Suffix
Prefix
Root
Word Meaning
Other
100
the study of
What is -logy?
100
against
What is contra-/anti-?
100
heart
What is cardi/o?
100
Treatment of diseases and disorders of the foot
What is podiatry?
100
Is attached at the end of the word, what you analyze first
What is suffix?
200
the nature of
What is -ive ?
200
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
What is dys-
200
gland
What is aden/o
200
Process of cutting out; surgical removal
What is excision
200
an element used in combination with another element to form a word
What is a combining form?
300
to separate
What is -crit
300
Similar, same, likeness, constant
What is homeo-
300
vessel (blood)
What is angi/o
300
Small spot or discolored area of the skin
What is macula?
300
specifies a smaller version of the object indicated by the word root.
What is a diminutive form?
400
control, stop
What is -stasis
400
False
What is pseudo-
400
cheek
What is bucc/o
400
Pertaining to between the ribs
What is intercostal
400
Suffixes, prefixes, all derive from
What is Greek
500
Formation, produce
What is -gen
500
middle
What is meso-
500
intestine (usually small)
What is enter/o
500
Paralysis of the lower part of the body and both legs
What is paraplegia
500
Combining forms and root words derive from
What is latin
M
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