Etymology Prefixes Flashcards
a, an
without; lack of; negation absence of
ab
from; away from
abdomino
abdomen
aceto
vinegar; acid
achromo
colorless
acro
extremities
acromio
acromion
ad
to; toward; near
adeno
gland
adipo
animal fat
aeneo, chalco
bronze
aero, pneo, pneumo
air; lung
ambi
both
amphi
about; around; both sides
amylo
starch
ana
up; apart; across; throughout
angio
tube or blood vessel; vascular system
aniso
unequal
ankylo
stiffness; stricture; adhesion
ante
before
antero; anterio
before; front; in front
anthraco
coal
anti
against
aorto
aorta
apo
away; different from
appendico
appendix
aqueo
water
argenti; argento
silver
arterio
artery
arthro; articulo
joint
astragalo
astragalus
audio
pertaining to hearing
auri, auro
gold
auriculo
auricle
auto
self
azo
pertaining to nitrogen
bacterio
bacteria
balano
glans penis
baro
atmospheric pressure
bary
heavy
bathy, batho
deep; depth
bi(n)
both; two; double
bio
living; life
blepharo
eyelid
brady
slow
brachio
arm
brachy
short
bromato
food
broncho, bronchi
bronchus
bucco
cheek
calcaneo
cacaneus
capillaro
capillary
carcino
cancer
cardio
heart
carpo
carpus
caryo (karyo)
nucleus
cata (kata)
down; back
caudo
tail; down; downward
cephalo
head; up; upward
cerato, kerato, corni
horn
cerebello
cerebellum
cerebro
cerebrum
cervico
neck; cervix; neck of the uterus
cheilo, labio
lips
chemo
chemical
chiro
hand
chlor
green
chole, cholo
bile; gall
chondro
cartilage
chrom, chromo
color; pigment
circum
around
clavico, claviculo
clavicle
co, com, con
with; together
cocco
coccus; spherical cell
colo
large intestine; colon
collo
glue; jelly; gelatin
colpo
vagina
condylo
condyle
conjunctivi, conjunctivo
conjunctiva
contra
against; opposed
core, coreo
pupil
cortico
cortex
costo
rib
counter
against
cranio
cranium; skull
cryo
icy; cold; frost; extremely cold
crypto
hidden; crypt
cupro
copper
cyclo
ciliary body
cyst, cysto
closed sac; bladder; cyst; sac with fluid
cyto
cell
dactyko
finger
de
from; away from; down from
deci
ten; tenth
dendro
dendron
dentino
dentin
dento, denti, odonto
tooth
derma, dermato, dermo
skin
dextro
right
di, diplo
two; double
dia
through; apart
dispo
thirst
dis
to undo; free from; apart; away; the opposite of
dolicho
long
dorso
back
dosi
dose
dromo
running; symptom
duodeno
duodenum
dys
with difficulty; painful; bad
e, ec, ek, ecto, ekto
out of; out from; outer; outside
electro
electricity
en, em
in
encephalo
brain
endo
within; inside; inner
ennea
nine; ninth
entero
small intestine
epi
on; upon; over
eyrthro
red
eso
inward
esophago
esophagus
eu
good; well; normal
eury
wide
ex
out of; from; through; without
exo, extra, externo, exterio
outside of; beyond; in addition
femoro
femur
ferri, ferro, sidero
iron
fibro
fiber
fibulo
fibula
flavo
yellow
gamo
marriage; union
ganglio, gangliono
ganglion
gastro
stomach
geno
origin; race
geo
the earth
gingivo
gums
globulo
globule; blood corpuscle
glosso; linguo
tongue
gluteno, glutinni
glue
glycol, gluco
sweet; sugar
gnatho
jaw
gnoso
knowledge
gyneco
woman
halo, sali
salt