Roots Prefix Suffix A-C Flashcards
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Q
a-
A
not, without
2
Q
an-
A
not, without
3
Q
ab-
A
away from
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Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
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Q
ablat/o
A
to remove, take away
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Q
abrado/o
A
to scrape off
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Q
abras/o
A
to scrape off
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Q
acanth/o
A
thorny, spiny
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Q
acar/o
A
mites
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Q
acid/o
A
acid, sour, bitter
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Q
acous/o
A
hearing
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Q
acoust/o
A
hearing, sound
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Q
acr/o
A
extremities
14
Q
actin/o
A
ray, radiation
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Q
acu-
A
needle
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Q
acu/o
A
sharp, severe
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Q
acut/o
A
sharp, severe
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Q
ad-
A
toward, near
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Q
aden/o
A
gland
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Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
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Q
adip/o
A
fat
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Q
adren/o
A
adrenal glands
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Q
aer/o
A
air, gas
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agglutin/o
A
clumping
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agit/o
rapidity, restlessned
26
-agogue
producer, leader
27
-agra
severe pain
28
alb/o
white
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albin/o
white
30
albumin/o
albumin
31
-algesia
pain sensitivity
32
alges/o
pain sensitivity
33
-algia
pain
34
allo-
other, different
35
alveol/o
alveolus
36
ambi-
around, on both sides, about
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ambly/o
dim, dull
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ambul/o
to walk
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ammon/o
ammonium
40
amni/o
amnion
41
amphi-
around, on both sides
42
amyl/o
starch
43
an/o
anus
44
ana-
up, backward, against
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andr/o
male
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aneurysm/o
aneurysm
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angi/o
vessel
48
anis/o
unequal
49
ankyl/o
stiff, crooked, bent
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anomal/o
irregular
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ante-
before, forward
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anter/o
front
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anthrac/o
coal, carbon, carbuncle
54
anthrop/o
man, human being
55
anti-
against
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antr/o
antrum
57
aort/o
aorta
58
-apheresis
separation, removal
59
aphth/o
ulcer
60
apic/o
apex
61
apo-
away, separation
62
aque/o
water
63
arachn/o
spider
64
arch/i
first
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arch/e
first
66
-arche
first
67
arteri/o
artery
68
arteriol/o
arteriole
69
arthr/o
joint
70
articul/o
joint
71
aspir/o
inhaling, removal
72
aspirat/o
inhaling, removal
73
-assay
to examine, analyze
74
-asthenia
weakness
75
asthen/o
weakness
76
astr/o
star, star shaped
77
atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
78
ather/o
fatty substance, plaque
79
atmo-
steam, vapor
80
-atresia
closure, occlusion
81
atreto-
closed, lacking an opening
82
atri/o
atrium
83
audi/o
hearing
84
audit/o
hearing
85
aur/o
ear
86
auricul/o
ear
87
auscult/o
to listen
88
auscultat/o
to listen
89
auto-
self
90
aux/o
growth, acceleration
91
axi/o
axis
92
axill/o
armpit
93
azot/
nitrogen, urea
94
bacteri/o
bacteria
95
balne/o
bath
96
bar/o
weight pressure
97
bary-
heavy, dull, hard
98
bas/o
base, foundation
99
basi/o
base, foundation
100
-basia
walking
101
bathy-
deep, depth
102
batho-
deep depth
103
bi-
two
104
bibli/o
books
105
bil/i
bile
106
bio-
life, living
107
bi/o
life, living
108
blast/o
early embryonic stage, immature cell
109
-blast
early embryonic stage, immature cell
110
blenn/o
mucus
111
blephar/o
eyelid
112
brachi/o
arm
113
brachy-
short
114
brady-
slow
115
brom/o
bromine containing compound, odor
116
bronch/o
bronchus
117
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
118
bucc/o
cheek
119
-bulia
will
120
-boulia
will
121
burs/o
bursa
122
cac/o
bad, ill
123
calcane/o
heel
124
calci/o
calcium
125
-calculia
to compute
126
calcul/o
to compute
127
cali/o
calyx
128
calor/i
heat
129
campt/o
bent
130
-capnia
carbon dioxide
131
capn/o
carbon dioxide
132
capsul/o
capsule, container
133
caps/o
capsule, container
134
carb/o
carbon
135
carcin/o
cancer
136
cardi/o
heart
137
cari/o
caries
138
carp/o
wrist
139
cata-
down, under
140
-cataphasia
affirmation
141
cathar/o
cleansing, purging
142
cathart/o
cleansing, purging
143
-cathisia
sitting
144
-kathisia
sitting
145
caud/o
tail
146
caus/o
burn, burning
147
cauter/o
burn, burning
148
cavit/o
hollow, cavity
149
cav/o
hollow, cavity
150
cec/o
cecum
151
-cele
hernia, swelling
152
celi/o
abdomen
153
-centesis
surgical puncture of a cavity
154
centi-
one hundredth
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centr/o
center
156
cephal/o
head
157
cerebell/o
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
159
cervic/o
neck, cervix
160
-chalasia
relaxation
161
cheil/o
lip
162
chil/o
lip
163
chem/o
chemical, chemistry
164
-chezia
defecation
165
-chesia
defecation
166
chir/o
hand
167
cheir/o
hand
168
chlor/o
green
169
chol/e
gall, bile
170
choledoch/o
common bile duct
171
chondr/o
cartilage
172
chori/o
chorion
173
-chrioa
skin coloration
174
chrom/o
color
175
chron/o
time, timing
176
chrys/o
gold
177
chyl/o
chyle
178
-cide
killing, agent which kills
179
cine-
movemet
180
circum-
around
181
cirrh/o
orange-yellow
182
-clasis
break
183
-clasia
break
184
cleid/o
clavicle
185
clin/o
to slope, bend
186
-clysis
irrigation, washing
187
coagul/o
coagulation, clotting
188
-coccus
berry-shaped bacterium
189
coccyg/o
coccyx
190
cochle/o
cochlea
191
-coimesis
sleeping
192
col/o
colon
193
colp/o
vagina
194
com-
with, together
195
con-
with, together
196
-coma
deep sleep
197
coni/o
dust
198
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
199
consci/o
awareness, aware
200
constrict/o
narrowing, binding
201
contra-
against, opposite
202
contus/o
to bruise
203
cor/o
pupil
204
corne/o
cornea
205
coron/o
heart
206
corpor/o
body
207
cortic/o
cortex
208
cost/o
rib
209
cox/o
hip
210
crani/o
skull
211
-crasia
mixture (good or bad), temperment
212
cric/o
ring
213
crin/o
secrete, separate
214
-crit
separate
215
critic/o
crisis, dangerous
216
cry/o
cold
217
crypt/o
hidden, concealed
218
crystall/o
crystal, transparent
219
cubit/o
elbow, forearm
220
culd/o
cul de sac
221
cune/o
wedge, wedge-shaped
222
cupr/o
copper
223
-cusis
heaing
224
cutane/o
skin
225
cyan/o
blue
226
cycl/o
ciliary body, circular
227
-cyesis
pregnancy
228
cyst/o
bladder, cyst
229
cyt/o
cell
230
-cyte
cell
231
abs-
from, away from, off
