Chapter 3 Prefixes & More Flashcards
Number, Quantities, Position/Direction, Descriptive, Time/Size, Colors, Other Combining Words
1
Q
Numbers
mono- uni-
A
one
2
Q
Numbers
bi- di-
A
two
3
Q
Numbers
tri-
A
three
4
Q
Numbers
quad- quadri- tetra-
A
four
5
Q
Numbers
centi-
A
one hundredth
6
Q
Numbers
milli-
A
one-thousandth
7
Q
Quantities
diplo-
A
double
8
Q
Quantities
hemi- semi-
A
half or partly
9
Q
Quantities
hyper-
A
excessive or more than normal
10
Q
Quantities
hypo-
A
beneath or below normal
11
Q
Quantities
multi- poly-
A
many
12
Q
Quantities
nulli-
A
none
13
Q
Quantities
pan-
A
all
14
Q
Quantities
primi-
A
first
15
Q
Quantities
super- ultra-
A
excessive
16
Q
Position/Direction
ab-
A
away from
17
Q
Position/Direction
ad-
A
toward
18
Q
Position/Direction
ante- pre-
A
before in time or before in place
19
Q
Position/Direction
circum- peri-
A
around
20
Q
Position/Direction
contra-
A
against or opposed
21
Q
Positon/Direction
trans-
A
across
22
Q
Position/Direction
dia-
A
through
23
Q
Position/Direction
ecto- ex- exo- extra-
A
out or without or away from
24
Q
Position/Direction
en- end- endo-
A
inside
25
Position/Direction
epi-
above or on
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Position/Direction
hypo- infra- sub-
beneath or under
27
Position/Direction
inter-
between
28
Position/Direction
intra-
within
29
Position/Direction
top(o)
position or place
30
Position/Direction
ipsi-
same
31
Position/Direction
meso- mid-
middle
32
Position/Direction
para-
near or beside
33
Position/Direction
per-
through or by
34
Position/Direction
post-
after or behind
35
Position/Direction
retro-
behind or backward
36
Position/Direction
super- supra-
above or beyond
37
Position/Direction
sym- syn-
joined or together
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Descriptive
anti- contra-
against
39
Descriptive
brady-
slow
40
Descriptive
dys-
bad or difficult
41
Descriptive
eu-
good or normal
42
Descriptive
mal-
bad
43
Descriptive
pro-
favoring or supporting
44
Descriptive
tachy-
fast
45
Time/Size
ante- pre- pro-
before
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Time/Size
post-
after
47
Time/Size
macro- mega- megalo-
large or great, enlarged
48
Time/Size
micro-
small
49
Time/Size
a- an
no, not, without
50
Time/Size
in-
not or inside
51
Colors
alb/o albin/o leuk/o leuc/o
white
52
Colors
chlor/o
green
53
Colors
cyan/o
blue
54
Colors
erythr/o
red
55
Colors
melan/o
black or dark
56
Colors
xanth/o
yellow
57
Other Combining Forms
-cyte cyt/o
cell
58
Other Combining Forms
-genesis -genic gen/o
pertaining to beginning (onset)
59
Other Combining Forms
-gram gram/o
a record
60
Other Combining Forms
-graphy
processing of recording (producing a record)
61
Other Combining Forms
-graph
instrument used to record
62
Other Combining Forms
-kinesi/o -kinesia kinesi/o
movement
63
Other Combining Forms
-lepsy leps/o
seizure
64
Other Combining Forms
-lysis lys/o
process of destroying (breaking down)
65
Other Combining Forms
-malacia malac/o
softening
66
Other Combining Forms
-megaly megal/o
enlarged
67
Other Combining Forms
-meter metr/o
instrument to measure
68
Other Combining Forms
-metry
process of measuring
69
Other Combining Forms
-pathy path/o
disease
70
Other Combining Forms
-phagia phag/o
eating/swallowing
71
Other Combining Forms
-phasia phas/o
speech (brain function)
72
Other Combining Forms
-plegia pleg/o
paralysis
73
Other Combining Forms
-schisis (schis/o)
split
74
Other Combining Forms
-sclerosis (scler/o)
hardening
75
Other Combining Forms
-scope scop/o
instrument to view, examine
76
Other Combining Forms
-scopy
process of viewing
77
Other Combining Forms
-trophy troph/o
nutrition
78
Other Combining Forms
aer/o
air
79
Other Combining Forms
blast/o
embryonic form (one at an early stage in development)
80
Other Combining Forms
cancer/o carcin/o
cancer
81
Other Combining Forms
cephal/o
head
82
Other Combining Forms
cry/o
cold
83
Other Combining Forms
crypt/o
hidden
84
Other Combining Forms
dips/o
thirst
85
Other Combining Forms
electr/o
electricity
86
Other Combining Forms
fibr/o
fiber
87
Other Combining Forms
hist/o
tissue
88
Other Combining Forms
myc/o
fungus
89
Other Combining Forms
narc/o
stupor
90
Other Combining Forms
necr/o
death (of cells/tissue)
91
Other Combining Forms
optic/o opt/o
vision
92
Other Combining Forms
-phonia phon/o
voice
93
Other Combining Forms
phot/o
light
94
Other Combining Forms
py/o
pus
95
Other Combining Forms
therm/o
heat
96
Other Combining Forms
trache(o)
windpipe or trachea
