Antomy Terminology - Prefix and Suffixes Flashcards

1
Q

a-, an-

A

without, lack of

i.e - aphasia, anerobic

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

ab-

A

away from

i.e - abductor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

-able

A

capable

i.e - viable

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

acou-

A

hearing

i.e - acoustics

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

acr-

A

extremity

i.e - acromegaly (large extremities)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

ad-

A

to, towards, near to

i.e - adduction

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

abeno-

A

gland

i.e - adenoma (glandular tumor)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

-al

A

expressing relationship

i.e - neural (referring to nerves)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

-algia

A

pain

i.e - gastralgia (stomach pain)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

angio-

A

vessel

i.e - angiography (xray of blood vessels)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

ante-

A

before, forward

i.e - antecubital (before elbow)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

anti-

A

against, reversed

i.e - antiperistalsis (reversed peristalsis)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

arthr-

A

joint

i.e - arthritis (inflammation of a joint)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

-ary

A

associated with

i.e - urinary (associated with urine)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

-asis

A

condition, state of

i.e - homeostatis (state of staying the same)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

auto-

A

self

i.e - autolysis (self breakdown)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

bi-

A

twice, double

i.e - bicuspid (two cusps)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

bio-

A

live

i.e - biology (study of living things)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

-blast

A

bud, germ

i.e - fibroblast (fiber producing cell)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

-brady

A

slow

i.e - bradycardia (slow heart rate)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

-c

A

expressing relationship

i.e - cardiac (referring to heart)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

carcin-

A

cancer

i.e - carcionogenic (causing cancer)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

cata-

A

down, according to

i.e - catabolism (breaking down)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

cephal-

A

head

i.e - cephalic (toward the head)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

-cele

A

hollow

i.e - blastocele (hollow cavity inside the blastocyst)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

cerebro-

A

brain

i.e - cerebrospinal (referring to brain and spinal cord)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

chol-

A

bile

i.e - acholic (without bile)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

cholecyst-

A

gallbladder

i.e - cholecystokinin (hormone causing the galbladder to contract)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

chondro-

A

cartilage

i.e - chondroctyte (cartilage celle)

30
Q

-cide

A

kille

i.e - bactericide (agent that kills bacteria)

31
Q

circum-

A

around, about

i.e - circumduction (circular movement)

32
Q

-clast

A

smash, break

i.e - osteoclast (cell that breaks down bone)

33
Q

co-, com-, con-

A

with, together

i.e - coenzyme (molecule that functions with an enzyme)

34
Q

contra-

A

against, opposite

i.e - coenzyme (molecule that functions with an enzyme)

35
Q

crypto-

A

hidden

i.e - cryptorchidism (undescended or hidden testes)

36
Q

-cyte, cyto-

A

cell

i.e - erthryocyte (RBC)

37
Q

de-

A

away from

i.e - dehydrate (remove water)

38
Q

derm-

A

skin

i.e - dermatology (study of skin)

39
Q

di-

A

two

i.e - diploid (two sets of chromosomes)

40
Q

dia-

A

through, apart, across

i.e - diapedesis (ooze through)

41
Q

dis-

A

reversal, apart from

i.e - dissect (cut apart)

42
Q

-duct

A

leading, drawing

i.e - abduct (lead away from)

43
Q

-dynia

A

pain

i.e - mastodynia (breast pain)

44
Q

dys-

A

difficult, bad

i.e - dysmentia (bad mind)

45
Q

e-

A

out, away from

i.e - eviscerate (take out viscera)

46
Q

ec-

A

out from

i.e - ectopic (out of place)

47
Q

ecto-

A

on outer side

i.e - ectoderm (outerskin)

48
Q

-ectomy

A

cut out

i.e - removal of the appendix

49
Q

-edem

A

swell

i.e - myoedema (swelling of a muscle)

50
Q

em-, en-

A

in

i.e - empyema (pus in)

51
Q

-emia

A

blood

i.e - anemia (deficiency of blood)

52
Q

endo-

A

within

i.e - endometrium (within the uterus)

53
Q

entero-

A

intestine

i.e - enteritis (inflammation of the intestine)

54
Q

epi-

A

upon, on

i.e - epidermis (on the skin)

55
Q

erythro-

A

red

i.e - erythrocyte ( RBC)

56
Q

eu-

A

well, good

i.e - euphoria (well being)

57
Q

ex-

A

out, away from

i.e - exhalation (breath out)

58
Q

exo-

A

outside, an outer side

i.e - exogenous (originating outside)

59
Q

extra-

A

outside

i.e - extracellular (outside of the cell)

60
Q

-ferent

A

carry

i.e - afferent (carrying to the central nervous system)

61
Q

-form

A

expressing resemblance

i.e - fusiform (resembling a fusion)

62
Q

gastro-

A

stomach

i.e - gastrodynia (stomach ache)

63
Q

-genesis

A

produce, origin

i.e - pathogenesis (origin of disease)

64
Q

gloss-

A

tongue

i.e - hypoglossal (under tongue)

65
Q

glyco-

A

sugar, sweet

i.e - glycolysis (breakdown of sugar)

66
Q

-gram

A

a drawing

i.e - myogram (drawing of a muscle contraction)

67
Q

-graph

A

instrument that records

i.e - myograph (instrument for measuring muscle contraction)

68
Q

hem-

A

blood

i.e - hemopoiesis (formation of blood)

69
Q

hemi-

A

half

i.e - hemiplegia (paralysis of half of the body)

70
Q

hepato-

A

liver

hepatitis (inflamation of the liver)