Prefix and Suffix Flashcards
Important prefix and suffix in pharmacology
1
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A-
A
without, away from
2
Q
AB-
A
away from
3
Q
AD-
A
toward
4
Q
AN-
A
without
5
Q
ANA-
A
up, apart
6
Q
ANTE-
A
before
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Q
ANTI-
A
against
8
Q
ARTHR(O)-
A
joint
9
Q
AUTO-
A
self
10
Q
BI-
A
two
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Q
BRADY-
A
slow
12
Q
CARDI(O)-
A
heart
13
Q
CIRCUM-
A
around
14
Q
CONTRA-
A
opposite
15
Q
CYST(O)-
A
bladder
16
Q
DERM-
A
skin
17
Q
DIS-
A
apart
18
Q
DYS-
A
abnormal, difficult, painful
19
Q
ECT(O)-
A
outside
20
Q
ENDO-
A
within
21
Q
ENTER(O)-
A
intestine
22
Q
EPI-
A
above,upon, over
23
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EX-
A
external, outward
24
Q
HEMI-
A
half
25
HYPER-
above, beyond, excessive
26
HYP(O)-
below, under, deficient
27
IN-
inward, without, not, within
28
INTER-
between
29
INTRA-
within
30
MACR(O)-
large
31
MICRO-
small
32
MON(O)-
one
33
MY(O)-
muscle
34
NEPHR(O)-
kidney
35
OPHTHALM(O)-
eye
36
OSTE(O)-
bone
37
OT(O)-
ear
38
PARA-
beside, near, abnormal
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PATH(O)-
disease
40
PER-
through
41
PERI-
around
42
PHAGO-
eating
43
PHLEB(O)-
vein
44
PNEUM(O)
lung
45
POLY-
many
46
POST-
after
47
PRE-
before
48
PSYCH(O)-
mind
49
QUADR(I)-
four
50
SEMI-
partial, half
51
SUB-
below
52
SUPER-
above, beyond
53
SUPRA-
above, beyond
54
TACHY-
fast, rapid
55
TOX(O)-
poison
56
TRANS-
across, through
57
TRI-
three
58
UN(I)-
one
59
VAS(O)-
blood vessel
60
-ALGIA
pain
61
-CIDAL
killing
62
-CYTE
cell
63
-CYTOSIS
more then the normal number of cells
64
-DERMA
skin condition
65
-DIPS(O)
thrist
66
-ECTOMY
surgical removal
67
-EDEMA
swelling
68
-EMIA
blood conditon
69
-GLOBULIN
protien
70
-IA
condition, state
71
-IASIS
abnormal conditon
72
-IST
specialist
73
-IATRY
specialty of
74
-ITIS
inflammation
75
-LITHIASIS
condition of stones
76
-LITH(O)
stone
77
-LOGY
study of
78
-MEGALY
enlargment
79
-OMA
mass, tumor
80
-OREXIA
appetite
81
-OSIS
abnormal conditon
82
-PARESIS
weakness
83
-PATHY
disease
84
-PENIA
deficiency
85
-PHAGIA
eat, swallow
86
-PHASIA
speech
87
-PLEGIA
paralysis
88
-PNEA
breathing
89
-POIESIS
formation
90
-RRHAGE
abnormal flow, excessive
91
-RRGAGIA
abnormal flow, excessive
92
-RRHEA
discharge
93
-SCLEROSIS
hardening
94
-STASIS
standing still
95
-STEN(O)
narrowing
96
-STOMY
surgical opening
97
-TENSION
pressure
98
-THORAX
chest
99
-TROPHY
nourishment
100
-URIA
condition of the urine