Flashcards
Prefixes
1
Q
gastro
A
pertaining to the stomach
2
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glyco
A
sugar
3
Q
gyneco
A
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
4
Q
hemo
A
pertaining to blood
5
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hemato
A
pertaining to blood
6
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hemi
A
half
7
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heter
A
other, different
8
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hom
A
same or like
9
Q
hydro
A
water
10
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hyper
A
over excessive
11
Q
hypo
A
under, deficient
12
Q
hystero
A
pertaining to the uterus
13
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infra
A
below
14
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inter
A
between
15
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intra
A
within
16
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iso
A
equal
17
Q
latero
A
side
18
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leuko
A
pertaining to anything white or to leukocyte (white blood cells)
19
Q
litho
A
pertaining to stone
20
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macro
A
large
21
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mal
A
bad or abnormal
22
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medi
A
middle
23
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mega
A
large
24
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melan
A
black
25
mening
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
26
micro
small
27
mono
one
28
myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
29
myo
pertaining to muscle
30
naso
pertaining to the nose
31
neo
new
32
nephro
pertaining to the kidney
33
neuro
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
34
noct
night
35
oligo
little, deficient
36
oophoro
pertaining to the ovary
37
ophthalmo
pertaining to the eye
38
orchio
pertaining to the testicles
39
orchido
pertaining to the testicles
40
oro
pertaining to the mouth
41
ortho
straight or normal
42
osteo
pertaining to bone
43
oto
pertaining to the ear
44
para
by the side of
45
patho
pertaining to disease
