general terms

🔹 PREFIX FLASHCARDS

Front: a-, an-

Back: Absence of, without, not

Front: ab-

Back: Away from, take away

Front: ad-

Back: Toward, to, near

Front: ambi-, ambo-

Back: Both

Front: amphi-

Back: Double, both sides

Front: ana-

Back: Up, apart

Front: ante-

Back: Before, in front of, forward

Front: anti-

Back: Opposing, against

Front: ap-, apo-

Back: Separated, derived from

Front: aut-, auto-

Back: Self, by yourself

Front: bi-, di-

Back: Two, twice, double

Front: brachy-

Back: Short

Front: brady-

Back: Slow

Front: cata-

Back: Down, lower, against

Front: circum-

Back: Around

Front: co-, con-, com-

Back: Together, with

Front: contra-

Back: Against, opposed to

Front: de-

Back: Down, from

Front: dia-

Back: Through, apart, across, between

Front: dis-

Back: Apart from, free from

Front: dys-

Back: Bad, painful, difficult

Front: e-, ec-, ex-

Back: From, away from, out of

Front: ect-, ecto-, exo-

Back: Outside, outer

Front: em-, en-, im-, in-

Back: In, within

Front: end-, endo-, ent-, ento-

Back: Within, inner

Front: epi-, ep-

Back: Upon, over, on

Front: eu-

Back: Normal

Front: extra-, extro-

Back: Beyond, outside, outward

Front: hemi-, semi-

Back: Half, partial

Front: hyper-

Back: Above, excessive

Front: hypo-

Back: Below, beneath, deficient

Front: infra-

Back: Below, beneath

Front: inter-

Back: Between

Front: intra-

Back: Within, inside

Front: intro-

Back: Into, within

Front: iso-

Back: Same, equal

Front: macro-

Back: Large

Front: mal-

Back: Bad

Front: mes-, meso-

Back: Middle

Front: meta-

Back: Beyond, changing

Front: micro-, micr-

Back: Small, tiny

Front: mono-, uni-

Back: One

Front: mult-, multi-

Back: Many, multiple

Front: neo-

Back: New, recent

Front: nulli-

Back: None

Front: oligo-

Back: Small amount

Front: ortho-

Back: Straight, normal

Front: pan-

Back: All

Front: para-

Back: Beside, beyond, after

Front: per-

Back: Through

Front: peri-

Back: Around

Front: poly-

Back: Many, excessive

Front: post-

Back: After, behind

Front: pre-, pro-

Back: Before, in front of

Front: presby-

Back: Old age

Front: pseudo-

Back: False

Front: quadri-

Back: Four

Front: re-

Back: Again, backward

Front: retro-

Back: Behind, backward

Front: sub-

Back: Under, beneath

Front: super-, supra-

Back: Above, excessive, superior

Front: sym-, syn-

Back: Together, with

Front: tachy-

Back: Fast, rapid

Front: trans-

Back: Across, through

Front: tri-

Back: Three

Front: ultra-

Back: Beyond, excessive

🔹 ROOT WORD FLASHCARDS

Front: abdomin/o

Back: Abdomen

Front: andr/o

Back: Male

Front: angi/o

Back: Vessel

Front: arteri/o

Back: Artery

Front: arthr/o

Back: Joint

Front: audi/o

Back: Hearing

Front: bronch/o

Back: Bronchus

Front: cardi/o

Back: Heart

Front: carcin/o

Back: Cancer

Front: cholecyst/o

Back: Gallbladder

Front: chondr/o

Back: Cartilage

Front: col/o

Back: Colon

Front: cyst/o

Back: Bladder or cyst

Front: cyt/o

Back: Cell

Front: encephal/o

Back: Brain

Front: erythr/o

Back: Red

Front: esophag/o

Back: Esophagus

Front: gastr/o

Back: Stomach

Front: glyc/o

Back: Sugar

Front: gynec/o

Back: Female reproductive system

Front: hemat/o, hem/o

Back: Blood

Front: hist/o

Back: Tissue

Front: hyster/o

Back: Uterus

Front: leuk/o

Back: White

Front: my/o

Back: Muscle

Front: nephr/o

Back: Kidney

Front: neur/o

Back: Nerve

Front: pneum/o

Back: Lung

Front: thorac/o

Back: Chest

🔹 SUFFIX FLASHCARDS

Front: -algia, -dynia

Back: Pain

Front: -cele

Back: Hernia, protrusion

Front: -centesis

Back: Surgical puncture to remove fluid

Front: -ectomy

Back: Surgical removal

Front: -emia

Back: Blood condition

Front: -itis

Back: Inflammation

Front: -logy

Back: Study of

Front: -megaly

Back: Enlargement

Front: -oma

Back: Tumor

Front: -osis

Back: Abnormal condition

Front: -pathy

Back: Disease

Front: -penia

Back: Deficiency

Front: -plasty

Back: Surgical repair

Front: -plegia

Back: Paralysis

Front: -pnea

Back: Breathing

Front: -rrhea

Back: Flow, discharge

Front: -sclerosis

Back: Hardening

Front: -scope

Back: Instrument for visual examination

Front: -stomy

Back: Surgical opening

Front: -tomy

Back: Incision, cutting into

Front: -trophy

Back: Growth, development