Abbreviations 6 Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
without, lacking
2
Q
-ac or -ous or -ity
A
pertaining to
3
Q
anti-, contra-
A
against
4
Q
auto-
A
self
5
Q
cyt-, cyto-, -cyte, or -cytic
A
cell
6
Q
dys-
A
difficult, abnormal
7
Q
gluco-, glycol-
A
glucose, sugar
8
Q
hetero-
A
other, different
9
Q
homo-
A
same
10
Q
-ia, -ism, -ium, -sis, -esis, -osis
A
condition
11
Q
idio-
A
self, one’s own
12
Q
-ium
A
structure or tissue
13
Q
-lysis, -lytic, lyso-, lys-
A
break down, destruction, dissolving
14
Q
morph-, morpho-
A
shape
15
Q
neo-
A
new
16
Q
pan-, pant-, panto-
A
all or everywhere
17
Q
-penia
A
deficiency, lack of
18
Q
-plasia, -plastic
A
growth
19
Q
-poiesis
A
production
20
Q
re-
A
again, backward
