Roots Prefix Suffix D-H Flashcards
1
Q
dacry/o
A
tear
2
Q
dactyl/o
A
digit (finger or toe)
3
Q
deca-
A
ten
4
Q
deci-
A
one tenth
5
Q
demi-
A
half
6
Q
dem/o
A
people
7
Q
dent/i
A
tooth
8
Q
derm/o
A
skin
9
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
10
Q
desicc/o
A
to dry
11
Q
-desis
A
surgical fixation, fusion
12
Q
desm/o
A
ligament
13
Q
deuter/o
A
second, secondary
14
Q
dextr/o
A
right
15
Q
di-
A
two
16
Q
dia-
A
through, throughout
17
Q
didym/o
A
a twin, testis
18
Q
-didymus
A
conjoined twin
19
Q
dilat/o
A
enlarge, expand
20
Q
dipl/o
A
double
21
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
22
Q
dis-
A
apart, to separate
23
Q
dist/o
A
distant
24
Q
dolich/o
A
long
25
dolor/o
pain
26
dors/o
back
27
drom/o
running
28
-drome
running
29
duct/o
to lead
30
duoden/o
duodenum
31
dynam/o
power, strength
32
-dynia
pain
33
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
34
ec-
outside, out
35
ecto-
outside, out
36
echin/o
spiny, prickly
37
echo-
reverberating sound
38
eco-
environment
39
-ectasis
dilation, expansion
40
-ectasia
dilation, expansion
41
ectr/o
congenital absence
42
-edema
swelling
43
ele/o
oil
44
electr/o
electricity
45
embol/o
embolus
46
embry/o
embryo
47
-emesis
vomiting
48
-emia
blood condition
49
emmetr/o
the correct measure, proportioned
50
-emphraxis
stoppage, obstruction
51
en-
inside, within
52
endo-
inside, within
53
encephal/o
brain
54
enter/o
intestines (small)
55
eosin/o
red, rosy, dawn
56
epi-
above, over, upon
57
epididym/o
epididymis
58
epiglott/o
epiglottis
59
episi/o
vulva
60
equi-
equality, equal
61
erethism/o
irritation
62
erg/o
work
63
erythem/o
redness, flushed
64
erythr/o
red
65
eschar/o
scab
66
eso-
within
67
esophag/o
esophagus
68
esthesi/o
sensation, feeling
69
-esthesia
sensation, feeling
70
eti/o
cause
71
eu-
good, normal, well
72
eury-
wide, broad
73
ex-
out, away from
74
exa-
quintillion
75
excit/o
to arouse
76
exo-
outside, outward
77
extra-
outside
78
faci/o
face
79
-facient
to cause, make happen
80
fasci/o
fascia
81
febr/i
fever
82
femor/o
femur
83
femto-
one quadrillionth
84
ferri/i
iron
85
ferr/o
iron
86
fet/o
fetus
87
fibr/o
fiber, fiberous
88
fibul/o
fibula
89
fil/o
thread, thread-like
90
fil/i
thread, thread-like
91
filament/o
thread, thread-like
92
fimbria/e
thread-like
93
flav/o
yellow
94
flex/o
bend
95
flect/o
bend
96
flu/o
to flow
97
flux/o
to flow
98
flour/o
flourine
99
follicul/o
small sac, follicle
100
fore-
before, in front
101
-form
specified shape, form
102
frig/o
cold
103
frigid/o
cold
104
funct/o
performance
105
fung/i
fungus, mushroom
106
fusc/o
dark brown
107
galact/o
milk
108
galvano-
direct electric current
109
gamet/o
gamete
110
gam/o
marriage, sexual union
111
gangli/o
ganglion
112
ganglion/o
ganglion
113
gastr/o
stomach
114
ge/o
earth, soil
115
gel/o
to freeze, congeal
116
gemell/o
twins
117
-gen
producing, generating
118
gen/o
producing, generating
119
-genesis
production, formation
120
-genic
produced by, forming
121
geni/o
chin
122
genit/o
reproduction
123
ger/o
aged, old age
124
geront/o
aged, old age
125
gest/o
to bear
126
gestat/o
to bear
127
-geusia
taste
128
giga-
billion
129
gigant/o
huge
130
gingiv/o
gums
131
glauc/o
gray, bluish green
132
gli/o
glue, neuroglia
133
-globin
protein
134
glomerul/o
glomerulus
135
gloss/o
tongue
136
gluc/o
glucose, sugar
137
glyc/o
glucose, sugar
138
gnath/o
jaw
139
gnos/o
knowledge
140
gon/o
genitals, semen
141
gonad/o
gonads
142
goni/o
angle
143
-grade
step
144
-gram
written record
145
-granul/o
granules
146
-graph
instrument for recording
147
-graphy
process of recording
148
gravid/o
pregnancy
149
-gravida
pregnant woman
150
gustat/o
taste
151
gust/o
taste
152
gynec/o
woman, female
153
gyr/o
circle, spiral
154
haph/e
touch
155
hapl/o
simple, single
156
hect/o
hundred
157
helc/o
ulcer
158
heli/o
sun
159
helminth/o
worm
160
-helminth
worm
161
hemi-
half
162
hem/o
blood
163
hemat/o
blood
164
hepat/o
liver
165
hered/o
hereditary
166
hetero-
different, other
167
hex-
six
168
hexa-
six
169
-hexia
condition
170
hepta-
seven
171
hidr/o
sweat
172
hirsut/o
hairy
173
hirud/i
leech
174
hirudin/i
leech
175
hist/o
tissue
176
holo-
entire, complete
177
homeo-
likeness, constant, sameness
178
homo-
same, similar
179
hormon/o
hormone
180
humer/o
humerus
181
hyal/o
resembling glass, glassy
182
hydr/o
water, hydrogen
183
hygr/o
moisutre
184
hymen/o
hymen
185
hyper-
above, excessive, beyond
186
hypn/o
sleep
187
hypo-
under, deficient, below
188
hypthalam/o
hypothalamus
189
hypsi-
high
190
hyster/o
uterus
