Disease Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
brady-
A
slow
2
Q
tachy-
A
fast
3
Q
auto
A
self
4
Q
hypo-
A
low/under
5
Q
hyper
A
above/high
6
Q
erythro-
A
red
7
Q
leuko(co) -
A
white
8
Q
anti-
A
against
9
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
10
Q
inter-
A
between
11
Q
intra-
A
within, into, inside
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation of
13
Q
-ism
A
condition
14
Q
-lysis
A
destruction, dissolving
15
Q
macro-
A
large
16
Q
micro-
A
small
17
Q
-coccus
A
round
18
Q
-emia
A
blood
19
Q
-gly-
A
sugar
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged
21
Q
mal-
A
bad
22
Q
neo-
A
new
23
Q
pre-
A
before, in front of
24
Q
post-
A
after, behind
25
sub-
under
26
supra-
above
27
contra-
against, counter, avoid
28
trans-
across
29
-stasis
stoppage or balance
30
-rrhea
flow or discharge
31
-phylaxis
protection or prevention
32
-ology
study of
33
-ologist
person who does or studies a disease
34
neuro-
brain
35
cerebro-
brain
36
pulmon-
lung
37
cardio
heart
38
nephro
kidney
39
osteo-
bone
40
ortho-
bone
41
derm-
skin
42
oto-
ear
43
Ophtha
eye
44
arthro-
joint
45
-sclerosis
hardening
46
-ectomy
to remove
47
-otomy
to cut
48
-pathy
disease of
