Table Of Words (Suffixes, Prefixes And Roots) Flashcards by Angela Coates

a/an

Absence of or without

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ab/

Away from

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Acute

Sudden onset

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ad/

Towards

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aden/

Glsnd

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Adenoid/

Lymph tissue at the back of the nose

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adip/

Fat or fatty tissue

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aemia/

Condition of blood or just blood

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aesthesi/

Sensation or feeling

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al, ac, air,ary,eal, ic

Pertaining to/relating to/concerning

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alges/

Pain

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algia/

Condition of pain

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alveol/

Small Air sacs in the lungs

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amni/o

Amnion describing amniotic sac or fluid

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an/

Anus

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andr/

Male

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angi/

Vessel usually a blood vessel but not always think cholangi

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ante/

Before

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anti/

Against

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aort/

main artery of the body

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Appendic/

Appendix

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arche/

Beginning

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arteri/

Artery

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arteriol/

Arterioles – small arteries

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arthr/ or articul/

Joint

ather/

Atheroma – fatty plaque lining blood vessel

atri/

Atrium – upper chamber of the heart

audi/

Hearing

auri/

Ear

auto/

Self

balan/

glans penis or foreskin

Bi/ bin/

Two

Bili/

Bile

blast/

Immature cell

blephar/

Eyelids

Brady/

Slow

brain/

Organ in the skull

bronch/

Large breathing tube into the lungs

bronchiol/

Small breathing tubes into the lungs

caec/

Caecum

Calculus

stone

carcin/

Cancer or cancerous

cardi/

Heart

cele/

Swelling or protrusion

centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

cephal/

Head

cerebell/

Cerebellum, brain

cerebr/

Cerebrum, brain

cervic/

Neck of the womb

chemo/

Chemicals

chol/ or chole/

Bile

cholangi/

Bile duct

cholecyst/

Gall bladder

choledoch/

Common bile duct

chondr/

Cartilage

chorion/

Outermost membrane surrounding a fetus, part of the placenta

Chronic

Persisting for a long time or constantly recurring

circum/

Around

cis/ or cision/

Cut

co/ or con/

Together

col/ or colon

:colon– Large intestine

colp/

Vagina

contra

Against

coron/

Heart

cost/

Rib

crani/

Skull

cryo/

Cold

crypt/

Hidden

Cutane

Skin

Cyan/

Blue

cytosis/. (Leucocytosis)

Condition of increased number of cells

cyst/

Bladder

cyte/

Cell

cyesis/. (Pseudocyesis)

Pregnant or pregnancy

de/

Away from

-demic/

Characteristic of a people or population

dent/ or odont/

Tooth or teeth

derm/ or dermat/

Skin

-desis/

Fixation or binding together by surgery

dia/

Through

Diagnosis

Determining the nature of a disorder by examining the patient signs of symptoms

Dialysis

Artificial filtration of the blood by machine or chemicals to remove waste products

diplo/

Double

diverticul/

Diverticulum | And abnormal patch formation in the lining of a hollow organ

duoden/

Duodenum in the small intestine

-dynia

Condition of pain

dys/

Abnormal, difficult or painful

-ectasis

Stretching, widening or dilation

ecto/

Outside

-ectomy

Surgical removal (excision) of

ectopic

Out of place, misplaced or in the wrong place

electro

Electric or electricity

embol/

Embolus – blood clot, air bubble or fat deposit carried in the bloodstream to lodging a vessel

-emesis

Vomiting

encephal/

Brain

endo or en

Within, inside, into

endocardi/

Endocardium – lining of the heart

endometri/

Endometrium – lining of the womb

enter/

Intestines can mean just small intestines

epi/

Above, upon

epididym/

Epididymis (Fine tubules)

episi/

Vulva

erythr/

Red

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells

febr/

Fever

gastr/

Stomach

gen/

Producing, forming, origin

genic/

Pertaining to formation of or originating in

genesis/

Beginning, development, production of something

genit/

Genitals or reproductive organs

gingiv/

Gums

globin/

Protein component of blood

gloss/

Tongue

gram/

X-ray picture, tracing or recording

graph/

Machine that takes x-ray picture recording or tracing

graphy

Procedure of making an x-ray picture, tracing or recording

gravida

Pregnant or pregnancy

gynaec/

Woman, female

hemi/. semi

Partial or half

hepat/

Liver

hetero

Disimilar , different

herni/

Rupture, hernia, protrusion

hidr/

Perspiration or sweat

homeo/ or homo/

Similar or alike

hydr/

Water, watery, watery fluid

hyper/

Above, excessive or high level of

hypo/

Below, low-level of or insufficient

hyster/

Womb/uterus

-ia or iasis

Condition of

-iasis

(Abnormal) condition of

-iatr

Physician/medicine/treatment

ile/

Ileum

ili/

Ilium, Hip bone, bone of the pelvis

inter/

Between

intra/

Within

-ion

Action

isch/

Restriction

iso/

Equal

-ism. (Alcoholism)

Condition or state of

-itis

Inflammation

jejun/

Jejunum In the small intestine

kyph/

Humpback, crooked or curved

kerat/

Cornea

lapar/

Abdomen

laryng/

Voice box

latero

Side

leuc/

White

leucocyte

White blood cell

lip/ or lipid

Fat

lith/

Stone

lithiasis

(Abnormal) condition/presence of stones

lord/

Curvature forward

lymph/

Lymph fluid or lymph tissue

lymphaden

Lymph nodes and glands

lymphangi

Lymph vessels and ducts

lymphocyte

Specialised type of white blood cell

-lysis

Breakdown/destruction

macr/

Large/long

mal/

Bad,abnormal,poor

malacia/

Softening

mast/. Mamm/

Breast

melan/

Dark

mega/

Enlarged

men/

Menses, normal menstruation, menstrual bleeding

meninge/

Membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord

menisc/

Cartilage of the knee

ment/

Mind

meta

Beyond

metr/

Womb

-metrist

Specialist in measuring

micr/

Small

mono/

Single one

morbid

Abnormal

multi

Many

my/

Muscle

My/. myos/ muscul/

Muscle

myel/

Bone marrow, spinal cord

myocardi/

Muscle layer of the heart

myometri/

Muscle wall of the uterus

myring/ or tympan/

Eardrum or tympanic membrane

nas/ or rhin/

Nose

nat/

Birth

necr/

Death or dead

neo/

New

nephr/

Kidney

nephrolithiasis

Kidney stones

neur/

Nerve or nervous system

null

None

ocul/

Eye

oesophag/

Gullet

-ologist

Medical specialist who studies

-ology

Study/medical study/scientific study

-(o)stomy

Surgical procedure to form a permanent opening into or artificial opening into

-(o)tomy

Surgical incision/cutting into/dividing

oligo

Scanty or deficient

-oma

Tumour or swelling

-onc

Tumour

onych/

Nail

oophor/ ovari/

Ovary

-opia

Condition of the eyes/vision

opt/

Sight/vision

opthalm/

Eye

-optosis

Dropping/sagging

or/

Mouth

orchid/ or orchi/

Testis

-rrhaphy

To repair by stitch or suture

orth/

Straight

-osis

Condition/abnormal condition/disease

osteo/ oss/o

Bone

ot/

Ear

ox/

Oxygen

Pachy/

Thick

pan

All or several

pancreat/

Pancreas

para-

Beside/alongside/close to

-para

Given birth

-paresis

Weakness or partial paralysis

-parous

Bearing/bringing forth

-pathy

Disease

-penia

Deficient/condition of lack of

peps/ pept/ pepsin

Digestion or pepsin

peri/

Around

pericardi/

Outer covering of the heart

perine/

Perineum

peritone/

Peritoneum - Smooth membrane lining the abdomen

-pexy

Fix in place/surgical fixation

phag /

Swallowing, eating or ingestion

phall/ or pen/

Penis

pharyng/

Throat

phas/

Speech

-phillia

Tendency

phleb/

Vein

phobia

Irrational fear

phren

Diaphragm

Placenta

A vascular structure attached to the uterine wall which supplies the developing fetus with oxygen and nutrients

-plasia

Formation/development or growth

-plasty

Repair/reconstruction or reshaping

-plegia

Paralysis

pleur /

Lung membranes

pneum/

Lung/gas or air

pneumon/

Lung/gas or air

-pnoea

Breathing

polio/

Grey

poly/

Many/multiple

-porosis

Reduced density or decrease in density

post

After

pre

Before

primi

First

proct/

Rectum and anus

Prognosis

The likely course of a medical condition

prostat/

Prostate gland

pub/

Pubis

pseud(o)/

False

psych/

Mind or behaviour

-ptosis

Drooping/falling

-ptysis

Coughing or spitting up

pulmon/

Lung

Pyel/

Renal pelvis or pelvis of the kidney

pylor/

Pylorus -outlet of the stomach

pyr/

Fever

quad

Four

radi/

X-rays

rect/

Rectum

ren/

Kidney

retro/

Backward/behind

rhin/

Nose

-rrhage

Bursting forth or just bleeding

-rrhagia

Heavy bleeding

-rrhaphy

Repair by stitch or suture

-rrhexis

Rupture or break

-rrhoea

Discharge

-rrhythm

Rhythm

salping/

Eustachian tube/auditory tube or fallopian tube

salpinx/

Fallopian tube

-sclerosis

Abnormal condition of hardening

-scoli

Sideways/crooked or twisted

-scope

Lighted instrument used to examine a hollow organ

-scopy

Examination of a hollow organ with a lighted instrument

scrot/

Scrotum

secondi

Second

semi

Half or partial

sept/

Infection

sigmoid/

Sigmoid colon

spasm

Involuntary muscle contraction

sperm/ spermat/

Semen/sperm/male sex cells

spir/

Breathe/breath/breathing

splen/

Spleen

spondyl/

Vertebrae/bone of the back

-stalsis. (Peristalsis)

Contraction

-stasis

Controlling/stopping/cessation

-staxis

Continual slight loss of blood/dripping of blood

-stenosis

(Abnormal) condition of narrowing

stern/

Sternum/breast bone

Steth/

Chest

stom/ or stomat/

Mouth

sub/

Below or beneath

supra/

Above/excessive

syn/

Together

tachy/

Fast

test/ or testicul/

Testicle

tetra/. quad/

Four

-therapy

Treatment

therm

Heat

thorac/

Chest cavity

thromb/

Thrombus/blood clot

Thrombocyte

Blood clotting cell

toc/

Childbirth or labour

-tome

Cutting instrument

tonsil/

Lymph tissue at the back of the throat

tox/

Poison or toxin

trache/

Windpipe

trans

Across or through

tripsy

Crushing

triptor

Instrument used to crush

-trophy

Nourishment/growth or development

um or us

A structure or anatomical part

uni/

One

ur/

Urea (waste protein)

ur/ or urin/

Urine

-uresis

The passing of urine/urination

ureter/

Tube from the kidney to the bladder

urethr/

Tube from the bladder

uria

Condition of the urine

uter/

Womb

vagin/

Vagina

varic/

Dilated/varicose veins

vas/

Vas deferens/sperm ducts/vas deferentia

vas/ or vascul/

Vessel – usually a blood vessel

ven/

Vein

ventric/ or ventricul/

Lower chambers of the heart

vulv/

Vulva

xero

Dry

Surgical

Relating to an operative procedure

Acholia

Absence of bile

Prophylactic

A substance to prevent disease

-ase

Enzyme

-ate

Salt

-cide

Kill/destroy

-clasis

Destruction of/breaking

-clysis

Injection/infusion

-crine

Secrete

-drome

Running together

-form

Having the formation or shape of

-fuge

Expelling

-gogue

Increasing flow

-lalia

Speech

-lithesis

Slipping

-oid

Likeness/resemblance

-opsy

Looking at

-one

Sugar

-ous

Like/similar to

-phakia

Lens of the eye

-poiesis

Making/production

-scotoma

Blind spot

-somatic

Pertaining to the body

-sonic

Sound

-spadia

To draw out

-stat

An agent to prevent movement or change

-sthenia

Strength

-taxia

Co-ordination/order

-tropic or -trophic

Turning towards

-tussis

Cough

-lepsy

Seizure/attack

-ole -ule

Small

-phoria

Feeling

ana-

Up/apart/backward

apo-

Separation

astro-

Star shaped

brachy-

Short

cac-

Bad

dif-

Separate

de-

Away from

ec- or ecto-

Outer/out/outside

em-

eso-

Inward

ex-

Out/away from

extra-

Outside/beyond

ir-

Not

meso-

Middle

per-

Through

proto-

First

sym-

Together/with

syn-

Together/with

ultra-

Beyond

un-

Back/reversal

-lipsis

Omit or fail

-apheresis

Removal

-chalasis

relaxation

-cusis

Hearing

-flux

Flow

-ician

One who

-phoresis

Carrying/transmission

-schisms

Cleft or splitting

-tresia

Opening

-continence

To stop

-lexia

Speech/word

-mania

Obsessive

-noia

Mind/will

-tropin

Stimulating the function of

amylo-

starch

albumin/o

protein

brachi/o

arm

bucc/o

cheek

-clasis

breaking of/destruction of

-coccus

round cell bacteria

chrom/o chromat/o

colour

dextra

to the right

eu-

normal or good

idio -

individual

infra-

below

carp/o

wrist

chir/o

hand

culd/o

retro uterine sac

-dipsia

thirst

-iac

condition of

dacry/o

tear/tear duct

femor/o

thigh bone

galact/o

milk

haem/o haemat/o

blood

hist/o

tissue

hypn/o

sleep

intro-

in/into

melano-

dark/black/pigment

noct/o

night

orth/o

straight

per-

through

-ist

practitioner

-megaly

enlargement

-meter

measure

-natal

birth

-oedema

swelling of fluid

presby/o

old age

pseud/o

false

scler/o

hard

scoli/o

twisted/crooked

staphyl/o

chains

strept/o

chains

sten/o

narrow

xantho-

yellow

-oscopy

examination of a hollow organ with a lighted indtrument

-ostomy

make an artifical opening into

-otomy

cutting into

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

swallowing

-phasia

speech

iatr/o

physician

irid/o

iris

kal/o

potassium

kary/o

nucleus

labi/o

lip

lact/o

milk

lamin/o

lamina (part of vertebrae)

lingu/o

tongue

lob/o

lobe

myc/o

fungus

my/o

muscle

myx/o

mucous membrane

narc/o

deep sleep/stupor

natr/o

sodium

-phylaxis

prevention/protection

paed/o

child

pharmac/o

drugs

py/o

pus

sarc/o

flesh

sial/o

saliva

steat/o

fat

tars/o

foot bone

uve/o

uveal tract in eye

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