Medical Prefixes Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
a(n)
A
absence of
2
Q
ante
A
before
3
Q
anti
A
against
4
Q
aur(i)
A
ear
5
Q
aut(o)
A
self
6
Q
bi, bis
A
double, twice, two
7
Q
brachy
A
short
8
Q
brady
A
slow
9
Q
carcin(o)
A
cancer
10
Q
cephal(o)
A
head
11
Q
circum
A
around, about
12
Q
contra
A
against, counter
13
Q
corpor
A
body
14
Q
cyan(o)
A
blue
15
Q
dipl(o)
A
double
16
Q
dors
A
back
17
Q
dys
A
bad, faulty, abnormal
18
Q
end(o)
A
inside
19
Q
epi
A
outer, superficial, on top
20
Q
erythr(o)
A
red
21
Q
eu
A
normal
22
Q
extra
A
outside
23
Q
hemi
A
half
24
Q
hyper
A
excessive, high
25
hypo
deficient, low
26
infra
beneath
27
inter
among, between
28
intra
within
29
leuk(o)
white
30
lingu(o)
tongue
31
lip(o)
fat
32
mal
bad, abnormal
33
melan(o)
black
34
nutri
nourish
35
osse(o)
bone
36
ped(o)
child
37
peri
around
38
pharmaco
drug
39
pharyng(o)
throat
40
poly
much, many
41
post
after
42
poster(i)
back, behind
43
presby
elder
44
pseud(o)
false
45
psych(o)
mind
46
pyel(o)
pelvis, kidney
47
pyr(o)
fever, fire
48
steat(o)
fat
49
steth(o)
chest
50
supra
above
51
tachy
fast, quick
52
xer(o)
dry
