EMT Common Prefixes Flashcards
(119 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
without, lack of
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
abdomi(n)-
A
abdomen
4
Q
acr(o)-
A
pertaining to an extremity
5
Q
ad-
A
to, toward
6
Q
aden(o)-
A
pertaining to a gland
7
Q
an-
A
without, lack of
8
Q
ana-
A
up, back, again
9
Q
angio-
A
vessel
10
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
11
Q
anti-
A
against, opposed to
12
Q
arteri(o)-
A
artery
13
Q
arthro-
A
pertaining to a joint
14
Q
auto-
A
self
15
Q
bi-
A
two
16
Q
bi(o)-
A
Pertaining to life
17
Q
blast(o)-
A
germ or cell
18
Q
blephar(o)-
A
pertaining to an eyelid
19
Q
brady-
A
slow
20
Q
calc-
A
stone;also heel
21
Q
cardi(o)-
A
pertaining to the heart
22
Q
cephal(o)-
A
pertaining to the head
23
Q
cerebr(o)-
A
pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
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Q
cervic(o)-
A
pertaining to the neck or the uterine cervix
25
chole-
pertaining to the bile
26
chondr(o)-
pertaining to the cartilage
27
circum-
around,about
28
contra-
against, opposite
29
cost(o)-
pertaining to the rib
30
cyan(o)-
blue
31
cyst(o)-
pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac
32
cyt(o)-
pertaining to a cell
33
de-
down from
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dermat(o)-
pertaining to the skin
35
di-
twice, double
36
dia-
though, completely
37
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
38
ect(o)-
out from
39
electro-
pertaining to electricity
40
endo(o)-
within
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enter(o)-
pertaining to the intestines
42
epi-
upon, on
43
erythr(o)-
pertaining to the red or to erythrocytes(red blood cell)
44
eu-
easy,good, normal
45
ex(o)-
outside
46
extra-
outside in addition
47
gastr(o)-
pertaining to the stomach
48
glyc(o)-
sugar
49
gynec(o)-
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
50
hemat(o)-
pertaining to blood
51
hemi-
half
52
hem(o)-
pertaining to blood
53
hepat(o)-
pertaining to the liver
54
hom-
same
55
hydro-
water
56
hyper-
over, excessive
57
hypo-
under, deficient
58
hyster(o)
pertaining to the uterus
59
infra-
elbow
60
inter-
between
61
infra-
within
62
iso-
equal
63
latero-
side
64
leuk(o)-
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes(white blood cells)
65
lith(o)-
pertaining to a stone
66
macro-
large
67
mal-
bad or abnormal
68
medi-
middle
69
mega-
large
70
mening(o)
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
71
micro-
small
72
mono-
one
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myel(o)-
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
74
my(o)-
pertaining to muscle
75
nas(o)-
pertaining to nose
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ne(o)-
new
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neph(o)
pertaining to the kidney
78
neur(o)
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
79
noct-
night
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olig(o)-
little,deficient
81
oophor(o)
pertaining to the ovary
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ophthalm(o)-
pertaining to the eye
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orchid(o)
pertaining to the testicles
84
ortho-
straight or normal
85
oste(o)
pertaining to the bone
86
ot(o)-
pertaining to the ear
87
para-
by the side of
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path(o)-
pertaining to disease
89
per-
through
90
peri-
around
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phag(o)-
pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing.
92
pharyng(o)-
pertaining to the throat or pharynx
93
phleb(o)-
pertaining to a vein
94
pneum(o)
pertaining to respiration, the lungs or air.
95
poly-
many
96
post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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pro-
before, in front of
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proct(o)-
pertaining to the rectum
100
pseud(o)-
false
101
psych(o)
pertaining to the mind
102
pulm(o)-
pertaining to the lung
103
pyek(o)-
pertaining to the kidney or pelvis
104
py(o)-
pertaining to pus
105
quadr(o)-
four
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retr(o)-
backward or behind
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rhin(o)-
pertaining to the nose
108
salping(o)-
pertaining to a tube
109
scler(o)-
hard; also means pertaining to the sclera
110
semi-
half or partial
111
sub-
under, moderately
112
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
113
supra-
above
114
tachy-
fast
115
thorac(o)
pertaining to the chest
116
trasn-
across
117
tri-
three
118
uni-
one
119
cas(o)
vessel
