Prefixes 1-1 Flashcards by Therana Montana

a-, an-

absence or lack

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ab-

departing from; away from

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-able

able to, capable of

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-ac

referring to

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acou-

hearing

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acr-, acro-

extreme or extremity (limbs); peak

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ad-

to or toward

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Aden-, adeno-

Gland

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-al

Expressing relationship

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-algia

pain in a certain part

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amphi-

On both sides; of both kinds

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an-

Without, lack of

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ana-

Up, back, again

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angi-, angio-

Vessel

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Ant-, anti-

Opposed to; preventing or inhibiting, against

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ante-

Preceding, before; associating with, related to

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Arthr-, arthro-

Joint

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-ary

Associated with

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-atresia

Imperforate; The absence or abnormal narrowing of an opening or passage in the body. For example the anus, intestine, or external ear canal.

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-asis

Condition, state of

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Aut-, auto-

Self

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bi-

two

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bio-

life

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-blast

bud or germ; creation.
Ex.: osteoblast = cells that form bone tissue

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Brady-

Slow

Broncho-

Bronchus

Bucco-

Cheek

-c

Expressing relationship

Caput-

Head

Carcin-

Cancer

Cardi-, cardio-

Heart

Cata-

Down, according to

-cele

Cephal-

Head

Cerebro-

Brain, especially the cerebrum

Chol-

Bile

Cholecyst-

Gallbladder

Chondr-

Cartilage

-cide

Destroy or kill

Circum-

Around

-clast

Smash or break Ex.: osteoclast = break down of bone tissue

Co-, com-, con-

Together

Contra-

Against

Cost-

Rib

Crani-

Skull

Crypt-

Hidden

Cysto-

Bladder, cyst, or sac

-cyte

Cell

Cyt-, cyto-

Cell

De-

Undoing; reversal, loss, removal

Derm-

Skin

Di-

Twice, double

Dia-

Through, between, apart, across

Dis-

Reversal, apart from

Dys-

Difficult, faulty, painful

Ec-, ex-, ecto-

Out, outside, away from

-ectomy

Cutting out, surgical removal

Edem-

Swell

Em-

-emia

Condition of the blood

En-, em-

In, inside

Endo-

Within

Entero-

Intestine

Epi-

Over, above

Erythro-

Red

Eu-

Good, well, normal

Exo-, extra-

Outside, beyond

-ferent

Carry

-form

Expressing resemblance

-fuge

Driving out

Gastr-

Stomach

-gen

An agent that initiates; producer/ an agent that produces

-genesis

Produce, origin

Glosso-

Tongue

Glycol-

Sugar, sweet

-gram

A record

-graph

Instrument for recording data or writing

Hema-, hemato-, hemo-

Blood

Hemi-

Half, partial, one side

Hepat-

Liver

Hetero-

Different or other

Hist-

Tissue

Hom-, homo-, homeo-

Same

Hydro-, hydra-, hydr-

Water

Hyper-

Excess

Hypno-

Sleep

Hypo-

Below, deficient

Hyster-, hystero-

Uterus, womb

-ia

Condition

Iatr-

Treat, cure

-iatrics

Medical specialty

-id

Condition

im-

Not

in-

In, into

Infra-

Below

Inter-

Between

Intra-

Within, inside

Iso-

Equal, same

-itis

Inflammation

Leuko-

White

Lip-, lipo-

Fat, lipid

-ology

The study of

-lysis

Loosening or breaking down

Macro-

Large

Mal-

Bad, abnormal

-malacia

Soft

Mamm-

Breast

-mania

Obsession, compulsion

Mast-

Breast

Meningo-

Membrane

Meso-

Middle

Meta-

Beyond, between, transition

Metro-

Uterus

Micro-

Small

Mito-

Thread, filament

Mono-

Single

Morpho-

Form

Multi-

Many

Myelo-

Spinal cord, marrow

Myo-

Muscle

Narco-

Numbness

Nephro-, nephr-

Kidney

Nuero-

Nerve

Ob-

Before, against

Oculo-

Eye

Odonto-

Teeth

-odyn

Pain

-oid

Like, resembling

-oma

Tumor

Opthalm/o-

Eye

-opia

Defect of the eye

Ortho-

Straight, direct

-ory

Referring to, of

Osteo-

Bone

Oto-

Ear

Oxy-

Oxygen

Pan-

All, universal

Para-

Beside, near

-pathy

Disease

Peri-

Around

Phago-

Eat

Phleb-

Vein

-phobia

Fear

-plasty

Reconstruction of a part, plastic surgery

-plegia

Paralysis

Pod-

Foot

Poly-

Many

Post-

After

Pre-, pro-

Before; before, ahead, in front of

Procto-

Rectum or anus

Psuedo-

False

Psycho-

Mind, psyche

Pyo-

Pus

Re-

Backward or again

Retro-

Backward, behind

-rrhagia

Abnormal or excessive discharge

-rrhea

flow or discharge

Sarco-

Flesh or fleshy

Sclero-

Hard

-scope

Instrument used for examination

Semi-

Half

Somato-

Body

-stasis

Arrest, fixation

Steno-

Narrow

-stomy

Establishment of an artificial opening

Sub-

Beneath, under

Super-, Supra-

Above, beyond, upon

Sym-, syn-

Together, with

Tachy-

Fast, rapid

Therm-

Heat

-tomy

To cut

Tox-

Poison

Trans-

Across, through, over, beyond

Tri-

Triple, three

Troph-

Nourish

-tropic

Changing, influencing

-ty

Condition of; state

-uria

Urine

Vas-

Vessel

Vene-

Vein

Viscero-

Organ or viscera

Zyg-

Yoked, paired (zygote)

-crine

To secrete

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