Study Day 1: Prefixes & Suffixes Flashcards
(59 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
without
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
adeno-
A
gland
4
Q
ante-
A
before or forward
5
Q
arthr/o-
A
joint
6
Q
arteri/o-
A
artery
7
Q
auto-
A
self
8
Q
cardi/o-
A
heart
9
Q
chondr/o-
A
cartilage
10
Q
circum-
A
around
11
Q
contra-
A
opposite
12
Q
crani-
A
head
13
Q
dys-
A
difficult or dysfunction
14
Q
endo-
A
in
15
Q
exo-
A
out
16
Q
epi-
A
over or above
17
Q
hemi-
A
half
18
Q
hem/o-
A
blood
19
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
20
Q
hyper-
A
above or increased
21
Q
hypo-
A
below or decreased
22
Q
intra-
A
within
23
Q
inter-
A
between
24
Q
mono-
A
one
25
myel/o-
spinal cord or bone marrow
26
my/o-
muscle
27
oste/o-
bone
28
path/o-
disease
29
peri-
surrounding
30
poly-
many
31
post-
to follow after
32
retro-
behind
33
sub-
under, less, below
34
supra-
above, excessive, or beyond
35
uni-
one
36
ven/o-
vein
37
-ad
toward
38
-al
pertaining to
39
-algia
pain
40
-dynia
pain
41
-ectomy
surgical removal of
42
-graphy
recording a picture
43
-ic
pertaining to
44
-ior
pertaining to
45
-itis
inflammation
46
-malacia
abnormal softening
47
-megaly
large or enlargement
48
-necrosis
tissue death
49
-ous
pertaining to
50
-osis
disease or condition
51
-otomy
surgical incision
52
-pathy
disease
53
-plasty
surgical repair
54
-rrhage
abnormal or excessive flow
55
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
56
-scope
instrument used for viewing
57
-scopy
visual exam by use of an instrument
58
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
59
-y
process of
