prefixes, suffixes + root words Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
a- or an-
A
without
2
Q
ab-
A
away
3
Q
ad-
A
towards
4
Q
-algia
A
pain
5
Q
anti-
A
against
6
Q
asthen-
A
weakens
7
Q
-cele
A
swelling
7
Q
bi-
A
two or serah’s pronouns
8
Q
-derma
A
skin
9
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
9
Q
oedem-
A
swelling
10
Q
endo-
A
within
11
Q
epi-
A
upper
12
Q
hyper-
A
excessive (high)
13
Q
hypo-
A
deficiency (low)
14
Q
inter-
A
between
15
Q
intra-
A
inside
16
Q
-ism
A
condition
17
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
18
Q
-osis
A
disease or condition
19
Q
poly-
A
many
19
Q
pan-
A
all
20
Q
-pathy
A
disease
21
Q
post-
A
behind or after
22
pre-
before
22
sclerosis-
hardening
22
sub-
below
23
super/supra-
above
24
trans-
across
25
-malacia
abnormal softening of
26
dys-
painful/difficult
27
hemi-
half
28
tachy-
rapid/fast
29
brady-
slow/slower than normal
30
arthr (root word)
joint
31
cardi
heart
32
derm
skin
33
gastro
stomach
34
osteo
bone
35
-ology
study of
36
-plasty
repair of
37
-scopy
visualisation of
38
-porosis
brittle
39
entero-
intestines
40
myo-
muscle
