(2) Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
absence of
ab-
away from
ad-
toward, near
aer-
air
alveol-/alveolo
air sac
balan-/balano-
penis
bi-
two
bili-
relating to bile
cardi-/cardio-
heart
cephal-
head
cerebro-
brain
cholecyst-
gallbladder
choledoch-/o
common bile duct
chondr-/o
cartilage
dactyl-
fingers/toes
de-
from/down
deca-
ten
demi-
half
e-
without
ec-/ecto-
on the outside
en-
in
encephala-/o
brain/head
eore-
in front of
eem-/hemato-
blood
hemi-
half
hepato-
liver
hetero-
other/different
ileo-
ileum/small intestine
in-
not/in
jejuno-
jejunum/small intestine
lapara-
loin/abdomen
laryng-
larynx (voice box)
latero-
side
leuko-
white
macro-
large
mal-
bad/disorder
mamm-/o
breast
mast-
breast
med-
middle
meta-
change
ambi-
both
ana-
up/apart
angi-/angio-
blood vessels
ante-
before/forward
anti-
against
bio-
life
brady-
slow
bronch-/o
bronchial tube
circum-
around
cirrho-
yellow
co-/con-
with, together
coron-/corono-
heart
col-/colo-/colono-
colon (large intestine)
col-/colpo-
vagina
dent-
relating to teeth
derm-/o / dermat-/o
skin
di-
two
endo-
within/inside/inner
enter-
intestines
epi-
above/upon
erythro-
red
gastro-
stomach
homo-
same/similar
hydra-/hydro-
water
hyper-
above/excessive/beyond
infra-
below/beneath
inter-
between
kerato-
cornea (eye)