Chapter 4 - Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
carp/o
A
wrist bones
2
Q
cib/o
A
meals
3
Q
cost/o
A
rib
4
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
5
Q
dactyl/o
A
fingers, toes
6
Q
duct/o
A
to lead, carry
7
Q
flex/o
A
bend
8
Q
furc/o
A
forking, branching
9
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
10
Q
immun/o
A
protection
11
Q
mort/o
A
death
12
Q
nat/i
A
birth
13
Q
nect/o
A
to bind, tie, connect
14
Q
norm/o
A
rule, order
15
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
16
Q
pub/o
A
pubis (pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
17
Q
seps/o
A
infection
18
Q
somn/o
A
sleep
19
Q
son/o
A
sound
20
Q
the/o
A
to put, place
21
Q
thyr/o
A
thyroid gland; shield
22
Q
top/o
A
place, position, location
23
Q
tox/o
A
poison
24
Q
urethr/o
A
urethra
25
Q
-blast
A
embryonic, immature
26
Q
-drome
A
to run
27
Q
-fusion
A
coming together, to pour
28
Q
-gen
A
substance that produces
29
Q
-lapse
A
to slide, fall, sag
30
Q
-meter
A
to measure
31
Q
-mission
A
to send
