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Pre,Root,Suff
Prefixes, RootWords, & Suffixes
| Question | Answer | Audionym |
|---|---|---|
| gastr | stomach | gas truck |
| cardi | heart | cards |
| megal | enlarged | my gal |
| itis | inflimation | i test, in flames |
| dermat | skin | doormat |
| plast | surgical repair | plastic cement |
| cerebr | brain | zebra |
| path | disease | path, daisies |
| ectomy | surgical removal | exit tommy |
| enter | intestine | enter sign |
| osis | any condition | oh sis, air condition |
| otomy | cut into | oh tommy |
| aden | gland | a den |
| angi | vessel | angel, blood vessel |
| oma | tumor | oh mom, two more |
| nephr | kidney | nephew, kid on the knee |
| hepat | liver | he pat |
| arthr | joint | liver |
| blephar | eyelid | blue fur |
| ologist | specialist | hollow chest |
| rhin | nose | rhinacerus |
| gingiv | gum | gingerbread man, chewing gum |
| malacia | soft | my late show |
| ology | the study of | hollow tree |
| spasm | involuntary contraction | space man, involuntary contractions |
| algia | pain | algea, window pane |
| crani | skull | crane |
| end | inside, within | the end |
| hemi | half | hemisphere |
| oid | like | void, alike |
| hyper | above, more than normal | high purr |
| syst | sack containing fluid | sister |
| chloe | bile | coal, coal pile |
| hypo | under | hippo |
| scope | examine | scope |
| hyster | uterus | his stirr, you stirr us |
| ostomy | create an opening | o stop tommy |
| para | beside, beyond | parachute |
| lysis | loosening, destruction | license |
| cervic | neck | serve hic |
| chondr | cartilage | cone door, cart of leaves |
| cyan | blue | sign, blue paint |
| hem(at) | blood | hem |
| ost | bone | ostrich |
| psycho | mind | cycle, mine mine |
| lip | fat | lip |
| my | muscle | mye eye |
| lith | stone | lather |
| opt(halm) | eye | up thumb |
| proct | anus | proctor and gamble, anacine |
| cost | rib | coaster |
| gram | record | gram cracker |
| acro | extremities | acrobat |
| rhexis | break, burst | wreck |
| carcin | cancer | car sign, canned cereal |
| penia | decrease | pen |
| gen | orgin, production | genesis, original production |
| burso | sack | purse, sew |
| retro | backwards | retreat |
| trip | rub friction | trip |
| strept | twist | strap |
| desis | binding | thesis |
| mani | maddness | maniac, mad magazine |
| glosso | tongue | glossy |
| trophy | development | trophy, housing development |
| supra | above | soup |
| ptosis | falling | toe sis |
| dyn | pain | dinner, window pane |
| mast | breast | mast |
| rrhaphy | suture | raffle, suit |
| dent | teeth | dentist |
| cephal | head | sieve fall |
| auto | self | auto |
| epi | upon | a pea |
| hydro | water | hydrant |
| ovar | egg | over |
| centisis | puncture | cents |
| oto | ear | o toe |
| bili | bile | bill, pile |
| squam | scale | squash |
| mening | membrane | manage, men's brain |
| cec | blind passage | seek |
| macul | spot | mack truck, spots |
| pexy | suspend | suspended |
| onco | tumor | uncle, two more |
| or | mouth | oar |
| sub | under | submarine |
| spiro | coil | sparrow, coils |
| lacrim | tear | lake rim |
| lact | milk | vice row |
| viscero | organ | lacquer |
| onych | nail, claw | onyx |
| thorac | chest | throw rack, treasue chest |
| pyle-pyloro | gate | pie |
| vesic | bladder | vest sick |
| sphenic | wedge | sphinx |
| myel | marrow, spinal chord | mile, narrow spinal chord |
| anti | against | ant eye, against the rock |
| myco | fungus | my comb |
| hallux | great toe | hall X |
| physio | nature | physics book, nature boy |
| bucco | cheeks | bucket |
| palpebr | eyelid | pile of people |
| plasia | development | play show |
| rug | wrinkle, fold, crease | rug |
| aur | ear | R |
| acust(i) | hearing | a cue stick, hearing aid |
| colpo(o) | hollow, vagina | cold bow |
| phon | voice, hearing | phone |
| leio | smooth | lei |
| cor | heart | core |
| ren | kidney | rain, kids on their knees |
| orchi | testis | orchid, test |
| encephal | brain | hen sieve fall |
| thalam | inner chamber | the lamb, winner chamber |
| plexus | braid | plexi glass |
| cilia | eye lashes | ceiling |
| dendr | tree, branches | den door |
| phleb | vein | flip chart |
| pilo | hair | pile on |
| histo | tissue | his toe |
| stoma | mouth | stone |
| tympan | eardrum | tin pan |
| umbilic | navel | a bill lick |
| salpingo | tube | sally bingo |
| helio | sun | heel |
| astr | star shaped | astronaut |
| asthenia | weakness | his thin knee, weekly calendar |
| fascia | sheet, band | face, sheet band |
| iso | equal | i sew, a quail |
| tarso | ankle | tar, placemat |
| tope | place | pod |
| pod | foot | my leg, bat |
| maligna | bad | annex, tied |
| adnexa | ties | a cool |
| ocul | eye | lab, apple wall |
| dacry | tear | daiquiri |
| ment | mind | mint, mine mine |
| part | labor, bring forth | part, laborer, 2x4 |
| scelr(a) | hard | scholar, hard hat |
| somato | body | sew my toe |
| trachel | neck | tray, coal |
| sinus | hollow space | sign us |
| hypno | sleep | hypnotist |
| sept | wall fence | sip |
| scirr(h) | hard | skirt, hard hats |
| antr | cavity | ant tree, cave in |
| crine | to secrete | cryin, to see the wall |
| dura | hard | door, hard hats |