Terminology: Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards by Jaci Duvall

a-, ab-

away from

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abdomin-

of or relating to the abdomen

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acous-

of or relating to hearing

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a-, an-

without, not

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ad-

to, toward

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aden-

gland

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adip-

fat or fatty tissue

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aesthesio-

sensation

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ambi-

positioned on both sides

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angio-

blood vessel

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ano-

anus

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ante-

before

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anti-

against

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arthr-

joint

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aur-

pertaining to the ear

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axill-

pertaining to the armpit

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bi-

two

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bili-

bile

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bio-

life

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blast-, -blast

germ or bud

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brachi-

arm

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brady-

slow

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bucc-

pertaining to the cheek

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burs-

bursa

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cardi-

heart

carp(o)-

wrist

cephal-

head

cerebr-

brain

chole-

gall bladder, bile

chondr-

cartilage

chrom-

color

cili-

pertaining to cilia, the eyelashes; eyelids

circum-

around

clast-

break

col-, colo-, colono-

pertaining to the colon

contra-

against

corp-

body

cost-

rib

cox-

pertaining to the hip

crani(o)-

pertaining to the cranium

cyst-

pertaining to the bladder

cyt-

cell

de-

remove, disease

dent-

teeth

derm-

skin

di-

two

dia-

through

dis-

separation, taking apart

dors(o)-, dors(I)-

pertaining to the back

dys-

bad, difficult

ect-

outside, away from

encephalitis(o)-

pertaining to the brain

end-

in within

enter-

intestine

ep-, epi-

upon, above

episi-

pertaining the pubic region

erythr-

red

eu-

good, normal

ex-

out, away from

extra-

outside

fili-, filli-

fine, hair like

galact-

milk

gastr-

stomach

gloss-

tongue

glue-, glyc-

sweet, glucose

gynec-

woman

hema-

blood

hemi-

half

hepat-

liver

hetero-

varied, mixed

hist-

tissue

homeo-

similar, like

hydr-

water, hydrogen

hyper-

above, more than

hypo-

below, less than

hyster-

uterus

in-

into, not

infra-

between

inter-

within

intra-

same

iso-

equal

juxta-

next to

labi(o)-

lip

lacrimal(o)-

tear

lact(I)-, lact(o)-

milk

lapar(o)-

pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank

laryng(o)-

pertaining to the larynx (voice box)

later(o)-

lateral

leuk-

white

lip(o)-

gat

macro-

large

mal-

bad

mega-

large, giant

melan(o)-

black color

mening(o)-

membrane

mero-

part

meso-

middle

micro-

small, tiny

mono-

one

morph-

shape, form

muscle(o)-

muscle

myel-

muscle

myo-

muscle

necr-

dead

neo-

new

nephr-

kidney

neur-

nerve

normo-

normal

ocul(o)-

pertaining to the eye

odont(o)-

pertaining to the teeth

onych(o)-

pertaining to the nail of a finger or a toe

oophor(o)-

woman's ovary

opthalm

eye

or(o)-

mouth

orth(o)-

denoting something as straight or correct

osseo-

bony

ossi-

bone

ost-

bone

ot-

ear

ov-

egg

para-

beside

path-

disease

ped-, -ped-, -pes

foot

peri-

around

phag-

eat

pharyng(o)

pharynx

phleb-

vein

phren(I)-, phren-

diaphragm

pleur(o)-, pleur(a)-

pertaining to the ribs

pneumo-

air

polio-

gray

poly-

many

post-

behind, after

pre-

before, in front of

presby(o)-

old age

pro-

early, before, giving rise to

psych

mind

pulm-

lung

pyo-

pus

pyro-

fever

ren-

kidney

retro-

behind

rhin(o)

pertaining to the nose

salping(o)-

pertaining to the fallopian tubes

sarc-

flesh, muscle

schiz(o)-

denoting something split or double sided

scler-

tough, hard

semi-

partial, half

sinistro-

left, left side

somat(o)-, somatico-

body, bodily

sperma-, spermo-, spermato-

semen, spermatozoa

spleen(o)-

spleen

stom(a)-

mouth

sub-

beneath, below

super-, supra-

above, greater

syn-, sym-

connection, with

tachy-

rapid, accelerated

thromb-

clot

tono-

tone, pressure

toxi-, toxo, taxico

toxin, poison

trache(o)-

trachea

trans-

across

tympan(o)-

eardrum

ultra-

greater, beyond

uni-

one

ur-

urine

vagin-

pertaining to the vagina

vas-

tubule, vessel

ventro-

pertaining to the belly, stomach

viscero-

pertaining to the internal organs

-algia

pain

-ase

enzyme

-crine

to secrete

-ectomy

cut out, surgically remove

-emia

blood

-gen

producing

-graph

writing

-ic

pertaining to

-ist

one who specializes in

-itis

inflammation

-logy

denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field

-lysis

splitting

-meter

measure

-oid

like, similar to

-ole

small

-opia

vision

-osis

state of having or being

-ostomy

opening

-penia

absence or deficiency

-plasm

fluid

-plegia, -plexy

paralysis, stroke

-phea, -pnoea

respiration

-rrage

to burst forward, excessive discharge

-rrhea, -rrhoea

flow

-sect

cut

-some

body

-stomy

make an opening

-tomy

cutting

-trope

to turn

-trophe

nourishment

-ule, -ulus

small

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