Chapter 3 Prefixes & More Flashcards
Number, Quantities, Position/Direction, Descriptive, Time/Size, Colors, Other Combining Words
Numbers
mono- uni-
one
Numbers
bi- di-
two
Numbers
tri-
three
Numbers
quad- quadri- tetra-
four
Numbers
centi-
one hundredth
Numbers
milli-
one-thousandth
Quantities
diplo-
double
Quantities
hemi- semi-
half or partly
Quantities
hyper-
excessive or more than normal
Quantities
hypo-
beneath or below normal
Quantities
multi- poly-
many
Quantities
nulli-
none
Quantities
pan-
all
Quantities
primi-
first
Quantities
super- ultra-
excessive
Position/Direction
ab-
away from
Position/Direction
ad-
toward
Position/Direction
ante- pre-
before in time or before in place
Position/Direction
circum- peri-
around
Position/Direction
contra-
against or opposed
Positon/Direction
trans-
across
Position/Direction
dia-
through
Position/Direction
ecto- ex- exo- extra-
out or without or away from
Position/Direction
en- end- endo-
inside
Position/Direction
epi-
above or on
Position/Direction
hypo- infra- sub-
beneath or under
Position/Direction
inter-
between
Position/Direction
intra-
within
Position/Direction
top(o)
position or place
Position/Direction
ipsi-
same
Position/Direction
meso- mid-
middle
Position/Direction
para-
near or beside
Position/Direction
per-
through or by
Position/Direction
post-
after or behind
Position/Direction
retro-
behind or backward
Position/Direction
super- supra-
above or beyond
Position/Direction
sym- syn-
joined or together
Descriptive
anti- contra-
against
Descriptive
brady-
slow
Descriptive
dys-
bad or difficult
Descriptive
eu-
good or normal
Descriptive
mal-
bad
Descriptive
pro-
favoring or supporting
Descriptive
tachy-
fast
Time/Size
ante- pre- pro-
before
Time/Size
post-
after
Time/Size
macro- mega- megalo-
large or great, enlarged
Time/Size
micro-
small
Time/Size
a- an
no, not, without
Time/Size
in-
not or inside
Colors
alb/o albin/o leuk/o leuc/o
white
Colors
chlor/o
green
Colors
cyan/o
blue
Colors
erythr/o
red
Colors
melan/o
black or dark
Colors
xanth/o
yellow
Other Combining Forms
-cyte cyt/o
cell
Other Combining Forms
-genesis -genic gen/o
pertaining to beginning (onset)
Other Combining Forms
-gram gram/o
a record
Other Combining Forms
-graphy
processing of recording (producing a record)
Other Combining Forms
-graph
instrument used to record
Other Combining Forms
-kinesi/o -kinesia kinesi/o
movement
Other Combining Forms
-lepsy leps/o
seizure
Other Combining Forms
-lysis lys/o
process of destroying (breaking down)
Other Combining Forms
-malacia malac/o
softening
Other Combining Forms
-megaly megal/o
enlarged
Other Combining Forms
-meter metr/o
instrument to measure
Other Combining Forms
-metry
process of measuring
Other Combining Forms
-pathy path/o
disease
Other Combining Forms
-phagia phag/o
eating/swallowing
Other Combining Forms
-phasia phas/o
speech (brain function)
Other Combining Forms
-plegia pleg/o
paralysis
Other Combining Forms
-schisis (schis/o)
split
Other Combining Forms
-sclerosis (scler/o)
hardening
Other Combining Forms
-scope scop/o
instrument to view, examine
Other Combining Forms
-scopy
process of viewing
Other Combining Forms
-trophy troph/o
nutrition
Other Combining Forms
aer/o
air
Other Combining Forms
blast/o
embryonic form (one at an early stage in development)
Other Combining Forms
cancer/o carcin/o
cancer
Other Combining Forms
cephal/o
head
Other Combining Forms
cry/o
cold
Other Combining Forms
crypt/o
hidden
Other Combining Forms
dips/o
thirst
Other Combining Forms
electr/o
electricity
Other Combining Forms
fibr/o
fiber
Other Combining Forms
hist/o
tissue
Other Combining Forms
myc/o
fungus
Other Combining Forms
narc/o
stupor
Other Combining Forms
necr/o
death (of cells/tissue)
Other Combining Forms
optic/o opt/o
vision
Other Combining Forms
-phonia phon/o
voice
Other Combining Forms
phot/o
light
Other Combining Forms
py/o
pus
Other Combining Forms
therm/o
heat
Other Combining Forms
trache(o)
windpipe or trachea
