Chapter 4 - Prefixes Flashcards by Arka Rembish

Combining form meaning; carp/o?

Wrist bones.

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Combining form meaning; cis/o?

To cut.

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Combining form meaning; cost/o?

Rib.

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Combining form meaning; cutane/o?

Skin.

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Combining form meaning; dactyl/o?

Fingers, toes.

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Combining form meaning; duct/o?

To lead, carry.

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Combining form meaning; flex/o?

To bend

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Combining form meaning; gloss/o?

Tongue.

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Combining form meaning; glyc/o?

Sugar.

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Combining form meaning; immun/o?

Protection.

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Combining form meaning; morph/o?

Shape, form:

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Combining form meaning; mort/o?

Death.

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Combining form meaning; nat/i?

Birth.

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Combining form meaning; norm/o?

Rule, order.

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Combining form meaning; ox/o?

Oxygen.

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Combining form meaning; pub/o?

Pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone.

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Combining form meaning; seps/o?

Infection.

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Combining form meaning; somn/o?

Sleep.

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Combining form meaning; son/o?

Sound.

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Combining form meaning; the/o?

To put, place.

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Combining form meaning; thel/o, theli/o?

Nipple.

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Combining form meaning; thyr/o?

Thyroid gland; shield (the shape of the thyroid gland resembled (oid) a shield to those who named it).

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Combining form meaning; top/o?

Place, position, location.

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Combining form meaning; tox/o?

Poison.

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Combining form meaning; trache/o?

Windpipe, trachea.

Combining form meaning; urethr/o?

Urethra.

Suffix meaning; -blast

Embryonic, immature.

Suffix meaning; -crine

To secrete.

Suffix meaning; -drome

To run.

Suffix meaning; -fusion?

Coming together; to pour.

Suffix meaning; -gen?

Substance that produces.

Suffix meaning; -lapse?

To slide, fall, sag.

Suffix meaning; -lysis?

Breakdown, destruction, separation.

Suffix meaning; -meter?

To measure.

Suffix meaning; -mission?

To send.

Suffix meaning; -or?

One who.

Suffix meaning; -oxia?

Oxygen.

Suffix meaning; -partum?

Birth, labour.

Suffix meaning; -phoria?

To bear, carry; feeling (mental state).

Suffix meaning; -physis

To grow.

Suffix meaning; -plasia?

Development, formation, growth.

Suffix meaning; -plasm?

Structure or formation.

Suffix meaning; -pnea?

Breathing.

Suffix meaning; -ptosis?

Falling, drooping, prolapse.

Suffix meaning; -rrhea?

Flow, discharge.

Suffix meaning; -stasis?

Stopping, controlling.

Suffix meaning; -trophy?

Development, nourishment.

Prefix meaning; a-, an-?

No, not, without. Ie) apnea - not breathing

Prefix meaning; ab-?

Away from. Ie) an abductor is a muscle that draws a limb away from the body.

Prefix meaning; ad-?

Toward. An adductor is a muscle that draws a limb towards the body,

Prefix meaning; ana-?

Up, apart. Ie) anabolism Analysis -

Prefix meaning; ante-?

Before, forward. Ante cibum - before meals (cibum). A.c on meds.

Prefix meaning; anti-?

Against.

Prefix meaning; auto-?

Self, own.

Prefix meaning; bi-?

Two.

Prefix meaning; -brady?

Slow.

Prefix meaning; -cata?

Down.

Prefix meaning; con-?

With, together.

Prefix meaning; contra-?

Against, opposite.

Prefix meaning; de-?

Down, lack of.

Prefix meaning; dia-?

Through, complete.

Prefix meaning; dys-?

Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal.

Prefix meaning; ec-?

Out, outside.

Prefix meaning; endo-?

In, within.

Prefix meaning; epi-?

Upon, on, above.

Prefix meaning; eu-?

Good, normal.

Prefix meaning; ex-?

Out, outside.

Prefix meaning; hemi-?

Half.

Prefix meaning; hyper-?

Excessive, above.

Prefix meaning; hypo-?

Deficient, under.

Prefix meaning; in-?

Not.

Prefix meaning; in-?

Not. Ie) insomniac -

Prefix meaning; in-?

Into, within. Ie)incision - process of cutting in

Prefix meaning; infra-?

Beneath, under. Ie) infracostal -

Prefix meaning; inter-?

Between. Ie) intercostal - intercostal muscles lie between adjacent ribs.

Prefix meaning; intra-?

In, within, into. Ie) intravenous - in veins

Prefix meaning; macro-?

Large. Macrocephaly - congenital anomaly.

Prefix meaning; meta-?

Beyond, change.

Prefix meaning; micro-?

Small.

Prefix meaning; neo-?

New.

Prefix meaning; pan-?

All.

Prefix meaning; para-?

Abnormal, beside, near. Paralysis - abnormal disruption of connection between nerve and muscle. Parathyroid gland - beside thyroid gland (behind).

Prefix meaning; per-?

Through.

Prefix meaning; peri-?

Surrounding. Ie) pericardium - structure surrounding the heart.

Prefix meaning; poly-?

Many, much. Ie) polymorphonuclear

Prefix meaning; post-?

After, behind. Ie) postmortem - after death (autopsy)

Prefix meaning; pre-?

Before, in front of. Prenatal - before birth

Prefix meaning; pro-?

Before, forward. Ie) prodrome -

Prefix meaning; pros-?

Before, forward. Ie) prosthesis

Prefix meaning; re-?

Back, again. Ie) relapse - falling again, back again. A disease or it’s signs and symptoms return after an apparent recovery.

Prefix meaning; retro-?

Behind, backward. Retroperitoneal - pertaining to behind the peritoneum

Prefix meaning; sub-?

Under. Ie) subcutaneous

Prefix meaning; supra-?

Above, upper.

Prefix meaning; syn-, sym-?

Together, with. Ie) syndactyly - toes/fingers together. Syndrome -

Prefix meaning; tachy-?

Fast. Ie) tachypnea

Prefix meaning; trans-?

Across, through. Ie) transfusion- transfer of blood or blood parts from one person to another.

Prefix meaning; ultra-?

Beyond, excess. Ie) ultrasonography -

Prefix meaning; uni-?

One. Ie) unilateral - pertaining to one side