Misc. Prefixes in Biology & Medicine Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
Q
bio
A
life
2
Q
vit
A
life
3
Q
vivi (vivo)
A
life, alive
4
Q
eco
A
home, house
5
Q
andro
A
male
6
Q
gyne (gynec)
A
female
7
Q
soma (somat)
A
body
8
Q
tropho
A
nutrition, growth
9
Q
plasm (plast)
A
to form
10
Q
pino
A
to drink
11
Q
septi
A
rotten, infection
12
Q
blast
A
precursor, sprout, embryo
13
Q
nuc (nucle)
A
small nut, nucleus
14
Q
karyo
A
nut, kernel, nucleus
15
Q
gono
A
procreation
16
Q
sperm (spermat)
A
to sow, plant
17
Q
fer
A
to bear, carry
18
Q
gam (gamet)
A
wife, marriage
19
Q
anthro
A
human
20
Q
demi
A
population
21
Q
zoo
A
animal
22
Q
brachi
A
arm
23
Q
chiro
A
hand
24
Q
pod
A
foot, leg
25
arthro
joint
26
caud
tail
27
cephal
head
28
capit (capacit)
head
29
stoma (stomat)
mouth
30
odont
tooth
31
gastro
stomach
32
oo
egg
33
ov
egg
34
coelo
cavity, hollow
35
asco
bag, sac
36
sept
barrier, fence
37
lam
plate
38
basidio
pedestal, club
39
tect
roof, covering
40
gymno
naked, uncovered
41
chyma
juice
42
ser
clear fluid
43
muco
mucus
44
bacteri
small rod
45
flag
whip
46
mito
thread
47
nod
knot
48
zygo
yoked, connected, paired, joined
