Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(154 cards)
1
Q
acr/o
A
extremities
2
Q
cadi/o
A
heart
3
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
4
Q
cyt/o
A
cell
5
Q
dermat/o, derm/o
A
skin
6
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
7
Q
electr/o
A
electrical
8
Q
eti/o
A
cause
9
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
10
Q
gram/o
A
record
11
Q
leuk/o
A
white
12
Q
megal/o
A
enlarged
13
Q
path/o
A
disease
14
Q
-algia
A
pain
15
Q
-ectomy
A
excision of
16
Q
-itis
A
inflammation of
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Q
-ologist
A
one who studies, specialist
18
Q
-ology
A
the study of
19
Q
-osis, -a, -y
A
condition of, usually abnormal
20
Q
-ostomy
A
forming a new opening
21
Q
-otomy
A
incision into
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Q
-tome
A
instrument that cuts
23
Q
aden/o
A
gland
24
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
25
carcin/o
malignancy
26
cele/o, o/cele
hernia
27
cephal/o
head
28
chondr/o
cartilage
29
cost/o
ribs
30
dento/o
tooth
31
emes/is
vomiting
32
hist/o
tissue
33
laryng/o
larynx
34
lip/o
fat
35
malac/o
soft
36
morph/o
structure of
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muc/o
mucus
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onc/o
tumor
39
ost/o, oste/o
bone
40
plast/o
repair
41
trach/e
trachea
42
troph/o
developement
43
en-, endo-
in, within, inside
44
ex-, ex/o-
out, outside
45
hyper-
excessive
46
hypo-
under
47
inter-
between
48
-al, -ar, -ic
of, or pertaining to
49
-oid
resembling
50
-oma
tumor
51
-ism
medical disease, condition
52
abdomin/o
abdomen
53
cephal/o
head
54
chol/e
bile, gall
55
crani/o
cranium, skull
56
cyst/o
bladder, sac
57
dipl/o
double
58
hydro
water
59
lith/o
stone
60
metr/o
measure
61
ot/o
ear
62
pelv/i
pelvis
63
phob/ia
fear
64
py/o
pus
65
rhin/o
nose
66
staphyl/o
grape
67
strept/o
chain
68
therap/o
treatment
69
tharac/o
thorax
70
angi/o
vessel
71
arter/i/o
artery
72
blast/o
emryo
73
colp/o
vagina
74
crypt/o
hidden
75
fibr/o
fiber
76
hem/o, hemat/o
blood
77
hyster/o
uterus
78
kinesi/o
motion
79
lys/o
destruction
80
cheil/o
lips
81
col/o
colon
82
dent/o
teeth
83
esophag/o
esophagus
84
gingiv/o
gums
85
gloss/o
tongue
86
hepat/o
liver
87
pancreat/o
pancreas
88
proct/o
anus and rectum
89
rect/o
rectum
90
stomat/o
mouth
91
-clysis
irrigation
92
-ectasia
dilation, stretching
93
-scope, -scopy
look, examine
94
-toxin
poison
95
algesia
sense of pain
96
angi/o
vessel
97
cardiac arrest
stopped heart
98
anti-
against
99
chlor/o
green
100
erythr/o
red
101
melan/o
black
102
pyret/o
fever
103
xanth/o
yellow
104
ecto-, exo-
outer side
105
end-, endo-
inner, within
106
meso-
middle
107
circum-
around
108
peri-
around about
109
epi-
over, surrounding
110
sub-, hypo-
below, under
111
supra-, super-
above, over
112
infra-
below, beneath
113
amni/o, amniot/o
fetal sac
114
gravid/a
with child
115
gyn/o, gynec/o
woman
116
hyster/o
uterus
117
mamm/o
breast
118
mast/o
breast
119
men/o
menses, menstruation
120
metr/o
uterus
121
para
bear, bring forth
122
multi-
many
123
nulli-
none
124
oligo-
little, small, scanty
125
post-
after
126
pre-
before
127
primi-
first
128
secundi-
second
129
-ary
of or pertaining to
130
-atrophy
undernourished, wasting
131
-dynia
pain, painful
132
-mania
madness
133
-pathy
disease
134
-phobia
excessive fear
135
blephar/o
eyelid
136
core, core/o
pupil
137
corne/o, kerat/o
cornea
138
cycl/o
ciliary body
139
dipl/o
paired, double
140
ir, irid/o
iris
141
lacrim/o
tear
142
opthalm/o
eye
143
retin/o
retina
144
scler/o
sclera
145
bronch/i
bronch/o, bronchus
146
laryng/o
voice box
147
ment/o
chin
148
nas/o
nose
149
pharyng/o
throat
150
plear/o
covering of the lung
151
pne/o
aie, breathe
152
pnem/o
air, breathe
153
thorac/o
thorax
154
trache/o
windpipe
