Prefixes and Sufixes Flashcards
(195 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without, lack of
2
Q
ab-
A
from, away
3
Q
-able
A
capable of
4
Q
-ac, -ic
A
pertaining to
5
Q
acr- (o)
A
extremities (arms & legs)
6
Q
ad-
A
to, toward, near
7
Q
aden- (o)
A
gland, glandular
8
Q
adren- (o)
A
adrenal gland
9
Q
aer- (o)
A
air
10
Q
-al
A
like, similar, pertaining to
11
Q
alba-
A
white
12
Q
alges- (i,a)
A
pain
13
Q
algia-
A
pain
14
Q
ambi-
A
both sides
15
Q
an- (o, us)
A
anus (opening to rectum)
16
Q
angi- (o)
A
vessel
17
Q
ankyl-
A
crooked, looped, immovable, fixed
18
Q
ante- (ro)
A
Before, in front of, ahead
19
Q
anti-
A
against
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Q
append- (i, o)
A
appendix
21
Q
arter- (io)
A
artery
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Q
arthr- (o)
A
joint
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Q
audi- (o)
A
sound, hearing
24
Q
aur-
A
ear
25
auto
self
26
bi- (s)
twice, double, both
27
bio-
life
28
-blast
germ/embryonic cell
29
blephar- (o)
eyelid
30
brachi-
arm
31
Brachy-
short
32
brady-
slow
33
bronch- (i, o)
air tubes in lungs
34
bucc- (a)
cheek
35
calc- (u, ulus)
stone
36
carcin- (o)
Cancer, malignancy
37
cardi- (a, o)
Pertaining to the heart
38
carp- (o)
wrist
39
-cele
Swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
40
cent- (i)
hundred
41
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
42
cephal- (o)
head, pertaining to head
43
cerebro-
brain
44
cerv- (ic)
neck, neck of uterus
45
cheil- (o)
lip
46
chem- (o)
drug, chemical
47
chir- (o)
hand
48
chlor- (o)
green
49
chol- (e, o)
gallbladder, bile
50
chond- (i, r, ri)
cartilage
51
chrom-
color
52
-cide
causing death
53
circum-
around, about
54
-cise
cut
55
-clysis
washing, irrigation
56
co- (n)
with, together
57
-coccus
round
58
-coele
chamber, enlarged space
59
col- (in, o)
colon, bowel, large intestine
60
colp- (i, o)
vagina
61
contra-
against, counter
62
cost- (a, i, o)
rib
63
crani- (o)
pertaining to the skull
64
-crine
secrete
65
cryo-
cold
66
crypt-
hidden
67
cut-
skin
68
cyan- (o)
blue
69
cyst- (i, o)
bladder, bag, sac
70
cyt- (e, o)
cell
71
dacry-
tear, tear duct
72
dactyl- (o)
finger, toe
73
dec- (a, i)
ten
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demi-
half
75
dent- (i, o)
tooth
76
derm- (a, at, o)
pertaining to the skin
77
-desis
surgical union or fixation
78
dextr- (li, o)
to the right
79
di- (plo)
double, twice
80
dia-
through between, part
81
dis- (ti, to)
separation, away from
82
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
83
ect- (o)
out from
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-ectomy
surgical removal of
85
electro-
pertaining to electricity
86
-emia
pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood
87
end- (o)
within
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enter- (o)
Pertaining to intestines
89
epi
upon, on
90
erythr- (o)
pertaining to anything red, erythrocytes (red blood cells)
91
eu-
easy, good, normal
92
ex- (o)
outside
93
extra-
outside, in addition
94
gastr- (o)
pertaining to the stomach
95
-genic
causing
96
glyc- (o)
sugar
97
-gram
record
98
graph
a record or instrument used to create the record
99
gynec- (o)
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
100
hemat- (o)
pertaining to blood
101
hemi-
half
102
hem- (o)
pertaining to blood
103
hepat- (o)
pertaining to the liver
104
heter-
other, different
105
hom-
same or like
106
hydr- (o)
water
107
hyper-
over, excessive
108
hypo-
under, deficient
109
hyster- (o)
pertaining to the uterus
110
infra-
below
111
inter-
between
112
intra-
within
113
iso-
equal
114
-itis
inflammation
115
latero-
side
116
leuk- (o)
pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells
117
leuk- (o)
pertaining to anything white or leukocytes (white blood cells
118
lith- (o)
pertaining to a stone
119
-lysis
decline, disintegration, destruction
120
macro-
large
121
mal-
bad or abnormal
122
medi-
middle
123
mega-
-megaly
large, enlargement of
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melan-
black
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mening- (o)
pertaining to the membrane, esp. meninges
126
micro-
small
127
mono-
one
128
myel- (o)
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow or myelin
129
my- (o)
pertaining to the muscle
130
nas- (o)
pertaining to the nose
131
ne- (o)
new
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nephr- (o)
pertaining to the kidney
133
neur- (o)
Pertaining to the nervous system or nerve
134
noct
night
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olig- (o)
little, deficient
136
-oma
tumor
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oophor –(o)
pertaining to the ovary
138
opthalm- (o)
pertaining to the eye
139
orchi- (d, o)
pertaining to the testicles
140
oro-
pertaining to the mouth
141
ortho-
straight or normal
142
-osis
pertaining to disease process
143
oste- (o)
pertaining to the bone
144
-ostomy
surgical creation of opening or hole
145
-otomy
surgical incision
146
ot- (o)
pertaining to the ear
147
para
by the side of
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path- (o)
-pathy
pertaining to the disease or system for treating disease
149
per-
through
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phag- (o)
-phagia
eating, ingesting, or engulfing
151
pharyng- (o)
pertaining to throat or pharynx
152
phleb- (o)
pertaining to vein
153
-plasty
plastic surgery
154
-plegia
paralysis
155
-pnea
pertaining to breathing
156
pneum- (o)
pert. to respiration, lungs or air
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poly-
many
158
post-
after, behind
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pre-
before
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pro-
before, in front of
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proct- (o)
pertaining to the rectum
162
pseud- (o)
false
163
psych- (o)
pertaining to the mind
164
-ptosis
drooping
165
pulm- (o)
pertaining to the lung
166
pur-
pertaining to pus
167
pyel- (o)
pertaining to the kidney or pelvis
168
py- (o)
pertaining to pus
169
quadr- (r)
four
170
quar-/ quat
four
171
retr- (o)
backward or behind
172
rhin- (o)
pertaining to the nose
173
-rrhage
discharge
174
-rrhagia
abnormal excessive flow or discharge
175
-rrhaphy
suture of; repair of
176
-rrhea
flow or discharge
177
salpin- (o)
pertaining to a tube
178
scler- (o)
hard; or sclera
179
-scope
instrument for examination
180
-scopy
examination with an instrument
181
semi-
half or partial
182
-sis
a process, action or condition
183
sub-
under, moderately
184
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
185
supra-
above
186
tachy-
fast
187
-taxis
order, arrangement of
188
therm-
pertaining to temperature
189
thorac- (o)
pertaining to the chest
190
trans-
across
191
tri-
three
192
-trophic
pertaining to nutrition
193
uni
one
194
-uria
pertaining to a substance in the urine or the condition so indicated
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vas- (o)
vessel
