anatomical terminology - prefix/suffix Flashcards
ab-
away from
a-,an-
not
ad-
bring forward
adeno-
gland
aero-
air or gas
af-
toward
-algia
pain
angio-
vessel
ante-
before
arthro-
joint
-ase
joint
-ase
enzyme
astr-
starlike
aur-
ear
bi-
both or two
bio-
life
-blast
developing
blasto-
embryonic
brachio-
arm
brady-
slow
broncho-
airway
carcin-
cancer
cardio-
heart
cephalo-
head
-cele
herniation
-centesis
puncture
cervico-
neck
chole-
bile
chondro-
cartilage
chrom-
color
-clast
breakdown
corn-
horn
corp-
body
cranio-
cranium
cusp-
projection
cysto-
bladder
cyto-
cell
derma-
skin
di-
two
dia-
between
diplo-
double
dia-
between
dis-
apart
dors-
back
-dynia
pain
dys-
bad, difficult
dis-
apart
ecto-
exterior
-ectomy
removal
-emia
blood
endo-
interior
entero-
intestine
epi-
upon
erythro-
red
fasci-
band
gastro-
stomach
-gen
producing
-glia
glue
glyco-
sugar
-gram
recording