Common Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
without, lack of, none
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
abdomi(n)-
A
abdomen
4
Q
ad-
A
to, toward
5
Q
aden(o)-
A
pertaining to a gland
6
Q
an-
A
without, lack of
7
Q
angio-
A
vessel
8
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
9
Q
anti-
A
against, opposed to
10
Q
arteri(o)-
A
artery
11
Q
arthro-
A
pertaining to a joint
12
Q
auto-
A
self
13
Q
bi-
A
two
14
Q
bi(o)-
A
pertaining to life
15
Q
brady-
A
slow
16
Q
cardi(o)-
A
pertaining to the heart
17
Q
cephal(o)-
A
pertaining to the head
18
Q
cerebr(o)-
A
pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
19
Q
cervic(o)-
A
pertaining to the neck or the uterine cervix
20
Q
chole-
A
pertaining to a cartilage
21
Q
circum-
A
around, about
22
Q
cost(o)-
A
pertaining to a rib
23
Q
A
24
Q
cyan(o)-
A
blue
25
cyst(o)-
pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac
26
cyt(o)-
pertaining to a cell
27
de-
down from
28
dermat(o)-
pertaining to the skin
29
di-
twice, double
30
dia-
through, completely
31
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
32
ect(o)-
out from
33
electro-
pertaining to electricity
34
end(o)-
within
35
enter(o)-
pertaining to intestines
36
epi-
upon, on
37
erythr(o)-
pertaining to red or erythrocytes (RBC's)
38
extra-
outside, in addition
39
gastr(o)-
pertaining to the stomach
40
glyc(o)-
sugar
41
gynec(o)-
pertaining to females or the female reproductive system
42
hemat(o)-
pertaining to blood
43
hemi-
half
44
hem(o)-
pertaining to blood
45
hepat(o)-
pertaining to the liver
46
hydr(o)-
water
47
hyper-
over, excessive
48
hypo-
under, deficient
49
hyster(o)-
pertaining to the uterus
50
infra-
below
51
inter-
between
52
intra-
within
53
iso-
equal
54
latero-
side
55
leuk(o)-
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (WBC's)
56
macro-
large
57
mal-
bad or abnormal
58
medi-
middle
59
mega-
large
60
mening(o)-
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
61
micro-
small
62
multi-
more than one, many
63
myel(o)-
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
64
my(o)-
pertaining to muscle
65
nas(o)-
pertaining to the nose
66
ne(o)-
new
67
nephr(o)-
pertaining to the kidney
68
neur(o)-
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
69
noct-
night
70
oophor(o)-
pertaining to the ovary
71
opthalm(o)-
pertaining to the eye
72
ortho-
straight or normal
73
oste(o)-
pertaining to the bone
74
para-
by the side of
75
path(o)-
pertaining to disease
76
per-
through
77
peri-
around
78
phag(o)-
pertaining to eating, ingesting or engulfing
79
pharyng(o)-
pertaining to the throat, or pharynx
80
phleb(o)-
pertaining to a vein
81
pneum(o)-
pertaining to respiration, the lungs, or air
82
poly-
many
83
post-
after, behind
84
pre-
before
85
primi-
first
86
pro-
before, in front of
87
proct(o)-
pertaining to the rectum
88
psued(o)-
FALSE
89
psych(o)-
pertaining to the mind
90
pulm(o)-
pertaining to the lung
91
quadr(i)-
four
92
retr(o)-
backward or behind
93
rhin(o)-
pertaining to the nose
94
semi-
half or partial
95
sub-
under, moderately
96
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
97
supra-
above
98
tachy-
fast
99
thorac(o)-
pertaining to the chest
100
trans-
across
101
tri-
three
102
uni-
one
103
vas(o)-
vessel
