prefixes and suffixes (greek&latin roots) Flashcards by Raina Zheng

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a-

A

without/not

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adeno-

A

gland

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aero-

A

air

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-al

A

relating to

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albi-

A

white

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an-

A

without/lacking

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andro-

A

male

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angi-

A

blood/lymph vessels

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ante-

A

before

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anti-

A

against/opposite

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-ary

A

belonging to/connected to

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-ase

A

enzyme

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athero-

A

fatty plaque

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auto-

A

self

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bi-

A

two/twice

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blasto-

A

bud, sprout /embryo (cells or cell layer)

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brachi-

A

arm

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brady-

A

slowness

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carcino-

A

cancer

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cardi-

A

heart

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cauda-

A

tail

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cephalo-

A

head

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cervi-

A

neck

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chondro-

A

cartilage

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clast-

to break

co-

with, together

contra-

opposite/against

corpo-

body

costa-

rib

cutane-, cuti-

skin

cyto-

cell

derma-, dermato-

skin

dorsi-

back

dys-

bad/difficult

ec-, ecto-

outside

encephalo-

brain

endo-

within

epi-

upon

eryth-, erythro-

red

eu-

good

exo-

outside, outer

-form

shaped, in the form of

gastro-

stomach

-gen, -genesis

substance that produces

glia-

glue

gluco-, glyco-

sugar

hemi-

half

hemo-

blood

hetero-

different

histo-

tissue

homeo-

similar

homo-

same

hydro-

water

hyper-

above

hypo-

underneath

-ia

in the condition of (possibly abnormal)

-ic

having to do with

infra-

below

inter-

within

intra

within

iso-

equal

-itis

disease/inflammation

juxta-

near

lacto-

milk

lamina-

plate/layer

latero-

side

leuko-

white (blood cell)

lyso-, lyto-

dissolution

macro-, mega-

large

medi-, meso-

middle

meta-

after

micro-

small

mono-

one

morpho-

form or shape

myo-, mysi-

muscle

neo-

new

nephro-

kidney

neuro-

nerve

oo-

egg

oculo-

eye

-ology

the study of

-oma

swelling or tumor

osteo-

bone

oxy-

sharp

para-

beside

patho-

suffering

pedi-

foot

peri-

about

phago-

eating

philo-

loving

phobo-

fear

physio-

physical

pneumo-

lung

poly-

many

pro-

before

pseudo-

false

quadri-

four

recto-

rectum

reno-

kidney

semi-

half

soma-, somato-

body

squamo-

scale

stasi-, stati-

stoppage

sub-

underneath

supra-

above

sym-, syn-

together

tachy-

fast, rapid

thermo-

heat

trans-

across

tri-

three

troph-

nourishment

uni-

one

vaso-

vessel

ventro-

abdomen

vertebro-

spine