PREFIXES and SUFFIXES 3 Flashcards
(91 cards)
1
Q
Gyr-
A
Ring, circle, spiral
2
Q
-hal-; -hale
A
Breathe, breath
3
Q
Halo-
A
Salt
4
Q
Hapl-
A
Simple
5
Q
Hecto-
A
Hundred
6
Q
-Helminth-
A
Worm
7
Q
Hem-
A
Blood
8
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
9
Q
Hepar- ; hepat-
A
Liver
10
Q
Herb-
A
Grass, plant
11
Q
Hetero-
A
Different; other
12
Q
Hex-
A
Six
13
Q
Hibern-
A
Winter
14
Q
Hidr-
A
Sweat
15
Q
Hipp-
A
Horse
16
Q
Hist-
A
Tissue
17
Q
Holo-
A
Entire, whole
18
Q
Homo- (Latin)
A
Man, Human
19
Q
Homo- (Greek)
A
Same, alike
20
Q
Hort-
A
Garden
21
Q
Hydr-
A
Water
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Q
Hygr-
A
Moist, wet
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Hyper-
A
Above, beyond, over
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Q
Hyph-
A
Weaving, web
25
Hypno-
Sleep
26
Hypo-
Below, under, less
27
Hyster-
Womb, uterus
28
-iac
Person afflicted with disease
29
-iasis
Disease, abnormal conditions
30
-ic
(adjective former)
31
Ichthy-
Fish
32
Ign-
Fire
33
In-; il-; im-; ir-
1. Not
2. To, towards, into
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In-
Very, thoroughly
35
-ine
Of or pertaining to
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Infra-
Below, beneath
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within, inside
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-ism
A state or condition
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Iso-
Equal, same
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-ist
Person who deals with...
42
-itis
Inflammation, disease
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-ium
Refers to a part of the body
44
-kary-
Cell nucleus
45
Kel-
Tumor, swelling
46
Kerat-
Horn
47
Kilo-
Thousand
48
Kine-
Move
49
Lachry-
Tear
50
Lact-
Milk
51
Lat-
Side
52
Leio-
Smooth
53
-less
Without
54
Leuc-; leuk-
White, bright, light
55
Lign-
Wood
56
Lin-
Line
57
Lingu-
Tounge
58
Lip-
Fat
59
Lith-; -lite
Stone, petrifying
60
Loc-
Place
61
-log-
Word, speech
62
-logist
One who studies
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-logy
Study of
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Lumin-
Light
65
Lys-; -lyt; -lyst
Decompose, split, dissolve
66
Macr-
Large
67
Malac-
Soft
68
Malle-
Hammer
69
Mamm-
Breast
70
Marg-
Border, edge
71
Mast-
Breast
72
Med-
Middle
73
Meg-
Million, great
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Mela-; melan-
Black, dark
75
-mer
Part
76
Mes-
Middle, half, intermediate
77
Met-; meta-
Between, along, after
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-meter; -metry
Measurement
79
Micro-
Small, millionth
80
Milli-
Thousandths
81
Mis-
Wrong, incorrect
82
Mito-
Thread
83
Mole-
Mass
84
Mono-
One, single
85
Mort-
Death
86
-mot-
Move
87
Morph-
Shape, form
88
Multi-
Many
89
Mut-
Change
90
My-
Muscle
91
Myc-
Fungus