UF HSC3537 Midterm Flashcards

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-able

capable

alb/o-

white

think albino

ambi-

both

think ambidextrious

amphi-

both

an-

lack of or without

ana-

apart or up

anti-

against

arche/o-

first

-ar

refers to or pertains to

-ation

process or procedure of

bene-

good or normal

think benefit or beneficial

benign-

kind

bi-

two

think bicycle

bin-

two

capn/o

CO₂

cav-

hollow

think a cave is hollow

-cele

swelling or tumor

chlor/o-

green

chromo-

color

-cid

to kill

think insectiCIDe

circum-

around

think circumference

cirrh/o

yellow-orange

co-

two

com-

together

come together

corp/o-

body

-cule

little

de-

away

demi-

half

dia-

across, thru, between

diplo-

double or two

dis-

away from or reverse

dromo-

running

dy/o-

two or a pair

dys-

difficult, faulty, painful

-e (suffix)

instrument

e- (prefix)

out or remove

edema-

swelling

ef-

away or out

em-

in

en-

in

enamel

hard

endo-

within or inside

epi-

upon

eti/o

cause

ex-

out, outside, outward

-gnosis

knowledge

-grade

a step, stage

hemi-

half or one half

hept/a-

seven

hetero/o-

other or opposite

-ia

refers to, condition of, state of

-ician

one who

think physician

idio-

unqiue to or unknown cause

-id

state of

im-

into or not

inter-

between

-ior

one who is

-ious

state of

iso-

equal or same

lat-

side

lump-

small mass

magni-

large or great

think magnify

medi-

middle

mega-

great or big

meta-

beyond or change

micro-

small

morpho-

shape

mort/o-

death

multi-

many, multiple, excessive

necr/o-

death, dead

nin/o

nine

null/i

none or no

occipit/o

back of head

oct/o

eight

oleo-

oil

-oleum

oil

olig/o-

few, scanty, slight

-olog/y

study of

opisth/o-

backwards (bending)

-osis

condition of

ox/y-

sharp or oxygen

palm/a-

palm of hand

pan-

all, total

path/o-

disease

pedi-

child

pent/a-

five

per-

through

-phile

love of

plan/o

flat or a plane

plant/o

sole of foot

poly-

many

post-

after or behind

-praxia

movement or action

pre-

before

prim/i-

first

prot/o-

first

pseudo-

false

-ptosis

to drop or fall

quadr

four

quint-

five