Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards
(44 cards)
1
Q
Auto-
A
Self
2
Q
Bi-
A
Two, double
3
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
4
Q
Dys-
A
Bad, difficult, painful
5
Q
Eu-
A
Good, normal
6
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
7
Q
Hyper-
A
Above, excessive
8
Q
Hypo-
A
Less than, under
9
Q
Inter-
A
Between
10
Q
Intra-
A
Within
11
Q
Multi-
A
Many
12
Q
Peri-
A
Around
13
Q
Poly-
A
Many, much
14
Q
Post-
A
After, behind
15
Q
Pre-
A
Before, in front
16
Q
Pseudo-
A
False
17
Q
Quad-
A
Four
18
Q
Retro-
A
Behind, backward
19
Q
Semi-
A
Half
20
Q
Sub-
A
Under, below
21
Q
Tachy-
A
Fast, rapid
22
Q
-ac, -al, -eal, -ic
A
pertaining to
23
Q
-algia
A
Pain
24
Q
-cide
A
To kill or destroy
25
-ectomy
Removal of
26
-emia
Blood
27
-gram
record
28
-graph
Instrument to record
29
-ism
condition
30
-itis
Inflammation of
31
-lithiasis
Presence of stones
32
-ology
The study of
33
-megaly
enlargement
34
-oid
resembling
35
-oma
tumor
36
-ostomy
Surgical incision
37
-pathy
disease
38
-plasty
Surgical repair
39
-plegia
paralysis
40
-pnea
Breathing, respiration
41
-rrhea
Drainage, flow
42
-scope
Examination, instrument
43
-stasis
stoppage
44
-stomy
Artificial opening
