PREFIXES
ROOT WORD | MEANING | EXAMPLE | EXAMPLE PIC | ROOT PIC |
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Osteo- | Bone | Osteoporosis | ![]() | ![]() |
Inter- | Between | Intercostal Muscles | ![]() | ![]() |
Meta- | After, behind, or next | Metastasis | ![]() | ![]() |
Thorac- | Chest wall/lungs | Thoracic Cavity | ![]() | ![]() |
Arthr- | Joints | Arthritis | ![]() | ![]() |
Myel(o)- | Bone marrow | Myelogenous Leukemia | ![]() | ![]() |
Orth(o)- | Straight | Orthodontics | ![]() | ![]() |
Scoli(o) | Curved | Scoliosis | ![]() | ![]() |
Chondr- | Cartilage | Chondrocyte | ![]() | ![]() |
Cost- | Rib | Costochondritis | ![]() | ![]() |
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SUFFIXES
ROOT WORD | MEANING | EXAMPLE | EXAMPLE PIC | ROOT PIC |
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-clast | Break down (often a cell) | Osteoclast | ![]() | ![]() |
-ia | Condition | Leukemia | ![]() | ![]() |
-ism | Condition | Astigmatism | ![]() | ![]() |
-tomy | Cut | Gastrostomy | ![]() | ![]() |
-lysis | Breaking down | Glycolysis | ![]() | ![]() |
-osis | Disease | Tuberculosis | ![]() | ![]() |
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