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Mark Root Words
Mark test: prefixes, suffixes, root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | absent, without, away from |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | to, toward |
| ambi- | both |
| a-;an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| ante- | before |
| auto- | self |
| bi- | two |
| bio- | life |
| carcin-(o) | cancer |
| circum- | around |
| co- | with, together |
| contra- | against, counter to |
| de- | down, from |
| di- | two |
| dis- | apart, away from |
| dors- | back |
| dys- | abnormal, impaired |
| e- | out, from |
| ect- | outside, without |
| end-(o) | inside, within |
| epi- | upon, over, in addition |
| ex- | out of |
| extra- | beyond, outside of, in addition |
| flex- | bent |
| front- | front, forehead |
| hemi- | half |
| hetero- | the other |
| hom- | common, same |
| hydro- | denoting water |
| hyper- | above, extreme |
| hypo- | under, below |
| in- | within, into, not, negative |
| infra- | beneath |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | inside |
| leuk-(o) | white |
| macr-(o) | large, long |
| mal- | abnormal, bad |
| medi- | middle, midline |
| mega- | large, extreme |
| micr-(o) | small |
| mon-(o) | one, single |
| multi- | many, multiple |
| narc- | stupor, numbness |
| ne-(o) | new |
| necr-(o) | dead |
| nutri- | nourish |
| para- | next to, resembling, beside |
| path- | pertaining to disease |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, later in time |
| pre-, pro- | before in time |
| pseud-(o) | false |
| quad- | four |
| re- | back, again |
| retro- | backward |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, in addition |
| supra- | over, above, upper |
| syn- | together, along with |
| tri- | three |
| trans- | across |
| uni- | single, one |
| -al;-ar | pertaining to an area |
| -algia | painful condition |
| -ase | denoting an enzyme |
| -cyte | cell |
| -desis | a binding |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of body part |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genic | producing or causing |
| -gram | a record |
| -graph | write, draw, record |
| -ia | a noun ending of a condition |
| -ic | a noun/adjective ending |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | one who does |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -meter | a device for measuring |
| -oid | resembling |
| -ology | study of, science of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | forming an opening |
| -otomy | incision, cutting into |
| -pathic | diseased |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -phobia | morbid fear of |
| -rrhea | profuse flow |
| -scope | examination instrument |
| -scopy | a procedure using a scope |
| -tomy | surgical procedure |
| abdomin | abdomen |
| adren | adrenal |
| arteri | artery |
| aur | ear |
| arth(ro) | joint |
| brachi | arm |
| bronch | bronchial |
| cardi | heart |
| cephal | head |
| cerebr(o) | brain |
| cervic | neck |
| chondr(o) | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| cyst | bladder, cyst |
| cyt | cell |
| dent | teeth |
| derm | skin |
| encephal | brain |
| entero | intestine |
| fibr | fiber |
| gastr(o) | stomach |
| gyn | woman |
| hem | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| hist | tissue |
| hydr | water |
| labi | lip |
| mamm | breast |
| my(o) | muscle |
| nephr(o) | kidney |
| neur(o) | nerve |
| ocul | eye |
| oss, ost(e) | bone |
| ot | ear |
| ped | child, foot |
| phleb | vein |
| pneum | lung |
| pod | foot |
| psych | mind |
| pulmo | lung |
| rhin | nose |
| therm | heat |
| thorac | chest |
| throm | clot |
| thyr | thyroid |
| toxic | poison |
| ur | urine |
| uter | uterus |
| vas | vessel |
| ven | vein |
| vertebr | spine |
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