Roots/ prefixes/ suffixes Flashcards by Morgan Evans

A-

Without, lack of

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Ab-

Away from

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Acou-

Hearing

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-ac, -al

Pertaining to

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Ad-

To, toward, near to

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Aden-, Adeno-

Gland

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Af-

Toward

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Albi-

White

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-algia

Painful condition

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An-

Without, lack of

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Andro-

Male

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Angi-, Angio-

Vessel

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Ante-

Before

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Anti-

Against

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Apo-

Separated from, off

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Arthr-, Arthro-

Joint

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-ary

Associated with

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-asis, -asia

Condition or state of

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Audio-

Hearing

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Auri-

Ear

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Auto-

Self

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Baro-

weight, pressure

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Bi-

Twice, double

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-blast

Germ, bud

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Barchi-

Arm

Brady-

slow

Bucc-

Cheek

Carcin-

Cancer

Cardio-

Heart

Caud-

Tail

Cephal-

Head

Cerebro-

Brain

Chondro-

Cartilage

-cide

Kill

Circum-

Around

-clast

Break

Co-, Com-

With, together

Contra-

Against, opposite

Cost-

Rib

Crani-

Skull

Cune-

Wedge

Cuti-

Skin

Cyan-

Blue

Cysti-, Cysto-

Sac, bladder

-cyte, -cyto

Cell

Demi-

Half

Di-, Diplo-

Two

Duct-, -duct

Lead, draw

Dur-

Hard

Dys-

Painful, difficult, bad

E-, Ec-, Ef-, Ex-

Out, from

Ecto-

Outside, outer

-ectomy

To cut out

Ede-, -edem

Swelling

-el, -elle

Small

Endo-

Within

Entero-

Intestine

Epi-

Above, on

Ex-, Exo-

Outside

Extra-

Outside

-ferent

Carry

-form

Resembling, shape of

Gastr-, Gastro-

Stomach

-genesis, -genic

Produce, origin

Gloss-, Gloss-

Tongue

Glyco-

Sugar, sweet

Gyn-

Female, woman

Haplo-

Single

Hem-, Hemato-

Blood

Hepato-

Liver

Hetero-

Different

Hist-, Histo-

Tissue

Homo-, Homeo-

Same

Hydro-

Water

Hyper-

Above, over

Hypo-

Under, below

Idio-

Self, distinct

Infra-

Below

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within

-issimus

Greatest

Iso-

Equal, same

-itis

Inflammation

Juxta-

Near

Labi-

Lip

Lacto-

Milk

Leuko-

White

Lip-

Fat

-ology

Study of

-lysis

Breaking up, dissolve

Macro-

Large

Mamm-, Mast-

Breast

Medi-

Middle

Melano-

Black

-mers, -meres

Parts

Meta-

After, beyond

Micro-

Small

Mono-

Single, one

Morph-

Form, shape

Myo-

Muscle

Necro-

Dead

Neo-

New

Nephro-

Kidney

Neuro-

Nerve

Oculo-, Ophthalm-

Eye

Odanto-

Tooth

-ole

Little

Oligo-

Few, little, deficient

-oma

Tumor

Oo-

Egg

-osis

Condition of

Osse-, Osteo-

Bone

Oto-

Ear

Para-

Near, beside

-pathy

Disease

Pelv-

Basin

-penia

Deficiency

Peri-

Around

Phag-

Eat

Phil-

Have an affinity for

-plegia

Paralyze

Pneumo-

Air, gas, lungs

-poiesis

Make

Poly-

Many

Post-

After

Pre-, pro-

Before in time, place

Pseudo-

False

Quad-

Fourfold

Rami-

Branch

Rect-

Straight

Remo-

Kidney

Retro-

Backward, behind

Sclera-

Hard

Semi-

Half

Serrate-

Saw-edged

Somato-

Body

Steno-

Narrow

Sterno-

Chest, breast

Stria-

Stripe

Sub-

Uner

Sym-, Syn-

Together, with

Tachy-

Fast

Therm-

Heat

Thorac-

Chest

Thrombo-

Blood clot

-tomy

Cut, incise

Topo-

Place, position

Trans-

Across

Tri-

Three

-tropic

Influencing

Tunica-

Layer, coat

Ultra-

Beyond, excess

-uria

Urine

Vas-

Vessel

Vertebra-

Spine

Vertebra-

Spine

Villo-

Hair

Viscer-

Internal organ

Zyg-

Yoked, paired, union

Roots/ prefixes/ suffixes Flashcards

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