Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards
(171 cards)
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Prefix
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Word part added to the beginning of a word to create a new word, modifies meaning of root word (ex. number, location, time, status)
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Root word
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Word part that gives essential meaning of the word
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Suffix
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Word part added to end of word to give it a new meaning, usually indicates procedure, condition, disease, disorder
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Combining vowel
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Single vowel added to end of root word to make it easier to pronounce, links root to suffix or another root
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
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Abomas/o
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Abomasum
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Aden/o
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Gland or glandular
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Angi/o
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blood vessel
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Bronch/o
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bronchi
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Cervic/o
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neck or neck-like
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Conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva (layer of the eye)
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Copr/o
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feces
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Crain/o
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cranium or skull
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Dent/o
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teeth
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Gingiv/o
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gums
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Hist/o
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tissue
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Kerat/o
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Cornea
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Lapar/o
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abdomen, abdominal wall, flank
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A
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Mamm/o or Mast/o
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Mammary glands
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Lip/o
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fat
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Ocul/o
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eye
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Onych/o
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nail, hoof, claw
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ot/o
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ear
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Pelv/o Pelvi/o
pelvis
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Pil/o
hair
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Radi/o
Radius or radiation
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Retin/o
retina
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Rhin/o
nose
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Thorac/o
thorax
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Ur/o
urinary system
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Viscer/o
viscera (organ)
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Zo/o
relating to animals
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Cardi/o
heart
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Arteri/o
arteries
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Ven/o or Phelb/o
veins
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Hem/o or Hemat/o
blood
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Or/o or Stomat/o
mouth
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Esophg/o
esophagus
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Gastr/o
stomach
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Enter/o
small intestine
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Col/o or Colon/o
large intestine
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Hepat/o
liver
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Pancreat/o
pancreas
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Adren/o
adrenals
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Gonad/o
gonads
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Pituit/o
pituitary
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Thyroid/o or Thyr/o
thyroids
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Dermat/o, Derm/o, Cutane/o
skin
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Lymph/o
Lymph
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Tonsil/o
tonsils
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Splen/o
spleen
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Thym/o
thymus
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My/o
muscles
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Fasci/o or Fasc/o
fascia
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Ten/o or Tend/o
tendons
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Neur/o or Neur/i
nerves
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Encephal/o
brain
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Myel/o
spinal cord
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Ophthalm/o, Ocul/o, Opt/o, Opt/i
eyes
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Optic/o
sight
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Ot/o, Aur/i, Aur/o, Aud/i
ears
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Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o, Testicul/o
testes
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Ovari/o
ovaries
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Hyster/o, Metr/o, Metr/i, Metri/o, Uter/o
Uterus
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Nas/o
nose
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Pharyng/o
pharynx
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Trache/o
trachea
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Laryng/o
larynx
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Pneum/o or Pneumon/o
lungs
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Oste/o
bones
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Arthr/o
joints
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Chondr/o
cartilage
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Ren/o or Nephr/o
kidneys
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Ureter/o
ureters
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Cyst/o
Urinary bladder
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Urethr/o
urethra
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-ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out
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-stomy
Surgically creating a new opening
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-tomy
Cutting into, incision
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-pexy
Suture to, stabilize, fixation
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-plasty
Surgically repair
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-rrhagia or -rrhage
Bursting forth, excessive flow
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-rrhea
Flow of discharge
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
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-gram
Record of, recording, written record
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-graph
Instrument that records
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-graphy
Procedure that records
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-lysis
Separation or breakdown
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-scope
Instrument that records
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-scopy
Procedure that records
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-therapy
Treatment
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-tripsy
To crush or destroy
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-algia or -dynia
Pain
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-ectasis
Dilation, expansion, distension
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-itis
Inflammation
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-ia
Disease or condition
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-iasis
Infestation or infection of
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-ism
State, condition, or result or pathologic process
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency of, lack of
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-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
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-oma
Tumor
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-um
Structure
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-cyte
cell
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-emesis
Vomit
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-logy
Science, study of
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-pnea
Breathing
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Ab-
Away from
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Add-
Towards
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Dys-
Difficult, painful, bad
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Eu-
Good, easy, normal
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Endo-
within, inside
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Ex- or Exo-
Without, out of, outside, away from
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Ecto-
outside
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Hyper-
Increased, more than normal
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Hypo-
decrease, less than normal
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Inter-
between
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Intra-
Within
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Poly-
many
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Obligo-
Scant or little
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Pre-
before
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Post-
after
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Sub-
below, uner, less
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Super- or supra-
Above, beyond, excessive
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A- or An-
without or no
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Anti-
against
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Brady-
abnormally slow
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Contra-
Against or opposed
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De-
remove, take away, loss of
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Dia-
through, apart, across, between
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Dis-
reversal, seperation
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Dys-
difficult, painful, bad
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Epi-
above
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Hyper-
excessive, abnormally high
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Hypo-
Insufficient, abnormally low
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Mal-
bad, poor
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Path/o-
disease
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Py-
pus
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Tachy-
abnormally rapid
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Ankyl/o-
Bent, looped, fused
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Auto-
self
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Bi-
two, double, twice
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Crypt/o-
Hidden, concealed, depression on a surface
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Infra-
below or beneath
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Lith/o-
Stone, calculus
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Megal/o- or Mega-
Abnormally large
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Necr/o-
dead, decaying
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Phag/o-
eating or swallowing
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Psued/o-
false
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Scler/o-
hardening
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Sub-
under, beneath
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-s, -ch, -sh
delete: no change, add: -es
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-y
-ies
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-is
-es
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-um
-a
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-us
-i
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-a
-ae
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-ix, -ex, -yx
-ices
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-ax
-aces
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-ma
delete: no change, add: -s
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-oma
-omata
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-nx
-nges
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-on
-a
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Plural of virus?
viruses
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Plural of sinus?
Sinuses
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Plural of chorion?
Chorions
