Prefixes, Roots and Suffixes Flashcards by Diana D

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hepat/o

A

liver

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hem/o

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blood

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encephalo/o

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brain

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gastr/o

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stomach

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electr/

A

electricity

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cerebr/o

A

brain
cerebrum

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dermat/o

A

skin

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hyster/o

A

uterus

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laryng/o

A

voice box
larynx

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leuk/o

A

white

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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ment/o

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mind

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nat/o

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birth

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neur/o

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nerve

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path/o

A

disease

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proct/o

A

-rectum
- anus

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psych/o

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mind

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rhin/o

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nose

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tonsill/o

A

almond
tonsil

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vas/o

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vessel

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cardi/o

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heart

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bi/o

A

life

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append/o
appendic/o

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appendix

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anti-

- against -opposite of

brady-

slow

endo-

within

epi-

- upon - over - above - on top

neo-

new

pre-

to come before

pulmon

lung

maxim

- biggest - highest

lith

stone

micro-

small

-ic

pertaining to

scop

viewing instrument

- logy

study or science of

pod/o

foot

oste/o

bone

gastr/o

stomach

cardi/o

heart

uscul/o

muscle

bronch/o

airway

angi/o

vessel

ot/o

ear

trache/o

trachea

encephal/o

brain

cephal/o

head

-phasia

speaking

a-

-without -absence of

-itis

inflammation

enter

small intestine

gastr

stomach

-ic

pertaining to

derm

skin

hypo-

- deficient - abnormally low - below

path

disease

-gram

a record or an image

-emia

condition of blood

-al

pertaining to

-ectomy

-surgicial excision - surgical removal

-tic

pertaining to

-scope

instrument used for viewing

-plasty

surgical repair

-philia

- loving - affinity for

-pathy

disease

-logy

study or science of

-logist

one who studies

-itis

inflammation-

-ic

pertaining to

-ia

condition of

-iatry

- treatment - specialty

-drome

run or running

syn-

together

hemat

blood

-emesis

vomiting

-malacia

softening

-opsy

view of

hypo-

deficient below

-oxia

condition of oxygen

-phil -philia

loving or affinity for

dys-

bad abnormal painful difficult

-phasia

speaking

a-

without absence of

-physis

growth

hypo

below

-plegia

paralysis

quadri-

four

-oma

tumor

oste oste/o

bone

-stasis

standing still

home/o

sameness unchanging