Quiz 1. Root, Prefix, Suffix Flashcards
(26 cards)
Root, prefix, suffix a, an
Example apathetic and analgesia
Meaning: no; not; without
Root, suffix or prefix: ab
Example: abduction
Away from
Root, prefix or suffix: ad
Example: adduction
Meaning: toward, near.
Root, prefix, suffix: abdomin/o
Example: abdominal
Meaning: abdomen
Root, suffix, prefix: ac, al,, an, ar, ary
Example: cardiac, abdominal, ovarian, cellular, coronary
Meaning: pertaining to
Root, suffix, prefix: adeno/o
Example: adenocarcinoma
Meaning: gland
Root, prefix, suffix: adipo/o
Example: adipose
Meaning: fat
Root, suffix, prefix: algesia
Example: analgesia
Meaning: sensitivity to pain
Root, suffix, prefix: algia
Example: fibromyalgia
Meaning: pain
Root, prefix, suffix: ana
Example: anabolic, anaphylactic
Meaning: up; apart; backward; again; anew
Root, suffix, prefix: angio/o
Example: angiogram
Meaning: vessel/blood
Root, suffix, prefix: ante
Example: antepartum
Meaning: before, foward
Root, suffix, prefix: anter/o
Example: anterior
Meaning: front
Root, suffix, prefix: anti
Example: antihypertensive
Meaning: against
Root, suffix, prefix: aort/o
Example: aortic
Meaning: aorta (largest artery)
Root, suffix, prefix: append/o, appendic/o
Example: appendicitis
Meaning: appendix
Root, suffix, prefix: artero/o, arteri/o
Example: arterial
Meaning: artery
Root, suffix, prefix: arthr/o
Example: arthritis
Meaning: joint
Root, prefix, suffix: -ase
Example: lipase , streptokinase
Meaning: enzyme
Root, suffix, prefix: audi/o, audit/o
Example: auditory
Meaning: hearing
Root, suffix, prefix: aut/o, aut-, Auto
Example: autoimmune
Meaning: self, own
Root, suffix, prefix: axill/o
Example: axillary
Meaning: armpit
Root, prefix, suffix: bacter/i/o
Example: bacteremia
Meaning. Bacteria
Root, suffix, prefix: bi
Example: bilateral
Meaning: two
