Chapter 4- Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
What is carp/o?
A
wrist bones (carpal tunnel)
2
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What is cis/o?
A
cut (inCISion)
3
Q
What is cost/o?
A
rib
4
Q
What is cutane/o?
A
skin
5
Q
What is dactyl/o?
A
fingers and toes
6
Q
What is duct/o?
A
lead, carry
7
Q
What is flex/o?
A
bend
8
Q
What is furc/o?
A
branching
9
Q
What is gloss/o?
A
tongue
10
Q
What is glyc/o?
A
sugar
11
Q
What is immun/o?
A
protection (immune system)
12
Q
What is morph/o?
A
shape, form, change
13
Q
What is mort/o?
A
death
14
Q
What is nat/i?
A
birth
15
Q
What is norm/o?
A
rule, order (SpongeBob must follow Squidwards rules to become normal )
16
Q
What is ox/o?
A
oxygen
17
Q
What is pub/o?
A
pubis (Pubic bone)
18
Q
What is sesp/o?
A
infection
19
Q
What is somn/o?
A
sleep (think inSOMNia)
20
Q
What is son/o?
A
sound (think sonar)
21
Q
What is tens/o?
A
tension, force, strain, stretch
22
Q
What is the/o?
A
put in place
23
Q
What is thel/o, theli/o?
A
nipple
24
Q
What is thyr/o?
A
thyroid gland
25
What is top/o?
place, position, location
26
What is tox/o?
poison, toxic
27
What is thrache/o?
trachea
28
What is urethr/o?
urethra
29
What is -crine?
secrete
30
What is -drome?
run
31
What is -fusion?
to combine together
32
What is -gen?
substance that produces
33
What is -lapse?
slide, fall, sag
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What is -lysis?
breakdown, destruction, separation
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What is -meter?
measure
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What is -mission?
send ("Send them on a mission")
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What is -or?
one who
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What is -oxia?
oxygen
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What is -partum?
birth, labour
40
What is -phoria?
bear, carry, mental state, feeling
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What is -physis?
grow
42
What is -plasia?
development, formation, growth
43
What is -plasm?
structure or formation
44
What is -pnea?
breathing
45
What is -ptom?
happening, occurrence
46
What is -ptosis?
falling, drooping, prolapse
47
What is -rrhea?
flow discharge
48
What is -stasis?
stopping, controlling
49
What is -trophy?
development, nourishment
50
What is a-, an-?
no, not, without
51
What is ab-?
away from (think abduct- to take away)
52
What is ad-?
towards
53
What is ana-?
up, apart
54
What is ante-?
before, forward
55
What is anti-?
against
56
What is auto-?
self, own (think AUTOpsy)
57
What is bi-?
life
58
What is brady-?
slow
59
What is cata-?
down
60
What is con-?
with, together
61
What is contra-?
opposite, against
62
What is de-?
down, lack of (think DEpletion)
63
What is dia-?
through, complete (DIAgnosis)
64
What is dys-?
abnormal, bad, difficult, painful
65
What is ec-?
out, outside
66
What is endo-?
in, within
67
What is epi-?
upon, on, above
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What is eu-?
good, normal
69
What is ex-?
out, outside
70
What is hemi-?
half
71
What is hyper-?
excessive, above
72
What is hypo-?
deficient, too little
73
What is in-?
not
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What is in-?
into, within
75
What is infra-?
between, under
76
What is inter-?
between
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What is intra-?
in, within, into
78
What is macro-?
large
79
What is mal-?
bad
80
What is meta-?
beyond, change
81
What is micro-?
small
82
What is neo-?
new
83
What is pan-?
all (think Pansexual)
84
What is para-?
abnormal, beside, near (think Paranormal)
85
What is per-?
through
86
What is peri-?
surrounding
87
What is poly-?
multiple, many, much
88
What is post-?
after, behind
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What is pre-?
before, in front of
90
What is pro-?
before, forward
91
What is pros-?
before, forward
92
What is re-?
back again (think REsicion, RElapse)
93
What is retro-?
behind, backward
94
What is sub-?
under (think SUBmarine)
95
What is supra-?
Above or upper
96
What is syn-, sym-? What is the rule with this prefix?
together, with
| Before 'B', 'P', and 'M'. -syn, becomes -sym.
97
What is tachy-?
fast
98
What is trans-?
across, through (TRANSfer)
99
What is ultra-?
beyond, excess
100
What is uni-?
one
