026-027 Flashcards
Define “prefix.”
It is a syllable or group of syllables joined to the beginning of another word to alter its meaning or to create another word.
When are prefixes used alone to define a word or system?
Never, they are always used in conjunction with a root word or root word and suffix.
bio-
life.
di-
two.
glyco-
sugar
dys-
difficult, painful.
hyper-
above, excessive, over.
hydro-
water
melano-
after
hypo-
below, less.
latero-
many, much.
pre-
before
pseudo-
false.
post-
fast.
poly-
many, much.
tachy-
fast.
thermo-
heat.
cyte.
cell.
asis.
condition, usually abnormal.
cele.
cyst, hernia, sac.
emia.
blood.
ectomy.
removal of.
gram.
a tracing or mark.
iasis.
condition of.
iatry.
treatment of a disease.
ism.
a condition.
itis.
inflammation.
logy.
science or study of.
lysis.
to break apart.
plasty.
surgical reshaping or remodeling.
rrhea.
flow, discharge.
tomy
inflammation.
