Prefix Suffix & Stems Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
bio-
A
life, living
“biology”
2
Q
cardi-
A
heart
“pericardium”
3
Q
dors-
A
back
“dorsal”
4
Q
homeo-
homo-
A
same, alike, unchanging
man
“homeostasis”
5
Q
-logy
A
study of
“biology”
6
Q
med-
A
middle
“median”
7
Q
paries
-mural
A
wall
“parietal”
8
Q
path-
-pathy
A
disease, suffering
“pathology”
9
Q
peri-
A
around
“perimeter”
10
Q
pronus
A
inclined forward
“prone”
11
Q
supinus
A
lying on the back
“supine”
12
Q
- stat
- stasis
A
standing, placed
“homeostasis”
13
Q
venter
ventr-
A
belly, abdomen
“ventral”
14
Q
a-
an-
non-
A
not, lacking, without
15
Q
ab-
A
away from, out from
16
Q
acou-
A
hearing
“acoustic”
17
Q
acr-
acro-
A
extreme, peak, top
18
Q
ad-
ap-
af-
ac-
A
to, toward, forward
19
Q
adeno-
A
gland
20
Q
adip-
lip-
A
fat
21
Q
aer-
A
air
“aerial”
22
Q
agri-
A
field, soil
“agriculture”
23
Q
- al
- aceus
- aceous
A
having character of, pertaining to
24
Q
alb-
A
white
“albino”
25
-algia
pain
26
allo-
other
27
alto
high
28
ana-
up, back
29
antho-
| flor-
flower
30
calor-
| pyr-
heat, fire
| "calorimetry"
31
carb-
coal, carbon
| "carbon"
32
carcin-
cancer
| "carcinogen"
33
cell-
storeroom, chamber
34
chem-
referring to chemistry
35
chlor-
green
| "chlorophyll"
36
-cide
killing
| "genocide"
37
audi-
hear
| "audible"
38
colo-
colon
39
demi-
half
| "demigod"
40
-crine
to secrete
| "endocrine system"
41
derm-
skin
| "dermatology"
42
dent-
tooth
| "dentist"
43
dynam-
power
| "dynamite"
44
herb-
grass
45
hex-
six
| "hexagon"
46
hydr-
| aqu-
water
| "hydrolysis"
47
hybrid
mongrel
48
mamm-
breast
49
carn-
meat
| "carne"
50
co-
with, together
| "company"
51
geo-
| terr-
land, earth
| "geography"
52
cyan-
blue
53
neo-
new, recent
54
tetr-
| quadr-
four
| "quadrilateral"
55
mis-
wrong, incorrect
| "misleading"
56
nas-
nose
| "nasal"
