Prefix Chapter One Flashcards
1
Q
Arth/o
A
Joint
2
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
3
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer ; cancerous
4
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
5
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
6
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum; largest part of brain
7
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
8
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
9
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
10
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
11
Q
Electr/o
A
Electricity
12
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
13
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestines (often small intestine)
14
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
15
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
16
Q
Gnos/o
A
Knowledge
17
Q
Gynec/o
A
Woman ; female
18
Q
Hem/o
Hemat/o
A
Blood
19
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
20
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen
21
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
22
Q
Nephr/o
A
Kidney
23
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
24
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
25
Ophthalm/o
Eye
26
Oste/o
Bone
27
Path/o
Disease
28
Psych/o
Mind
29
Ren/o
Kidney
30
Rhin/o
Nose
31
Sarc/o
Flesh
32
Thromb/o
Clotting
33
Gland
Aden/o
34
A ; an
No; not
35
Aut
Self
36
Dia
Complete; through
37
Dys
Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
38
Endo
Within
39
Exo
Outside
40
Hyper
Excessive; more than normal; too much
41
Hypo
Below; less than normal; under
42
Peri
Surrounding
43
Pro
Before; forward
44
Re
Back
45
Retro
Behind
46
Sub
Below; under
47
Trans
Across; through
