Cheatography
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common root words, prefixes, suffixes, number prefixes, color,
This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Word Roots
cardi |
heart |
hepat |
liver |
nephr |
kidney |
neur |
nerves |
psych |
mind |
thorac |
chest |
not including examples and definitions of examples
Wood Root Colors
cyan/o |
blue |
leuk/o |
white |
erythr/o |
red |
cirrh/o |
yellow-orange |
melan/o |
black |
poli/o |
grey |
alb |
white |
chlor/o |
green |
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Common Prefixes (in EMS)
hyper |
over, excessive, high |
hypo |
under, below, normal |
tachy- |
rapid, fast |
brady- |
slow |
pre- |
before |
post- |
after, behind |
Number Prefixes
uni- |
one |
dipl- |
two, double |
null- |
none |
primi- |
first |
multi- |
many |
bi- |
two |
tri- |
three |
quad- |
four |
tetra- |
four |
quint- |
five |
sext- |
six |
sept- |
seven |
oct- |
eight |
nona- |
nine |
deca- |
ten |
semi- |
half, partial |
hemi- |
half, one sided |
ambi- |
both |
pan- |
all, entire |
Prefixes That Describe Position - To/From
ab- |
away from |
ad- |
to, forward |
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Common suffixes
-al |
pertaining to |
-algia |
pertaining to pain |
-ectomy |
surgical removal of |
-ic |
pertainging to |
-itis |
inflammation |
-logy |
study of |
-logist |
specialist |
-megaly |
enlargement |
-meter |
measuring instrument |
-oma |
tumor (usually referring to cancer) |
-pathy |
disease |
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