Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by Liliia Boiko

a-, an-

without; away from; not

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ab- abs-

from; away from; absent

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ad-

toward

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adipo-

fat

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angio-

blood or lymph vessels

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antero-

anterior; front, before

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-ase

enzyme

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-asis, esis, iasis, -isis, -osis

condition; pathologic state

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-cele

cumore, swelling

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cephal-

head

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cran-

helmet; cranial: pertaining to the position of the skill that surrounds the brain

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dextra-

right

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dors-

back; dorsal: position toward the back of the body

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-dynia

pain

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dys-

difficult, bad; painful

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eryth-

red

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ex-, exo-

out, outside of

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hem-, hema-, hemato-

blood

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hepato-

liver

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homeo-, homo-

same, homeostasis: maintenance of a stable internal environment

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hydra-, hydro-, hydr-

water

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hyp-, hyph-, hypo-

less than; under

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hyper-

excessive

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hyper-

excessive

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hyster-

uterus

infra-

below, under, beneath; inferior to; after

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

-itis

inflammation of

juxta-

close proximity

lip-, lipo-

fat

-lite, -lith, litho-

stone, calculus

mega-, megalo-

large, of greater size

meio-, mio-

less, smaller

mesio-

toward the middle

meta-

change, metabilism: chemical changes that occur within the body

necr-, necro-

death; necrosis

neo-

new

nephr-, ephra, nephro-

kidney

olig-, oligo-

few; small

-ology

study of; physiology: study of body functions

-oma

tumor

omphal-, omphalo-

navel

oophor-

ovary

orchi-

testicle

pariet-

wall; parietal membrane: membrane that lines the wall of a cavity

pelv-

basin; pelvic cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones

peri-

around

pleur-

rib; pleural membrane: membrane that encloses the lungs within the rib cage

-poiesis, -poietic

production; formation

pre-

before, in front of

pseudo-

false

py-, pyo-

pus

pyelo-

pelvis

retro-

backward, back, behind

-rhange, -rhagia

rupture, profuse fluid discharge

sebo-

fatty substance

-stasis

standing still; homeostasis: maintenance of relatively stable internal environment

sub-

under; beneath

super-, supra-

above; beyond superior; on top

thrombo-

blood clot, thrombus

-tomy

cutting; anatomy: study of structure, which often involves cutting or removing body parts

trans-

across, over; beyond; through

-trophin

stimulation of a target organ by substance, especially a hormone

-uria, urin-

urine

vaso-

vessel

veno-

vein

ventro-, ventr-, ventri-

abdomen; anterior surface of the body

vesico-

bladder; vesicle

xeno-

strange, foreign

-emia

blood

end-, endo-

within, inside

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes without; away from; not

a-, an-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes from; away from; absent

ab- abs-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes toward

ad-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes fat

adipo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes blood or lymph vessels

angio-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes anterior; front, before

antero-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes enzyme

-ase

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes condition; pathologic state

-asis, esis, iasis, -isis, -osis

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes cumore, swelling

-cele

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes head

cephal-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes helmet; cranial: pertaining to the position of the skill that surrounds the brain

cran-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes right

dextra-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes back; dorsal: position toward the back of the body

dors-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes pain

-dynia

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes difficult, bad; painful

dys-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes red

eryth-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes out, outside of

ex-, exo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes blood

hem-, hema-, hemato-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes liver

hepato-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes same, homeostasis: maintenance of a stable internal environment

homeo-, homo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes water

hydra-, hydro-, hydr-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes less than; under

hyp-, hyph-, hypo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes excessive

hyper-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes excessive

hyper-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes uterus

hyster-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes below, under, beneath; inferior to; after

infra-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes between

inter-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes within

intra-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes same

ipsi-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes inflammation of

-itis

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes close proximity

juxta-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes fat

lip-, lipo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes stone, calculus

-lite, -lith, litho-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes large, of greater size

mega-, megalo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes less, smaller

meio-, mio-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes toward the middle

mesio-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes change, metabilism: chemical changes that occur within the body

meta-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes death; necrosis

necr-, necro-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes new

neo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes kidney

nephr-, ephra, nephro-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes few; small

olig-, oligo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes study of; physiology: study of body functions

-ology

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes tumor

-oma

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes navel

omphal-, omphalo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes ovary

oophor-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes testicle

orchi-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes wall; parietal membrane: membrane that lines the wall of a cavity

pariet-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes basin; pelvic cavity: basin-shaped cavity enclosed by the pelvic bones

pelv-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes around

peri-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes rib; pleural membrane: membrane that encloses the lungs within the rib cage

pleur-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes production; formation

-poiesis, -poietic

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes before, in front of

pre-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes false

pseudo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes pus

py-, pyo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes pelvis

pyelo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes backward, back, behind

retro-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes rupture, profuse fluid discharge

-rhange, -rhagia

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes fatty substance

sebo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes standing still; homeostasis: maintenance of relatively stable internal environment

-stasis

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes under; beneath

sub-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes above; beyond superior; on top

super-, supra-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes blood clot, thrombus

thrombo-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes cutting; anatomy: study of structure, which often involves cutting or removing body parts

-tomy

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes across, over; beyond; through

trans-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes stimulation of a target organ by substance, especially a hormone

-trophin

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes urine

-uria, urin-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes vessel

vaso-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes vein

veno-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes abdomen; anterior surface of the body

ventro-, ventr-, ventri-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes bladder; vesicle

vesico-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes strange, foreign

xeno-

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes blood

-emia

# Reversed Prefixes and Suffixes within, inside

end-, endo-

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