Prefixes Flashcards by Delfina Lopez

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A-, An-

A

Without; Lacking

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Andr/o-

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Male

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Anti-

A

Against

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Auto-

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Self

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Bio-

A

Life

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Chem/o-

A

Chemistry

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Contra-

A

Against

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Cyt/o-

A

Cell

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Dis-

A

Separation; Taking apart

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Dys-

A

Difficult; Abnormal

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Eu-

A

Good; Well

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Fibr/o-

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Fiber

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Gluco-, Glyco-

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Glucose; Sugar

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Gyn/o-, Gynec-

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Female

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Hydr/o-

A

Water

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Idio-

A

Self; One’s own

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Lyso-, Lys-

A

Break down; Destruction; Dissolving

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Mal-

A

Bad; Abnormal

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Myc/o-

A

Fungus

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Necr/o-

A

Death

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Neo-

A

New

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Oxy-

A

Sharp; Acute; Oxygen

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Pan-, Pant/o-

A

All or everywhere

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Pharmaco-

A

Drug; Medicine

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Re-

Again; Backward

Somat/o-, Somatico-

Body; Bodily

Acous/o-

Hearing

Aden/o-

Gland

Adip/o-

Fat

Adren/o-

Gland

Angi/o-

Blood vessel

Arteri/o-

Artery

Arthr/o-

Joint

Bucc/o-

Cheek

Bronch/i-

Bronchus

Burs/o-

Bursa

Carcin/o-

Cancer

Cardi/o-

Heart

Cephal/o-

Head

Chol-

Bile

Chondri-

Cartilage

Coron-

Heart

Cephal/o-

Head

Chol-

Bile

Chondri-

Cartilage

Coron-

Heart

Cost-

Rib

Crani/o-

Brain

Cutane-

Skin

Cyst/o-, Cysti-

Bladder or sac

Derm-, Dermat/o-

Skin

Duoden/o-

Duodenum

Gastr-

Stomach

Gloss-

Tongue

Hem-, Hema-, Hemat-, Hemo-, Hemat/o-

Blood

Hepat/o-, Hepatico-

Liver

Hist/o-, Histio-

Tissue

Hist/o-, Histio-

Tissue

Hyster/o-

Uterus

Hyster/o-

Uterus

Ileo-

Iluem

Ischi/o-

Ischium

Kerat/o-

Cornea (eye or skin)

Lacrim/o-

Tear (from your eyes)

Lact/o-, Lacti-

Milk

Laryng/o-

Larnyx

Lingu/o-

Tongue

Lip/o-

Fat

Lymph/o-

Lymph

Mamm-, Mast/o-

Breast

Mening/o-

Meninges

Muscul/o-

Muscle

My/o-

Muscle

Myel/o-

Spinal cord or bone marrow

Nephr/o-

Kidney

Neur/i-, Neur/o-

Nerve

Oculo-

Eye

Onco-

Tumor; Bulk; Volume

Onych/o-

Fingernail; Toenail

Oo-

Egg; Ovary

Oophor/o-

Ovary

Op-, Opt-

Vision

Ophthalm/o-

Eye

Orchid/o-, Orchio-

Testis

Orth/o-

Straight; Normal; Correct

Osseo-

Bony

Ossi-

Bone

Ost-, Oste/o-

Bone

Ot/o-

Ear

Ovar/i-, Ovario-, Ovi-, Ovo-

Ovary

Phalang-

Phalanx

Pharyng/o-

Pharynx; Throat

Phleb/o-

Vein

Phleb/o-

Vein

Phren/i-, Phreno-, Phrenico-

Diaphragm

Pleur-, Pleur/a-, Pleur/o-

Rib, pleura

Pneum/a- Pneumat/o-

Air; Lung

Proct/o-

Anus; Rectum

Prostat-

Prostate

Pseudo-

False

Psych/o-, Psyche-

Mind

Psych/o-, Psyche-

Mind

Radio-

Radiation; Radius

Ren/o-

Kidney

Retin-

Retina (of the eye)

Ren/o-

Kidney

Retin-

Retina (of the eye)

Rhin/o-

Nose

Salping/o-

Tube

Salping/o-

Tube

Sarco-

Muscular; Flesh-like

Schiz/o-

Split; Cleft

Sclera-, Sclero-

Hardness

Sigmoid/o-

Sigmoid colon

Sperma-, Spermo-, Spermato-

Sperm

Splen/o-

Spleen

Splen/o-

Spleen

Sten/o-

Narrowed; Blocked

Stern-

Sternum

Stom/a-, Stomat/o-

Mouth

Thorac/o-, Thoracico-

Chest

Thromb/o-

Blood clot

Thyr/o-

Thyroid gland

Tympan/o-

Eardrum

Ur/o-

Urine

Vagin-

Vagina

Varic/o

Duct; Blood vessel

Vasculo-

Blood vessel

Ven/o-

Vein

Vertbr-

Vertebra; Spine