Common roots, prefixes, and suffixes Flashcards
1
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Broncho/pulmo
A
root; lungs
2
Q
cardi
A
root; heart
3
Q
gastro
A
root; stomach
4
Q
hepat
A
root; liver
5
Q
neur
A
root; nerve
6
Q
nas
A
root; nose/nasal
7
Q
or
A
root; mouth/oral
8
Q
pneumo
A
root; air or lungs
9
Q
ab-
A
prefix; away from
10
Q
ad-
A
prefix; toward or near
11
Q
ante-
A
prefix; before
12
Q
brady-
A
prefix; against
13
Q
dys
A
prefix; difficult or painful
14
Q
hyper-
A
prefix; above normal, high
15
Q
hypo-
A
prefix; below normal, low
16
Q
inter-
A
prefix, between
17
Q
peri-
A
prefix, around
18
Q
poly-
A
prefix, many
19
Q
post-
A
prefix; after
20
Q
pre-
A
prefix; before
21
Q
super/supra-
A
prefix; above or in excess
22
Q
tachy-
A
prefix; above normal, rapid
23
Q
uni-
A
prefix; one
24
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-ac
A
suffix; pertaining to
25
-algia
suffix; pain
26
-emesis
suffix; vomiting
27
-ology
suffix; study of
28
-plegia
suffix; paralysis
29
-pnea
suffix; breathing
30
-rrhea
suffix; discharge
31
-spasm
suffix; contraction
32
-al
suffix; pertaining to
33
-ist
suffix; one who specializes in
