Important Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
Not, Without
2
Q
ab-
A
From, Away
3
Q
ad-
A
To, Towards, Near
4
Q
brady-
A
Slow, Reduced
5
Q
dys- mal-
A
Bad, Abnormal
6
Q
hyper-
A
Excessive, Above normal
7
Q
hypo-
A
Under, Below normal
8
Q
inter-
A
Between
9
Q
poly-
A
Many
10
Q
Angi(o)
A
Blood vessel
11
Q
arterio
A
Artery
12
Q
cardio
A
Heart
13
Q
derma
A
Skin
14
Q
Dorsi
A
Back
15
Q
hemo
A
Blood
16
Q
oste(o) osse
A
Bone
17
Q
neuro
A
Nerve
18
Q
gastro
A
Belly, Stomach
19
Q
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ine, -ous, -tic
A
Pertaining to
20
Q
-ectomy
A
Removal of
21
Q
-gen, -genic -genesis
A
Formation, Production
22
Q
-ism, -osis
A
Condition
23
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
24
Q
-logy
A
Study of
25
-oid
Resemblance to
26
-oma
Tumor, Growth, Mass
27
-Pathy
Disease
28
pre-
Before
29
sub-
Below, Beneath
30
tachy-
Fast, Rapid
31
myo, sarco
Muscle
32
pneumo, pleuro
Lung
33
vaso, veso
Vessel
34
-scopy
Process of viewing, See
35
-stomy
Create an opening
36
-ule
Small
37
endo- intra-
Within
38
peri-
Around
39
trans-
Across
40
extra-
Outside
