(2) Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
absence of
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
ad-
A
toward, near
4
Q
aer-
A
air
5
Q
alveol-/alveolo
A
air sac
6
Q
balan-/balano-
A
penis
7
Q
bi-
A
two
8
Q
bili-
A
relating to bile
9
Q
cardi-/cardio-
A
heart
10
Q
cephal-
A
head
11
Q
cerebro-
A
brain
12
Q
cholecyst-
A
gallbladder
13
Q
choledoch-/o
A
common bile duct
14
Q
chondr-/o
A
cartilage
15
Q
dactyl-
A
fingers/toes
16
Q
de-
A
from/down
17
Q
deca-
A
ten
18
Q
demi-
A
half
19
Q
e-
A
without
20
Q
ec-/ecto-
A
on the outside
21
Q
en-
A
in
22
Q
encephala-/o
A
brain/head
23
Q
eore-
A
in front of
24
Q
eem-/hemato-
A
blood
25
hemi-
half
26
hepato-
liver
27
hetero-
other/different
28
ileo-
ileum/small intestine
29
in-
not/in
30
jejuno-
jejunum/small intestine
31
lapara-
loin/abdomen
32
laryng-
larynx (voice box)
33
latero-
side
34
leuko-
white
35
macro-
large
36
mal-
bad/disorder
37
mamm-/o
breast
38
mast-
breast
39
med-
middle
40
meta-
change
41
ambi-
both
42
ana-
up/apart
43
angi-/angio-
blood vessels
44
ante-
before/forward
45
anti-
against
46
bio-
life
47
brady-
slow
48
bronch-/o
bronchial tube
49
circum-
around
50
cirrho-
yellow
51
co-/con-
with, together
52
coron-/corono-
heart
53
col-/colo-/colono-
colon (large intestine)
54
col-/colpo-
vagina
55
dent-
relating to teeth
56
derm-/o / dermat-/o
skin
57
di-
two
58
endo-
within/inside/inner
59
enter-
intestines
60
epi-
above/upon
61
erythro-
red
62
gastro-
stomach
63
homo-
same/similar
64
hydra-/hydro-
water
65
hyper-
above/excessive/beyond
66
infra-
below/beneath
67
inter-
between
68
kerato-
cornea (eye)
69
lingu-
tongue
70
lip-
fat
71
litho-
stone
72
mega-
great/large
73
melano-
black
74
meno-
monthly
75
mesi-/meso-
middle
76
micro-
small
77
arteri-
artery
78
arthro-
joint
79
aud-
ear
80
auto-
self
81
bronchi-/o
bronchiole
82
con-
with, together
83
contra-
against
84
cost-/costo-
rib
85
crani-/cranio-
skull
86
cyan-/cyano-
blue
87
cyst-/o / vesic-/o
urinary bladder/liquid-filled
88
dia-
through/complete
89
dis-
away, separate
90
duodeno-
duodenum, small intestine
91
dys-
difficult/painful
92
eu-
normal
93
ex-
out/outside
94
extra-
outside of/beyond
95
glycol-
sugar
96
hypo-
below/less/beneath
97
hypophys-/o
pituitary gland
98
hyster-
uterus
99
intra-
within
100
iso-
equal
101
lymph-
watery fluids from glands
102
lymphaden-/o
lymph node/gland
103
mono-
single
104
multi-
many
105
my-/myo-
muscle
106
muscul-/o
muscle
107
myelo
bone marrow/spinal cord
108
naso-
nose
109
necro-
relating to death
110
oculo-
eye
111
olig-
scanty/little/few
112
oophor-/o
ovary
113
pan-
all
114
para-
beside/near
115
path-/patho-
relating to disease
116
per-
through
117
peri-
surrounding/around
118
phag-
eat
119
retro-
backward
120
sacr-
sacrum
121
salphingo-
fallopian tube
122
semi-
half
123
tachy-
fast
124
teno-
tendon
125
tetra-
four
126
therm-
heat
127
ultra-
excess
128
uni-
one
129
uretero-
ureters
130
urin-/uro-
urine/urinary organs
131
neo-
new
132
nephro-
kidney
133
opthalm-/o
eye
134
opto-
relating to vision
135
orch-/orchi-/o
testis/testicles
136
phlebo-
vein
137
physio-
relating to nature/life
138
pneumo-
lung
139
poly-
many
140
post-
after
141
pre-/pro-
before
142
ren-
kidney
143
splen-
spleen
144
stomato-
mouth
145
sub-
under
146
tympan-/o-
eardrum
147
thorac-
chest
148
thyro-
thyroid gland
149
tox-
poison
150
neuro-
nerve
151
or-/oro-
mouth
152
oste-/osteo-
bone
153
oto-
ear
154
procto-
anus and rectum
155
pseudo-
false/untrue
156
psycho-
the mind
157
pulmon-/o
lung
158
pyelo-
renal pelvis
159
pyo-
pus
160
rhino-
nose
161
super-/supra-
above
162
sum-
with/altogether
163
syn-
with/together
164
trachelo-
cervix
165
tracheo-
trachea/windpipe
166
trans-
across/through
167
tri-
three
168
vaso-
blood vessels
169
veno-
vein
170
ventro-
abdomen
171
vesico-
urinary bladder
