NSG prefixes and suffixes Flashcards
(196 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without, lack of
2
Q
ab-
A
from, away
3
Q
-ac, -ic
A
pertaining to
4
Q
acr- (o)
A
extremities (arms & legs)
5
Q
ad-
A
to, toward, near
6
Q
aden-
A
gland, glandular
7
Q
adren-
A
adrenal gland
8
Q
aer-
A
air
9
Q
-al
A
like, similar, pertaining to
10
Q
alba-
A
white
11
Q
alges- (i, a)
A
pain
12
Q
algia-
A
pain
13
Q
ambi-
A
both sides
14
Q
an- (o, us)
A
anus (opening to rectum)
15
Q
angi-
A
vessel
16
Q
ankyl-
A
crooked, looped, immovable, fixed
17
Q
ante-
A
before, in front of, ahead
18
Q
anti-
A
against
19
Q
append-
A
appendix
20
Q
arter-
A
artery
21
Q
arthr-
A
joint
22
Q
-ase
A
enzyme
23
Q
-asthenia
A
weakness, lack of strength
24
Q
ather-
A
fatty, lipid
25
audi-
sound, hearing
26
aur-
ear
27
auto
self
28
bi-
twice, double, both
29
bio-
life
30
-blast
germ/embryonic cell
31
blephar-
eyelid
32
brachi-
arm
33
brachy-
short
34
brady-
slow
35
bronchi-
air tubes in lungs
36
bucc-
cheek
37
calc-
stone
38
carcin-
cancer, malignancy
39
cardi-
pertaining to the heart
40
carp-
wrist
41
-cele
swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
42
cent-
hundred
43
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
44
cephal-
head, pertaining to head
45
cerebro-
brain
46
cerv-
neck, neck of uterus
47
cheil-
lip
48
chem-
drug, chemical
49
chir-
hand
50
chlor-
green
51
chol-
gallbladder, bile
52
chond-
cartilage
53
chrom-
color
54
-cide
causing death
55
circum-
around, about
56
-cise
cut-
57
-clysis
washing, irrigation
58
co-
with, together
59
-coccus
round
60
-coele
chamber, enlarged space
61
col-
colon, bowel, large intestine
62
colp-
vagina
63
contra-
against, counter
64
cost-
rib
65
crani-
pertaining to the skull
66
-crine
secrete
67
cryo-
cold
68
crypt-
hidden
69
cut-
skin
70
cyan-
blue
71
cyst-
bladder, bag, sac
72
cyt-
cell
73
dacry-
tear, tear duct
74
dactyl-
finger, toe
75
dec-
ten
76
demi-
half
77
dent-
tooth
78
derm-
pertaining to the skin
79
-desis
surgical union or fixation
80
dextr-
to the right
81
di-
double, twice
82
dia-
through between, part
83
dis-
separation, away from
84
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
85
ect-
out from
86
-ectomy
surgical removal of
87
electro-
pertaining to electricity
88
-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
89
end-
within
90
enter-
pertaining to intestines
91
epi
upon, on
92
erythr-
pertaining to anything red, erythrocytes (red blood cells)
93
eu-
easy, good, normal
94
ex-
outside
95
extra-
outside, in addition
96
gastr-
pertaining to the stomach
97
-genic
causing
98
glyc-
sugar
99
-gram
record
100
graph
a record or instrument used to create the record
101
gynec-
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
102
hemat-
pertaining to blood
103
hemi-
half
104
hepat-
pertaining to the liver
105
hem-
pertaining to blood
106
heter-
other, different
107
hom-
same or like
108
hydr-
water
109
hyper-
over, excessive
110
hypo-
under, deficient
111
hyster-
pertaining to the uterus
112
infra-
below
113
inter-
between
114
intra-
within
115
iso-
equal
116
-itis
inflammation
117
latero-
side
118
leuk-
pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells)
119
lith-
pertaining to a stone
120
-lysis
decline, disintegration, destruction
121
macro-
large
122
mal-
bad or abnormal
123
medi-
middle
124
mega-
-megaly
large, enlargement of
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melan-
black
126
mening-
pertaining to the membrane, esp. meninges
127
micro-
small
128
mono-
one
129
myel-
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow or myelin
130
my-
pertaining to the muscle
131
nas-
pertaining to the nose
132
ne-
new
133
nephr-
pertaining to the kidney
134
neur-
pertaining to the nervous system or nerve
135
noct
night
136
olig-
little, deficient
137
-oma
tumor
138
oophor-
pertaining to the ovary
139
opthalm-
pertaining to the eye
140
orchi-
pertaining to the testicles
141
oro-
pertaining to the mouth
142
ortho-
straight or normal
143
-osis
pertaining to disease process
144
oste-
pertaining to the bone
145
-ostomy
surgical creation of opening or hole
146
-otomy
surgical incision
147
ot-
pertaining to the ear
148
para
by the side of
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path-
-pathy
pertaining to the disease or system for treating disease
150
per-
through
151
phag-
-phagia
eating, ingesting, or engulfing
152
pharyng-
pertaining to throat or pharynx
153
phleb-
pertaining to vein
154
-plasty
plastic surgery
155
-plegia
paralysis
156
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
157
pneum-
pertaining to respiration, lungs or air
158
poly-
many
159
post-
after, behind
160
pre-
before
161
pro-
before, in front of
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proct-
pertaining to the rectum
163
pseud-
false
164
psych-
pertaining to the mind
165
-ptosis
drooping
166
pulm-
pertaining to the lung
167
pur-
pertaining to pus
168
pyel-
pertaining to the kidney or pelvis
169
py-
pertaining to pus
170
quadr-
four
171
quar-/ quat
four
172
retr-
backward or behind
173
rhin-
pertaining to the nose
174
-rrhage
discharge
175
-rrhagia
abnormal excessive flow or discharge
176
-rrhaphy
suture of; repair of
177
-rrhea
flow or discharge
178
salpin-
pertaining to a tube
179
scler-
hard; or sclera
180
-scope
instrument for examination
181
-scopy
examination with an instrument
182
semi-
half or partial
183
-sis
a process, action or condition
184
sub-
under, moderately
185
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
186
supra-
above
187
tachy-
fast
188
-taxis
order, arrangement of
189
therm-
pertaining to temperature
190
thorac-
pertaining to the chest
191
trans-
across
192
tri-
three
193
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
194
uni
one
195
-uria
pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated
196
vas-
vessel
