EMT Common Prefixes Flashcards
a-
without, lack of
ab-
away from
abdomi(n)-
abdomen
acr(o)-
pertaining to an extremity
ad-
to, toward
aden(o)-
pertaining to a gland
an-
without, lack of
ana-
up, back, again
angio-
vessel
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against, opposed to
arteri(o)-
artery
arthro-
pertaining to a joint
auto-
self
bi-
two
bi(o)-
Pertaining to life
blast(o)-
germ or cell
blephar(o)-
pertaining to an eyelid
brady-
slow
calc-
stone;also heel
cardi(o)-
pertaining to the heart
cephal(o)-
pertaining to the head
cerebr(o)-
pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
cervic(o)-
pertaining to the neck or the uterine cervix
chole-
pertaining to the bile
chondr(o)-
pertaining to the cartilage
circum-
around,about
contra-
against, opposite
cost(o)-
pertaining to the rib
cyan(o)-
blue
cyst(o)-
pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac
cyt(o)-
pertaining to a cell
de-
down from
dermat(o)-
pertaining to the skin
di-
twice, double
dia-
though, completely
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
ect(o)-
out from
electro-
pertaining to electricity
endo(o)-
within
enter(o)-
pertaining to the intestines
epi-
upon, on
erythr(o)-
pertaining to the red or to erythrocytes(red blood cell)
eu-
easy,good, normal
ex(o)-
outside
extra-
outside in addition
gastr(o)-
pertaining to the stomach
glyc(o)-
sugar
gynec(o)-
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
hemat(o)-
pertaining to blood
hemi-
half
hem(o)-
pertaining to blood
hepat(o)-
pertaining to the liver
hom-
same
hydro-
water
hyper-
over, excessive
hypo-
under, deficient
hyster(o)
pertaining to the uterus
infra-
elbow
inter-
between
infra-
within
iso-
equal
latero-
side
leuk(o)-
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes(white blood cells)
lith(o)-
pertaining to a stone
macro-
large
mal-
bad or abnormal
medi-
middle
mega-
large
mening(o)
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
micro-
small
mono-
one
myel(o)-
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
my(o)-
pertaining to muscle
nas(o)-
pertaining to nose
ne(o)-
new
neph(o)
pertaining to the kidney
neur(o)
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
noct-
night
olig(o)-
little,deficient
oophor(o)
pertaining to the ovary
ophthalm(o)-
pertaining to the eye
orchid(o)
pertaining to the testicles
ortho-
straight or normal
oste(o)
pertaining to the bone
ot(o)-
pertaining to the ear
para-
by the side of
path(o)-
pertaining to disease
per-
through
peri-
around
phag(o)-
pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing.
pharyng(o)-
pertaining to the throat or pharynx
phleb(o)-
pertaining to a vein
pneum(o)
pertaining to respiration, the lungs or air.
poly-
many
post-
after, behind
pre-
before
pro-
before, in front of
proct(o)-
pertaining to the rectum
pseud(o)-
false
psych(o)
pertaining to the mind
pulm(o)-
pertaining to the lung
pyek(o)-
pertaining to the kidney or pelvis
py(o)-
pertaining to pus
quadr(o)-
four
retr(o)-
backward or behind
rhin(o)-
pertaining to the nose
salping(o)-
pertaining to a tube
scler(o)-
hard; also means pertaining to the sclera
semi-
half or partial
sub-
under, moderately
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
supra-
above
tachy-
fast
thorac(o)
pertaining to the chest
trasn-
across
tri-
three
uni-
one
cas(o)
vessel