Roots, Prefixs, and Suffixes Flashcards
(201 cards)
1
Q
A- An-
A
No, not, without
2
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
3
Q
Ad-
A
Towards, near
4
Q
Abdomin/o
A
Abdomen
5
Q
-ac, -al
A
Pertaining to
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Q
-an, -ar,-ary
A
Pertaining to
7
Q
Aden/o
A
Gland
8
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
9
Q
-algesia
A
Sensitivity to pain
10
Q
-algia
A
Pain
11
Q
Ana-
A
Up,apart, backwards,again, anew
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Q
Angi/o
A
Vessel (blood)
13
Q
Ante-
A
Before, forward
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Q
Anter/o
A
Front
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Q
Anti-
A
Against
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Q
Aort/o
A
Aorta
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Q
Append/o, Appendic/o
A
Appendix
18
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Arter/o, Arteri/o
A
Artery
19
Q
Arthr/o
A
Joint
20
Q
-ase
A
Enzyme
21
Q
Audi/o, Audit/o
A
Hearing
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Q
Aut/o, Aut-, auto
A
Self, own
23
Q
Axill/o
A
Armpit
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Bacter/I/o
A
Bacteria
25
Bi-
Two
26
Bil/i
Bile, gall
27
Branchi/o
Arm
28
Brady-
Slow
29
Bronch/o, Bronchi/o
Bronchial tube
30
Bucc/o
Cheek
31
Calc/o
Calcium
32
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
33
Cardi/o
Heart
34
-Cele, coele
Swellings hernia
35
Cell/u
Cell Level
36
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
37
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
38
Cervic/o
Neck
39
Chol/e
Bile, gall
40
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
41
-cidal
Pertaining to killing
42
Col/o, colon/o
Colon (large intestine)
43
Comi/o
To care for
44
Contra-
Against, opposite
45
Coron/o
Heart
46
Cost/o
Rib
47
Cran/i
Skull
48
Cyan/o
Blue
49
Cyst/o
Urinary Bladder, cyst, sac of fluid
50
Cyt/o , -cyte
Cell
51
De-
Lack of, less
52
Derm/o, Derma, Dermat/o
Skin
53
Diaphor/o
Sweat
54
Dist/o
Far, Distant
55
Dors/o, Dorsi
back( of body)
56
Dys-
Bad, Painful, difficult, abnormal
57
-eal
Pertaining to
58
-ectomy
Removal, excision, resection
59
-emia
Blood condition
60
-emic
Pertaining to blood condition
61
End-, end/o
In, within
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Enter/o
Intestines
63
Epi-
Above, upon, on
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Erythem/o
Flushed, redness
65
-esis
Action, condition, state of
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Ex-
Out, away from
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Gastr/o
Stomach
68
-gensis
Producing, forming
69
Ger/i, geront/o
Old age
70
Gluc/o, glyc/o
Glucose
71
-gram
Record
72
-graphy
Process of recording
73
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
74
Hemi-
Half
75
Hepat/o
Liver
76
Herni/o
Hernia
77
Hydr/o
Water
78
Hyper-
Above, excessive, greater than normal
79
Hypo-
Deficient, below, less than normal
80
Hyster/o
uterus, womb
81
-ia
Condition
82
-iac, -ic, -ine, -ior
Pertaining to
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-iasis
Abnormal condition
84
Ile/o
Ileum
85
Inguin/o
Groin
86
Inter-
Between
87
Intra-
Within, into
88
-ism
Process, condition
89
-ist
Specialist
90
-itis
inflammation
91
Jaund/o
Yellow
92
Jejun/o
Jejunum
93
Kal/i
Potassum
94
Ket/o, keton
Ketones, acetones
95
Kyph/o
Hunch back
96
Lapar/o
Abdominal wall, abdomen
97
Later/o
Side
98
Leuk/o
White
99
Lip/o
Lipid, fats
100
Lob/o
Lobe
101
-logy
Study of
102
-lysis
Breakdown, separation, destruction
103
Mal-
Bad
104
Mamm/o, mast/o
Breast
105
Medi/o
Middle
106
-megaly
Enlargment
107
Melan/o
Black
108
-ment/o
Mind
109
My/o
Muscle
110
Narc/o
Numbness, sleep
111
Nas/o
Nose
112
Natr/o
Sodium
113
Necr/o
Death
114
Nephr/o
Kidney
115
Neur/o
Nerve
116
Norm/o
Rule/ order
117
Nos/o
Infection
118
Ocul/o
Eye
119
Ophtalm/o
Eye
120
Opt/o, optic/o
Vision, eye
121
-oid
Resembling, derived from
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Olig/o
Scant, slight
123
-oma
Tumor, mass, fluid collection
124
Onc/o
Tumor
125
Oophor/o
Ovary
126
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
127
Oster/o
Bone
128
Ot/o
Ear
129
-ous
Pertaining to
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-oxia, -oxic
Oxgen
131
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
132
Para-
Near, beside, apart from, along side of
133
-paresis
Weakness
134
Path/o
Disease
135
-pathy
Disease ,emotion
136
Pector/o
Chest
137
-penia
Deficiency
138
-phagia
Eating, shallowing
139
Phas/o, phasia
Speech
140
Phleb/o
Vein
141
-plasia
Development, formation, growth
142
-plasty
Surgical repair
143
-plegia, -plegic
Paralysis, palsy
144
-pnea
Breathing
145
Pneum/o, pnuemon/o
Lung, gas, air
146
Post-, poster/o
After, behind
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Pre-
Before, in front of
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Proxim/o
Near
149
Pseudo
False, fake
150
Pulmon/o
Lung
151
Purul/o
Pus
152
Quadri-
Four
153
Rhino
Nose
154
-rrhage
Bursting forth of blood
155
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
156
Sanguin/o
Fluid, blood
157
-sclerosis
Hardening
158
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
159
-scopy
Process of visually examining with a scope
160
-sect
To cut
161
Seps/o
Infection
162
Ser/o
Fluid-serum , clear
163
-sis
State of
164
-spasm
Sudden contraction of muscle
165
-stasis
To stop, control, place
166
-static
Pertaining to stropping, controlling
167
-stenosis
Tightening, narrowing
168
-stern/o
Sternum
169
-stomy
New opening, (to form a mouth)
170
Sub-
Under, below
171
Supra-
Above, upper
172
Syncop/o
Faint
173
Tachy-
Fast
174
-tension, -tensive
Pressure
175
-therm/o
Heat
176
Thorac/o
Chest
177
-thorax
Chest, pleural cavity
178
Thromb/o
Clot
179
Thyroid/o
Thyroid gland
180
-tic
Pertaining to
181
-tomy
Process of cutting
182
-toxic
Poison
183
Trache/o
Trachea
184
Trans-
Across, through
185
Tri-
Three
186
-trophy
Development, condition of
187
-umbilic/o
Umbilicus, navel
188
Uni-
One
189
Ur/o
Urine, urinary tract
190
Ureter/o
Ureter
191
Urethr/o
Urethra
192
-uria
Urination, condition of urine
193
Urin/o
Urine
194
-us
Structure, thing
195
Uter/o
Uterus, womb
196
Vascul/o
Vessel blood
197
Ven/o, Ven/i
Vein
198
Ventr/o
Abdominal side of the body
199
Vertbr/o
Vertbra (Backbone)
200
Xer/o
Dry
201
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Condition, process
