Roots, Combining Forms, Prefixes, and Suffixes
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| a- | show 🗑
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| ab- | show 🗑
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| show | hearing ex. - acoustics (science of sound)
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| show | pertaining to ex. cardiac (the heart), myocardial (heart muscle)
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| show | to, toward, near to ex. - adduction (move toward midline)
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| show | gland ex. - adenoma (tumor of a gland)
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| show | toward ex. - afferent (moving toward)
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| show | white ex. albinuria (passing of pale or white urine)
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| show | painful condition ex. - myalgia (muscle pain)
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| show | without, lack of ex. - anesthesia (absence of pain)
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| andro- | show 🗑
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| angi-, angio- | show 🗑
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| show | before ex. - antepartum (before birth)
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| show | against ex. - anticoagulant (prevents blood clotting)
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| apo- | show 🗑
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| show | joint ex. - arthritis (inflammation of joint)
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| -ary | show 🗑
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| -asis, -asia | show 🗑
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| audio- | show 🗑
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| show | ear ex. - auricle (ear-shaped structure)
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| show | self ex. - autolysis (self breakdown)
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| baro- | show 🗑
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| bi- | show 🗑
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| show | germ, bud ex. - chondroblast (cartilage-producing cell)
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| show | arm ex. - brachial (of the arm)
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| show | cheek ex. buccal cavity (inside cheek region)
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| callo- | show 🗑
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| carcin- | show 🗑
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| show | heart ex. - cardiogram (register of heart activity)
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| show | tail ex. - caudal (by the tail)
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| show | head ex. - cepahlic (be the head)
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| show | brain ex. - cerebrospinal (of the brain and spinal cord)
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| show | cartilage, gristle ex. - chondrocyte (cartilage cell)
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| -cide | show 🗑
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| show | around ex. - circumduction (movement forming a circle)
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| show | break ex. - osteoclast (cell that breaks down bone)
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| show | with, together ex. - cooperate, gray commissure (connects right/left horns)
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| show | against, opposite ex. - contralateral (opposite side)
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| show | rib ex. - intercostals (between ribs)
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| show | skull ex. - cranial cavity (where the brain is)
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| cune- | show 🗑
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| cuti- | show 🗑
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| cyan- | show 🗑
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| cysti-, cysto- | show 🗑
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| show | cell ex. - erythrocyte (red blood cell), cytology (study of cells)
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| show | half ex. - costal demifacet (half-moon facet on vertebra for rib articulation)
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| show | skin ex. - dermatology (study of skin)
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| show | two ex. - diploid (two sets of chromosomes)
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| show | lead, draw ex. - ovarian duct, adduct (to lead away from)
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| show | hard ex. - dura mater (tough menix of CNS)
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| e-, ec-, ef-, ex- | show 🗑
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| ecto- | show 🗑
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| -ectomy | show 🗑
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| ede-, -edem | show 🗑
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| -el, -elle | show 🗑
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| show | within ex. - endocardium (lining within heart chambers)
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| show | intestine ex. - enteritis (inflammation of intestines)
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| epi- | show 🗑
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| show | outside ex. - exhale (breathe out), exocrine (gland that secretes to outside)
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| show | outside ex. - extracellular (outside the cell)
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| show | carry ex. - afferent (carries, toward)
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| show | resembling, shape of ex. - fusiform (spindle-shaped)
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| show | stomach ex. - gastric ulcer (stomach ulcer)
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| gloss-, glosso- | show 🗑
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| show | produce, origin ex. - gluconeogenesis (glucose from another molecule), carcinogenic (causes cancer)
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| show | sugar, sweet ex. - glycolysis (breakdown of glucose)
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| show | female, women ex. - gynecology (treatment of female reproductive organs)
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| hapto- | show 🗑
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| show | blood ex. - hematology (study of blood)
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| hepato- | show 🗑
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| show | different ex. - heterosexual (involving different sexes)
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| show | tissue ex. - histology (study of tissues)
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| show | whole, entire ex. - hologynic (manifests only in females), holocrania (absence of all bones of skull vault)
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| show | same ex. - homeostasis (constancy of body parameters)
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| hydro- | show 🗑
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| show | over, above ex. - hypertrophy (overgrowth of cells or part)
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| hypo- | show 🗑
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| show | self, distinct ex. - idiopathic (disease of unknown cause)
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| show | below ex. - infraspinatus (below the spine of scapula)
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| inter- | show 🗑
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| intra- | show 🗑
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| -issimus | show 🗑
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| iso- | show 🗑
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| -itis | show 🗑
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| juxta- | show 🗑
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| labi- | show 🗑
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| show | milk ex. - lactose (milk sugar)
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| show | white ex. - leukocyte (white blood cell)
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| lip- | show 🗑
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| show | study ex. - urology (study of urinary system)
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| -lysis | show 🗑
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| macro- | show 🗑
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| show | breast ex. - mammary glands, mastectomy (breast removal)
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| medi- | show 🗑
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| show | black ex. - melanocyte (dark pigment-producing cells)
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| -mers, -meres | show 🗑
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| meta- | show 🗑
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| show | small ex. - microorganism (very small organism)
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| show | one, single ex. - monomer (a single part), monosaccharide (a simple or single sugar)
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| show | form, shape ex. - morphology (study of shape)
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| myo- | show 🗑
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| necro- | show 🗑
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| neo- | show 🗑
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| nephro- | show 🗑
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| neuro- | show 🗑
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| oculo-, ophthalm | show 🗑
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| odonto- | show 🗑
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| show | little ex. - arteriole (small artery-like vessel)
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| oligo- | show 🗑
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| show | tumor ex. - carcinoma (cancerous tumor), osteoma (benign bone tumor)
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| show | egg ex. - oocyte (egg cell)
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| -osis | show 🗑
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| osse-, osteo- | show 🗑
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| show | ear ex. - otogenic (originating within the ear)
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| show | near, beside ex. - paranasal (by the nose)
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| -pathy | show 🗑
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| pelv- | show 🗑
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| -penia | show 🗑
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| peri- | show 🗑
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| show | eat ex. - phagocytosis (cellular eating)
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| phil- | show 🗑
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| -plegia | show 🗑
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| show | air, gas, lungs ex. - pneumothorax (air in the pleural cavity)
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| -poie, -poiesis | show 🗑
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