Numbers: prefixes / speed: prefixes / Diseases and conditions: prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Com-
A
With, together
2
Q
Di-
A
Two; double
3
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
4
Q
Quad-
A
Four; quadruple
5
Q
Mono-
A
Single; singular
6
Q
Oligo-
A
few; several; very little
7
Q
Poly-
A
Many; a lot
8
Q
Tri-
A
Three; triple
9
Q
Brady-
A
slow
10
Q
Tachy-
A
rapid; fast
11
Q
Carcino-
A
cancer
12
Q
dys-
A
abnormal; painful
13
Q
Eu-
A
Normal
14
Q
Litho-
A
stone
15
Q
mal-
A
abnormal
16
Q
Normo-
A
normal
17
Q
patho-
A
suffering, disease
18
Q
Pro-
A
For, in favor of, supporting
19
Q
Pyro-
A
fire
20
Q
-Chalisla
A
Relaxing
21
Q
-cleisis
A
-emesis
22
Q
-emesis
A
vomit
23
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
24
Q
-lith
A
stone
25
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
26
-oma
lump, mass, tumour
27
-oncus
mass, tumour
28
-osis
disorder
29
-paralysis
motor weakness, paralysis
30
-paresis
motor weakness, paralysis
31
-plegia
stroke, blow, paralysis
32
-ptosis
fall, collapse, downward displacement
33
-stalsis
constriction, contraction
34
-tension
pressure
