not
362
-in, -ine
substance
363
-ine
pertaining to
364
infra-
below; inferior to; beneath
365
inguin/o
groin
366
insulin/o
insulin (pancreatic hormone)
367
inter-
between
368
intra-
within; into
369
iod/o
iodine
370
ion/o
ion; to wander
371
-ion
process
372
-ior
pertaining to
373
ipsi-
same
374
ir-
in
375
ir/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
376
irid/o
iris (colored portion of eye)
377
is/o
same; equal
378
isch/o
hold back; back
379
ischi/o
ischium (part of hip bone)
380
-ism
process; condition
381
-ist
specialist
382
-itis
inflammation
383
-itus
condition
384
-ium
structure; tissue
385
jaund/o
yellow
386
jejun/o
jejunum
387
kal/i
potassium
388
kary/o
nucleus
389
kerat/o
cornea; hard, horny tissue
390
kern-
nucleus (collection of nerve cells in the brain)
391
ket/o
ketones; acetones
392
keton/o
ketones; acetones
393
kines/o
movement
394
kinesi/o
movement
395
-kinesia
movement
396
-kinesis
movement
397
klept/o
to steal
398
kyph/o
humpback
399
labi/o
lip
400
lacrim/o
tear; tear duct; lacrimal duct
401
lact/o
milk
402
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
403
lapar/o
abdominal wall; abdomen
404
-lapse
slide, fall, sag
405
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
406
later/o
side
407
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle
408
-lemma
sheath, covering
409
-lepsy
seizure
410
lept/o
thin, slender
411
-leptic
pertaining to seizing, taking hold of
412
leth/o
death
413
leuk/o
white
414
lex/o
word; phrase
415
-lexia
word; phrase
416
ligament/o
ligament
417
lingu/o
tongue
418
lip/o
fat (a type of lipid)
419
lipid/o
lipid
420
-listhesis
slipping
421
lith/o
stone; calculus
422
-lithiasis
condition of stones
423
-lithotomy
incision (for removal) of a stone
424
lob/o
lobe
425
log/o
study
426
-logy
study (process of)
427
lord/o
curve; swayback
428
-lucent
to shine
429
lumb/o
lower back; loin
430
lute/o
yellow
431
lux/o
slide
432
lymph/o
lymph
433
lymphaden/o
lymph gland (node)
434
lymphangi/o
lymph vessel
435
-lysis
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
436
-lytic
reducing, destroying; separating; breakdown
437
macro-
large
438
mal-
bad
439
-malacia
softening
440
malleol/o
malleolus
441
mamm/o
breast
442
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
443
-mania
obsessive preoccupation
444
mast/o
breast
445
mastoid/o
mastoid process (behind the ear)
446
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
447
meat/o
meatus (opening)
448
medi/o
middle
449
mediastin/o
mediastinum
450
medull/o
medulla (inner section); middle; soft, marrow
451
mega-
large
452
-megaly
enlargement
453
melan/o
black
454
men/o
menses; menstruation
455
mening/o
meninges (membranes covering the spinal cord and brain)
456
meningi/o
meninges
457
ment/o
mind; chin
458
meso-
middle
459
meta-
change; beyond
460
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
461
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
462
-meter
measure
463
metr/o
uterus (womb); measure
464
metri/o
uterus (womb)
465
mi/o
smaller; less
466
micro-
small
467
-mimetic
mimic; copy
468
-mission
send
469
mon/o
one; single
470
morph/o
shape; form
471
mort/o
death
472
-mortem
death
473
-motor
movement
474
muc/o
mucus
475
mucos/o
mucous membrane (mucosa)
476
multi-
many
477
mut/a
genetic change
478
mutagen/o
causing genetic change
479
my/o
muscle
480
myc/o
fungus
481
mydr/o
wide
482
myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
483
myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
484
myom/o
muscle tumor
485
myos/o
muscle
486
myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
487
myx/o
mucus
488
narc/o
numbness; stupor; sleep
489
nas/o
nose
490
nat/i
birth
491
natr/o
sodium
492
necr/o
death
493
nect/o
bind, tie, connect
494
neo-
new
495
nephr/o
kidney
496
neur/o
nerve
497
neutr/o
neither; neutral; neutrophil
498
nid/o
nest
499
noct/o
night
500
norm/o
rule; order
501
nos/o
disease
502
nucle/o
nucleus
503
nulli-
none
504
nyct/o
night
505
obstetr/o
pregnancy; childbirth
506
ocul/o
eye
507
odont/o
tooth
508
odyn/o
pain
509
-oid
resembling; originating from
510
-ole
little; small
511
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
512
olig/o
scanty
513
om/o
shoulder
514
-oma
tumor; mass; fluid collection
515
omphal/o
umbilicus (navel)
516
onc/o
tumor
517
-one
hormone
518
onych/o
nail (of fingers or toes)
519
o/o
egg
520
oophor/o
ovary
521
-opaque
obscure
522
ophthalm/o
eye
523
-opia
vision condition
524
-opsia
vision condition
525
-opsy
view of
526
opt/o
eye; vision
527
optic/o
eye; vision
528
-or
one who
529
or/o
mouth
530
orch/o
testis
531
orchi/o
testis
532
orchid/o
testis
533
-orexia
appetite
534
orth/o
straight
535
-ose
full of; pertaining to; sugar
536
-osis
condition, usually abnormal
537
-osmia
smell
538
ossicul/o
ossicle (small bone)
539
oste/o
bone
540
-ostosis
condition of bone
541
ot/o
ear
542
-otia
ear condition
543
-ous
pertaining to
544
ov/o
egg
545
ovari/o
ovary
546
ovul/o
egg
547
ox/o
oxygen
548
-oxia
oxygen
549
oxy-
rapid; sharp; acid
550
oxysm/o
sudden
551
pachy-
heavy; thick
552
palat/o
palate (roof of the mouth)
553
palpebr/o
eyelid
554
pan-
all
555
pancreat/o
pancreas
556
papill/o
nipple-like; optic disc (disk)
557
par-
other than; abnormal
558
para-
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of
559
-para
to bear, bring forth (live births)
560
-parous
to bear, bring forth
561
parathyroid/o
parathyroid glands
562
-paresis
weakness
563
-pareunia
sexual intercourse
564
-partum
birth; labor
565
patell/a
patella
566
patell/o
patella
567
path/o
disease
568
-pathy
disease; emotion
569
pector/o
chest
570
ped/o
child; foot
571
pelv/i
pelvis; hip region
572
pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
573
pend/o
hang
574
-penia
deficiency
575
pen/o
penis
576
-pepsia
digestion
577
per-
through
578
peri-
surrounding
579
perine/o
perineum
580
peritone/o
peritoneum
581
perone/o
fibula
582
-pexy
fixation; to put in place
583
phac/o
lens of eye
584
phag/o
eat; swallow
585
-phage
eat; swallow
586
-phagia
condition of eating; swallowing
587
phak/o
lens of eye
588
phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
589
phall/o
penis
590
pharmac/o
drug
591
pharmaceut/o
drug
592
pharyng/o
throat (pharynx)
593
phas/o
speech
594
-phasia
speech
595
phe/o
dusky; dark
596
-pheresis
removal
597
phil/o
like; love; attraction to
598
-phil
attraction for
599
-philia
attraction for
600
phim/o
muzzle
601
phleb/o
vein
602
phob/o
fear
