Prefixes, Suffixes, Root Words Flashcards
(78 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
not or decreased
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
anti-
A
against
4
Q
contra-
A
Against
5
Q
bi-
A
Two
6
Q
dys-
A
difficult or pain
7
Q
hemo-
A
blood
8
Q
hydro-
A
Water
9
Q
hyper-
A
above or high
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Q
hypo-
A
Below or under
11
Q
path-
A
disease
12
Q
poly-
A
Too much or too many
13
Q
post-
A
after
14
Q
pre-
A
before
15
Q
septi-
A
poisoning
16
Q
tri-
A
three
17
Q
ex-
A
out, away from
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Q
leuko-
A
White
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Q
erythro-
A
Red
20
Q
mal-
A
Bad
21
Q
peri-
A
around
22
Q
sub-
A
under
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Q
dorso-
A
back
24
Q
ventra-
A
Front
25
glyco-
sugar
26
psuedo-
false
27
trans-
across
28
endo-
In or inside
29
-algia
suffering or pain
30
-cyte
Cell
31
-cyst
Bag or bladder
32
-ectomy
Removal of a part
33
-emia
Blood
34
-gram
Tracing made by a machine
35
-itis
Inflammation
36
-logy
Study of science
37
-oma
tumor
38
-ostomy
surgical opening
39
-otomy
cutting into
40
-path
Disease
41
-pathy
Abnormal or diseased
42
-phobia
Fear of
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-pnea
breathing
44
-scope
Instrument for looking
45
-osis
disease, condition
46
-plasty
Repair of
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-cide
causing of death
48
-graph
Writing, recording
49
-cele
Water filled pouch
50
-uria
To with urine or urinary organs
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adeno-
Glands
52
Arthro-
Joints
53
cardio-
Heart
54
dermato-
Skin
55
gastro-
Stomach
56
myo-
Muscles
57
crani-
Skull
58
cephalo-
Head
59
Encephalo-
Brain
60
hystero-
Uterus
61
Pnuemo-
Lung
62
Neuro-
Nerve
63
Ot-
Ear
64
rhino-
Nose
65
osteo-
Bone
66
psyche-
Mind
67
throraco
Chest
68
bio-
Life
69
cyte-
Cell
70
neo-
New
71
tox-
Poison
72
hepato-
Liver
73
naso-
Nose
74
opthal-
Eye
75
nephro-
Kidney
76
phlebo-
Vein
77
glosso-
Tongue
78
glucos-
Sugar