Scientific Root Words, Prefixes, And Suffixes

A full set of flashcards covering the scientific root words, prefixes, and suffixes provided in the lecture notes.

a-, an-

not, without, lacking, deficient

ab-

away from, out from

-able

capable of

ac-

to, toward

-aceous

of or pertaining to

acou-, acous-

hear

ad-

to, toward

aden-

gland

adip-

fat

aero-

air

agri-

field, soil

-al

having the character of

alb-

white

alg-,-algia

pain

alto-

high

ambi-

both

ameb-

change, alternation

amni-

fetal membrane

amphi-, ampho-

both

amyl-

starch

ana-

up, back, again

andro-

man, masculine

anemo-

wind

ang-

choke, feel pain

angi-

blood, vessel, duct

ante-

before, ahead of time

anter-

front

antho-

flower

anti-

against, opposite

antrhopo-

man, human

-ap-, -aph-

touch

apo-, ap-

away from

aqu-

water

archaeo-

primitive, ancient

arteri-

artery

arthr-

joint, articulation

-ary, -arium

denotes a place for something

-ase

forms names of enzymes

aster-, astr-

star

-ate

verb form- the act of

ather-

fatty deposit

-ation

noun form- the act of

atmo-

vapor

audi-

hear

aur-

ear

auto-

self

bacter-, bactr-

bacterium, stick, club

barb-

beard

baro-

weight

bath-

depth, height

bene-

well, good

bi- (Latin)

two twice

bi-, bio- (Greek)

life, living

-blast-

sprout, germ, bud

brachi-

arm

brachy-

short

brady-

slow

branchi-

fin

brev-

short

bronch-

windpipe

cac-

bad

calor-

heat

capill-

hair

capit-

head

carcin-

cancer

cardi-

heart

carn-

meat, flesh

carp-

fruit

carpal-

wrist

cata-

breakdown, downward

caud-

tail

-cell-

chamber, small room

cen-, cene-

now, recent

cente-

pierce

centi-

hudredth

centr-

center

cephal-

head

cerat-

horn

cerebr-

brain

cervic-

neck

chel-

claw

chem-

dealing with chemicals

chir-

hand

chlor-

green

chondr-

cartilage

chrom-, -chrome

color

chron-

time

-chym-

juice

-cid-, -cis-

cut, kill, fall

circa-, circum-

around, about

cirru-

hairlike curls

co-

with, together

cocc-

seed, berry

coel-

hollow

coll-

glue

coni-

cone

contra-

against

corp-

body

cort-, cortic-

outer layer

cosmo-

world, order, form