Commonly used word roots, prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
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brachi
A
arm
2
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Brev
A
short (think of the french word bref)
3
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Cardi, cardia, cardio
A
Heart
4
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Cerebro
A
brain
5
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Cost
A
rib (think interCOSTal muscles)
6
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Crani
A
Skull (think of the french word crane)
7
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Dur
A
Hard (as in the french word for hard)
8
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Erythr, erythro
A
Red (like a red blood cell [cyte being cell] [erythro being red])
9
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Fenestra
A
window (think of the french word for window)
10
Q
Foram
A
opening
11
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Gangli
A
swelling, knot
12
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Glute
A
buttock
13
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hepat
A
liver
14
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hist, histo
A
tissue (think histology, the study of tissues)
15
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lamell
A
small plate
16
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Lamina
A
layer, sheet
17
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lat
A
wide (like lats)
18
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leuko
A
White (think of WBCs)
19
Q
magn
A
large
20
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myo
A
muscle
21
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neuro
A
nerve
22
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oligo
A
few
23
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papill
A
nipple
24
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pariet
A
wall
25
pect, pectus
breast
26
pelv
basin
27
phag, phago
to eat (phagocytosis)
28
pia
tender
29
pulmo
lung
30
quad, quadr
four
31
ren
kidney (renal functioning or just rein)
32
serrat
saw (serrated edge)
33
soma
body (think soma types)
34
squam
scale, flat
35
vas, vaso
vessel, duct
36
venter, ventr
front
37
villus
shaggy hair
38
viscer, viscera
organ
39
ab-
away from
40
ad-
towards, near
41
bi-
two
42
end-, endo-
inside
43
epi-
upon, on, above
44
later-
side
45
tri
three
46
-ferent
carry
47
-glea, -glia
glue
48
-lemma
sheath (think lame)
49
-stalsis
compression (think peristalsis)
