Lesson 8

Front 1

Ab-

(a- rarely before certain consonants;

abs- before c and t)

Back 1

Prefix:

away from

Front 2

Ad-

(ac- before c; af- before f; ag- before g; al- before l; an- before n; ap- before p; as- before s; a- before sp; at before t)

Back 2

Prefix:

to, torward

Front 3

Ambi-

Back 3

Prefix:

both

Front 4

Ante-

Back 4

Prefix:

before, forward

Front 5

Bi-

(Bin-, Bis-)

Back 5

Prefix:

two, twice, double, both

Front 6

Circum-

Back 6

Prefix:

around

Front 7

Con-

(co- before h; col- before l; com- before e, m, and p; cor- before r)

Back 7

Prefix:

together, with; thoroughly, very

Front 8

Contra-

Back 8

Prefix:

against, opposite

Front 9

De-

Back 9

Prefix:

down, away, from, absent

Front 10

Dis-

(di- before g, v, and usually before l; dif- before f)

Back 10

Prefix:

apart, away

Front 11

Ex- (e- before certain consonants; ef- before f)

Back 11

Prefix:

out of, away from

Front 12

Extra-

(rarely extro-)

Back 12

Prefix:

on the outside, beyond

Front 13

(1) In-

(il- before l; im- before b, m, and p; ir- before r)

Back 13

Prefix:

in, into

Front 14

(2) in-

Back 14

Prefix:

not

Front 15

(3) in-

Back 15

Prefix:

very, thoroughly

Front 16

Infra-

Back 16

Prefix:

beneath, below

Front 17

Inter-

Back 17

Prefix:

between

Front 18

Intra-

(rarely intro-)

Back 18

Prefix:

within

Front 19

non-

Back 19

*not a prefix but an adverb*

not

Front 20

Ob-

(oc- before c; op- before p)

Back 20

Prefix:

against, toward; very, thoroughly

Front 21

Per-

(pel- before l)

Back 21

Prefix:

through; very, thoroughly

Front 22

Post-

Back 22

Prefix:

after, following, behinf

Front 23

Pre-

Back 23

Prefix:

before, in front of

Front 24

Pro-

Back 24

Prefix:

forward, in front

Front 25

Re-

Back 25

Prefix:

back, again

Front 26

Retro-

Back 26

Prefix:

backward, in back, behind

Front 27

Se-

Back 27

Prefix:

apart, away from

Front 28

Semi-

Back 28

Prefix:

half

Front 29

Sub-

(sef- before f; sup- before p)

Back 29

Prefix:

under

Front 30

Super-

(often supra-)

Back 30

Prefix:

over, above; excess

Front 31

Trans-

Back 31

Prefix:

across, through

Front 32

Ultra-

Back 32

Prefix:

beyond, excess

Front 33

-an

Back 33

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, located in

Front 34

-ar

Back 34

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, located in

Front 35

-arium

Back 35

noun-forming suffix:

denotes a place for something

Front 36

-ary

Back 36

noun-forming suffix:

denotes a place for something

Front 37

-ary

Back 37

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

Front 38

-ate

Back 38

adjective-forming suffix:

having the form of, possessing

Front 39

-ia

Back 39

noun-forming suffix

Front 40

-ian

Back 40

noun-forming suffix:

indicates an expert in a certain field

Front 41

-ic

Back 41

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

Front 42

-id

Back 42

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

Front 43

-ile

Back 43

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, capable of

Front 44

-ine

Back 44

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to, located in

Front 45

-ive

Back 45

adjective-forming suffix:

pertaining to

Front 46

-lent

Back 46

adjective-forming suffix:

full of

Front 47

-ose

Back 47

adjective-forming suffix:

full of

Front 48

-ous

Back 48

adjective-forming suffix:

full of

Front 49

-ty

Back 49

noun-forming suffix

Front 50

-y

Back 50

noun-forming suffix

Front 51

Abdomin-

Back 51

Combining Form:

belly, abdomen

Front 52

Adip-

Back 52

Combining Form:

fat

Front 53

Aur-

Back 53

Combining Form:

ear

Front 54

Bachill-

Back 54

Combining Form:

[rod, staff] bacillus

Front 55

Burs-

Back 55

Combining Form:

[leather sack] bursa

Front 56

Calc-

Back 56

Combining Form:

stone, calcium, line (salts)

Front 57

Calor-

Back 57

Combining Form:

heat, energy

Front 58

Capit-

Back 58

Combining Form:

head

Front 59

Cerebr-

Back 59

Combining Form:

brain

Front 60

Cost-

Back 60

Combining Form:

rib

Front 61

Dent-

Back 61

Combining Form:

tooth

Front 62

Dors-

Back 62

Combining Form:

back (of the body)

Front 63

Extern-

Back 63

Combining Form:

outer

Front 64

Fibr-

Back 64

Combining Form:

fiber, filament

Front 65

Fistul-

Back 65

Combining Form:

(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage into the body

Front 66

Frig-

Frigor-

Back 66

Combining Form:

cold

Front 67

Insul-

Back 67

Combining Form:

island

Front 68

Intern-

Back 68

Combining Form:

inner

Front 69

Meat-

Back 69

Combining Form:

passage, opening, meatus (pronounced mee-ate -us)

Front 70

Nas-

Back 70

Combining Form:

nose

Front 71

Pur-

Back 71

Combining Form:

pus

Front 72

Radic-

Rad-

Radix

Back 72

Combining Form:

root

Front 73

Ren-

Back 73

Combining Form:

kidney

Front 74

Sangui(n)-

Back 74

Combining Form:

blood

Front 75

Son-

Back 75

Combining Form:

sound

Front 76

Synov-

Back 76

Combining Form:

synovial fluid, synovial membrane or sac

Front 77

Tub-

Back 77

Combining Form:

[trumpet] tube

Front 78

Tuss-

Back 78

Combining Form:

cough

Front 79

Vacc-

Back 79

Combining Form:

cow

Front 80

Vir-

Virus-

Back 80

Combining Form:

[poison, venom] virus

Front 81

Viscer-

Back 81

Combining Form:

internal organ(s)

Front 82

Later-

Back 82

Combining Form:

side

Front 83

Oss-

Back 83

Combining Form:

bone

Front 84

Radic-

Back 84

Combining Form:

root

Front 85

Sopor-

Back 85

Combining Form:

sleep

Front 86

Vas-

Back 86

Combining Form:

vessel