Roots/Prefixes Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
Q
Arthr
A
Joint
2
Q
Cardi
A
Heart
3
Q
Cephal
A
Head
4
Q
Hyper
A
Above normal
5
Q
Bi
A
Both
6
Q
Anti
A
Against
7
Q
Maxill
A
Jaw
8
Q
Hepat
A
Liver
9
Q
Ren
A
Kidney
10
Q
Ab
A
Away from (abnormal)
11
Q
A- an
A
Without or lack of (arrhythmia)
12
Q
Brady
A
Slow delayed (bradycardia)
13
Q
Endo
A
In or within (endromiterium)
14
Q
Hypo
A
Beneath or below (hypoglycemia)
15
Q
Macro
A
Large or long (microcephalic)
16
Q
Micro
A
Small (microcephalic)
17
Q
Pre
A
Before (predispose)
18
Q
Poly
A
Many (polyuria)
19
Q
Epi
A
On, upon, over (epidermis)
20
Q
Bio
A
Life (biohazard)
21
Q
Dys
A
Ill or bad (dyslexia)
22
Q
Amino
A
Pertaining to fetal sac (amniocentesis)
23
Q
Intra
A
Inside or within (intracranial)
24
Q
Mal
A
Bad, poor, evil (malignant)
25
Neo
New (neonate)
26
Peri
Around or surrounding (pericardium)
27
Tachy
Fast or rapid (tachycardia)
28
Post
After (Postnatal)
29
Semi
Half or partial (semiconscious)
30
Angi/o
Blood vessel
31
Thromb/o
Clot
32
Chrondr/o
Cartilage
33
Cyst/o
Sac
34
Cyt/o
Cell
35
Eyes/emet
Vomit
36
Gastr/o
Stomach
37
Hem-hemat/o
Blood
38
My/o
Muscle
39
Hepat/o
Liver
40
Nephr/o
Kidneys
41
Neur/o
Nerves
42
Hyster/o
Uterus
43
Pneum/o
Lungs
44
Rhin/o
Nose
45
Ventr/o
Belly
46
Enter/o
Small intestine
47
Aden/o
Glands
48
Carp/o
Wrist
49
Lip/o
Fat
50
Necr/o
Death
51
Derm/o
Skin
52
Col/o
Large intestine or colon
53
Oste/o
Bone