Chapter 1&2: Prefixes&Suffixes Flashcards
PERI-
AROUND
POLY-
MANY, MUCH, EXCESSIVE
POST-
AFTER, BEYOND
PRE, PRO
BEFORE, INFRONT OF
PSEUDO-
FALSE
RE-
AGAIN, BACKWARD
RETRO-
BACKWARD
SEMI
HALF
SUB-
Under, beneath
Super-
Over, superior, excess
Trans-
Across, through
Ultra-
Beyond, excess
Hypo
Under
Infra
Below, beneath
Intra
Within
Inter
Between
Intro
Within, into
Mes, meso
Middle
Meta
Change
Micr, micro
Small
Mult, multi
Many
Neo
New
Pan
All
Para
think parallel
Beside, beyond
Per
Throughout, excessive
De
Reverse, remove
Di
Two, twice
Dis
Apart from, free from
Dys
Difficult, painful, abnormal
E, ec, exo
Out of, from, away from
Ecto, exo
Outer, outside, situated on
Em, en
In
Endo
Within, inner
Ep, epi
Upon, on, over, above
Eu
Normal, good, well, healthy
Extra
Outside of, beyond
Hemi
Half
Hyp
Under, deficient, beneath
Hyper
Excessive, above, beyond
A, an
Without, lack of
Ab
Away, from
Ad
Toward, to, near
Ambi
Both
Amphi
Both
Ana
Up, toward, apart
Ante
Before, infront of, toward
Anti
Against, opposing
Auto
Self
Bi
Two, double, twice
Cata
Under
Circum
Around
Co, com, con
Together, with
Contra
Opposed, against
Ac
Pertaining to, relating to
Algia
Pain
Ate
Having, resembling, acting upon
Cele
Protrusion
Centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Cyte
Cell
Cle, cule, ole, ule
Small
Ectomy
Cutting out
Emesis
Vomit
Emia
Blood condition
Er, ist, or
Person or agent
Esis, ia, ism, osis
State or condition
Form, oid
Resembling, shape like
Genesis
Development, origin
Graph
Recording, written record
Ia
State or condition
Itis
Inflammation
Logy
Science, study of
Oma
Tumor
Osis
State or condition
Penia
Deficiency of, lack of
Pexy
Fixation, stabilization
Phage
Eating
Phobia
Abnormal fear or intolerance
Plasia
Forming, growing, changing
Pnea
Breathing
Rrhaphy
Suturing in place
Rrhea
Flow, discharge
Scope
Instrument for examining
Scopy
Act of examining
Stomy
Surgical opening
Tomy
Incision