Medical Roots, Suffixes and Prefixes Flashcards
(111 cards)
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a-, an-
A
denotes an absence of, without
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ab-
A
away
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abdomin (o)-
A
of or relating to the abdomen
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-ac, -acal
A
pertaining to
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ascanth (o)-
A
thorn or spine
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acous (io)-
A
of or relating to hearing
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acr (o)-
A
extremity, topmost
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-acusis
A
hearing
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-ad
A
toward, in the direction of
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ad-
A
increase, adherence, motion toward, very
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aden (o)-, aden (i)-
A
of or relating to a gland
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adip (o)-
A
of or relating to fat or fatty tissue
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adren (o)-
A
of or relating to adrenal glands
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-aemia (BrE)
A
blood condition
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aer (o)-
A
air, gas
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aesthesio (BrE)
A
sensation
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-al
A
pertaining to
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alb-
A
denoting a white or pale color
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alge (si)-
A
pain
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-algia
A
pain
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alg (i)o-
A
pain
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allo-
A
denoting something as different, or as an addition
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ambi
A
denoting something as positioned on both sides; describing both of two
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amnio-
A
pertaining to the membranous fetal sac (amnion)
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amph-, amphi-
on both sides
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an-
not, without
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ana-
back, again, up
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an (o)-
anus
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andr (o)-
pertaining to a man
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angl (o)-
blood vessel
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aniso-
describing something as unequal
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ankyl (o)-, ancyl (o)-
denoting something as crooked or bent
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ante-
describing something as positioned in front of another thing
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anti-
describing something as 'against' or 'opposed to' another
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apo-
separated from, derived from
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arch (i,e,o)-
first, primitive
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arsen (o)-
of or pertaining to a male; masculine
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arteri (o)-
of or pertaining to an artery
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arthr (0)-
of or pertaining to the joints, limbs
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articul (o)-
joint
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ase
enzyme
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-asthenia
weakness
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atel (o)
imperfect or incomplete development
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ather (o)-
fatty deposit, soft gruel-like deposit
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-ation
process
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atri (o)-
an atrium (esp. heart atrium)
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aur (i)-
of or pertaining to the ear
49
aut (o)-
self
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aux (o)-
increase, growth
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axill-
or or pertaining to the armpit
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azo (to)
nitrogenous compound
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balano-
of the glans penis or glans clitoridis
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bi-
twice, double
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bio-
life
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blast (o)-
germ or bud
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blephar (o)-
of or pertaining to the eyelid
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brachi (o)-
of or pertaining to the arm
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brachy-
indicating 'short' or less commonly 'little'
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brady-
'slow'
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bronch (i)-
bronchus
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bucc (o)-
of or pertaining to the cheek
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burs (o)-
bursa (fluid sac between the bones)
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capill-
of or pertaining to hair
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capit-
pertaining to the head (as a whole)
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carcin (o)-
cancer
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cardi (o)-
of or pertaining to the heart
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carp (o)-
of or pertaining to the wrist
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cata-
down, under
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-cele
pouching, hernia
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-centesis
surgical puncture for aspiration
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cephal (o)-
of or pertaining to the head (as a whole)
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cerat (o)-
of or pertaining to the cornu; a horn
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cerebell (o)-
of or pertaining to the cerebellum
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cerebr (o)-
of or pertaining to the brain
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cervic (o)-
of or pertaining to the neck, the cervix
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chem (o)-
chemistry, drug
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chir (o)-, cheir (o)-
of or pertaining to the hand
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chlor (o)-
denoting a green color
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chol (e)-
or or pertaining to bile
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cholecyst (o)-
of or pertaining to the gallbladder
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chondr (i)o-
cartilage, gristle, granule, ganular
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chrom (ato)-
color
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-cidal, -cide
killing, destroying
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cili-
of or pertaining to the cilia, the eyelashes, eyelids
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circum-
denoting something as 'around' another
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cis-
on this side
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clast
break
89
co-
with, together, in association
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col-, colo-, colono-
colon
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colp (o)-
of or pertaining to the vagina
92
com-
with, together
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contra
against
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cor-
with, together
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cor-, core-, coro-
of or pertaining to eye's pupil
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cordi-
of or pertaining to the heart
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cornu-
applied to processes and parts of the body describing them likened or similar to horns
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coron (o)-
crown
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cost (0)-
of or pertaining to the ribs
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cox-
of or relating to the hip, haunch, or hip-joint
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crani (o)-
belonging or relating to the cranium
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-crine
to secrete
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cry (o)-
cold
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cutane-
skin
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cyan (o)-
denotes a blue color
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cycl-
circle, cycle
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cyph (o)-
denotes something as bent
108
cyst (o)-, cyst (i)
of or pertaining to the urinary bladder
109
cyt (o)-
cell
110
-cyte
cell
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dacryo-
tear
