Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
(251 cards)
1
Q
An-
A
Not
2
Q
Ansi/o
A
Unequal
3
Q
Aque/o
A
Water
4
Q
Audit/o, aud/i
A
Ear
5
Q
Aur/i, aur/o
A
external ear or ear
6
Q
Blephar/o
A
Eyelid
7
Q
Canth/o
A
Corner of the eye
8
Q
Choroid/o
A
Choroid
the pigmented vascular layer of the eyeball between the retina and the sclera
9
Q
Chrom/o
A
color
10
Q
Cochle/o
A
Snail of spiral
11
Q
Come/o
A
Cornea
12
Q
Conjunctiv/o
A
Conjunctiva
13
Q
Cor/o
A
Pupil
14
Q
Dacyr/o
A
Teardrop, tear duct or lacrimal duct
15
Q
Dipl/o
A
Double
16
Q
Exo-
A
outward
17
Q
Fove/o
A
pit
18
Q
Gon/i
A
Angle or seed
19
Q
Ir/i, Ir/o, Irid/o, Irit/o
A
Iris
20
Q
Iso-
A
Equal
21
Q
Kerat/o
A
Cornea
22
Q
Lacrim/o
A
teardrop, tear duct or lacrimal duct
23
Q
Lute/o
A
Yellow
24
Q
Macul/o
A
spot
25
Mono-
one
26
Myring/o
Eardrum
27
Ot/o
Ear
28
Phac/o
Lens of the eye
29
Pinn/i
Pinna or the ear
30
Pupill/o
Pupil
31
Retin/o
Retina
32
Scler/o
Sclera or hard
33
Tympan/o
Eardrum
34
Vitre/o
Glassy
35
-cyte
cell
36
-lepsy
seizure
37
-plegia
paralysis
38
Arachn/o
Spider
39
Astr/o
Star
40
Ax/o
Axis or stem
41
Bifid/o
Split or cleft
42
Caust/o and Caus/o
Burning
43
Cerebell/o
Cerebellum
44
Cerebr/o
Brain of Cerebrum
45
Contra-
Opposite
46
Crani/o
Skull
47
Dendr/o
Dendrite or branching
48
Dur/o
Outermost and toughest fibrous membrane covering the brain and spinal cord, short for dura mater
49
Encephal/o
Brain
50
Epi-
Above
51
Gangli/o or Ganglion/o
Knot-like masses of nerve cell bodies located outside CNS
52
Gli/o
Glue
53
Gyr/o
Folding
54
Ispi-
Same
55
Mening/o and Meninge/o
Layers of connective tissue enclosing the central nervous system
56
Myel/o
Spinal cord or marrow
57
Narc/o
Stupor
58
Neur/o of Neur/i
Nerve or nerve tissue
59
Oligio-
Few
60
Pachy-
Thick
61
Plex/o
Plexus or network
62
Poli/o
Grey
63
Radicul/o
Root
64
Sub-
Below
65
Sulc/o
Groove
66
Synapt/o and Synaps/o
Space or point of contact
67
-emia
Blood condition
68
-tropic
Having an affinity for
69
Acr/o
Extremities
70
Ad-
Toward
71
Aden/o
gland
72
Adren/o, Adrenal/o
Adrenal glands
73
Ana-
Up or excessive
74
Andr/o
male
75
Anti-
Against
76
-gen
Producing
77
Bol/o
Throwing
78
Calc/i
Calcium
79
Cata-
down
80
Cortic/o
Outer
81
Cyt/o
Cell
82
Eu-
Good
83
Gonad/o
Gamete producing gland
84
Hyper-
Excessive
85
Hypo-
Deficient
86
Lact/o
Milk
87
Medull/o
Middle
88
Nor-
Normal and denotes the parent compound in a pair of related substances
89
Parathyroid/o
Parathyroid
90
Phe/o
Dusky
91
Pineal/o
Pineal gland
92
Pituit/o
Pituitary gland
93
Press/i
Tension
94
Ren/o
Kidney
95
Somat/o
Body
96
Thym/o
Thymus
97
Thyr/o, Thyroid/o
Thyroid
98
Toxic/o
Poison
99
Vas/o
Vessel
100
Cardi/o
Heart
101
Ven/o and Phleb/o
Vein
102
My/o
Muscle
103
Sphygm/o
Pulse
104
Coron/o
Crown
105
Man/o
Pressure
106
Ventricul/o
Ventricle
107
Tensi/o
Pressure or tension when referring to blood pressure
108
Atri/o
Atria
109
Ech/o
Sound
110
Valv/o or Valvul/o
Valve
111
Arther/o
Plaque or fatty substance
112
Angi/o and vas/o
Vessel
113
Cyan/o
Blue
114
Arteri/o
Artery
115
isch/o
Hold back
116
-physis
Growth
117
Dia-
between
118
-um
Structure
119
Peri-
Surrounding
120
Meta-
Beyond
121
Endo-
Within or inner
122
Kinesio/o and -kinesi
Movement
123
Anti-
Against
124
Agon-
Struggle
125
Syn-
Together
126
Erg-
Work
127
-ole
Small
128
-pnea
Breathing
129
-thorax
Chest or Chest Cavity
130
Alveol/o
Small sac
131
Apnea
no breathing
132
Bradypnea
slow breathing
133
Bronchi/o
Bronchi
134
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole
135
Capn/o
Carbon Dioxide
136
Cer/o
Horn
137
Cost/o
Rib
138
Dia-
Across
139
Diaphragmat/o
Diaphragm
140
Dyspnea
Shortness of breath
141
Glott/o
Glottis
vocal cords and the opening between them
142
Hypercapnia
Excess CO2 in the blood
143
Hyperpnea
Rapid deep breaths
144
Hypoxia
Deprived of Oxygen supply
145
Laryng/o
Larynx or voice box
146
Lob/o
Well defined portion
147
Meat/o
Opening or passage
148
Nas/o
Nose
149
Olfact/o
Smell
150
Ox/i, Ox/o, Ox/o
Oxygen
151
Palat/o
Palate
152
Pharyng/o
Pharynx or throat
153
Phragm/o
Wall
154
Phren/o
Diaphragm
155
Pleur/o
Membrane surrounding the lung
156
Pneu, Pneum/o, Pneumon/o
Lung or air
157
Pulm/o, Pulmon/o
Lung
158
Rhin/o
Nose
159
Sept/o
Partition
160
Sinus/o
Sinus
161
Spir/o
Breathe of breathing
162
Tachypnea
rapid shallow breath
163
Thorac/o
Thorax
164
Tonsill/o
Tonsil
165
Trache/o
Trachea
166
Tuss/i
Cough
167
-ase
Enzyme
168
-pexy
Surgically fix something to a body surface
169
-phagia
Eating or swallowing
170
-stalsis
Contraction
171
-stomy
Surgical production of an artificial opening between an organ and a body surface
172
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
173
An/o
Anus
174
Cec/o
Cecum
175
Celi/o
Abdomen
176
Chol/e
Bile or Gall
177
Col/o
Colon
178
Copr/o
Geces
179
Cyst/o
Cyst or Sac
180
Doch/o
Receptacle
181
Duoden/i, Duoden/o
Duodenum
182
Dys-
Difficult
183
Enter/o
Small intestines
184
Esophag/o
Esophagus
185
Gastr/o
Stomach
186
hepat/o
Kidney
187
Ile/o
ileum
188
Jejun/o
Jejunum
189
Lapar/o
Abdomen or flank
190
Mal
Bad
191
Panceat/o
Pancreas
192
Poly
Many or much
193
Proct/o
Anus or Rectum
194
Rect/o
Rectum
195
Trich/o
Hair
196
Vill/i
Tuft or hair
197
-ectasis
Distention or stretching
198
-lith
Stone or Calculus
199
-lithiasis
Presence of stones or calculi
200
-poiesis
Formation
201
-ptosis
Drooping or dropping down
202
-tripsy
Crush
203
Albuminuria
Presence of major blood protein in urine
204
Anuria
Complete Suppression of Urine production
205
Bacteriuria
Bacteria in the urine
206
Dysuria
Difficult or painful urination
207
Glomerul/o
wrap into a ball
208
Lith/o
Stone or calculus
209
Nephr/o
Kidney
210
Pollakiuria
Frequent urination
211
Pyel/o
Renal Pelvis
212
Urethr/o
Urethra
213
Uter/o
Uterer
214
-cele
Hernia
215
Colp/o
Vagina
216
Corpu-
Body
217
Cyesis
Pregnancy
218
Epididum/o
Epididymis
219
Episi/o
Vulva
220
Gest/o and Gestat/o
Gestation
221
Hyster/o
Uterus
222
Lact/i
Milk
223
Mamm/o, Mast/o
Mammary gland
224
Metr/o, Metri/o
Uterus
225
Multi-
Many
226
My/o
Muscle
227
Nulli-
none
228
Oligio-
Scant or few
229
Oo/o, Ov/i, Ov/o
Egg
230
Oophor/o
Female Gonad
231
Orch/o, Orchi/o, Orchid/o
Testes
232
Ovari/o
Female Gonad
233
Ovi
Egg
234
Part/o
Giving birth
235
Pen/i
Penis
236
Perine/o
Area between scrotum
237
Preg/o
Pregnant
238
Priap/o
Penis
239
Primi-
First
240
Pro-
Before
241
Prostate/o
Prostate gland
242
Pseudo-
False
243
Salping/o
tube
244
Scrot/o
Scrotum
245
Semin/i
Semen
246
Sperm/o, Spermat/o
Spermatozoa
247
Test/o, Testicul/o
Testes
248
Uter/o
Uterus
249
Vagin/o
Vagina
250
Vivi-
Live
251
Vulv/o
Vulva
