Flashcards
Prefixes
gastro
pertaining to the stomach
glyco
sugar
gyneco
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
hemo
pertaining to blood
hemato
pertaining to blood
hemi
half
heter
other, different
hom
same or like
hydro
water
hyper
over excessive
hypo
under, deficient
hystero
pertaining to the uterus
infra
below
inter
between
intra
within
iso
equal
latero
side
leuko
pertaining to anything white or to leukocyte (white blood cells)
litho
pertaining to stone
macro
large
mal
bad or abnormal
medi
middle
mega
large
melan
black
mening
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
micro
small
mono
one
myelo
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
myo
pertaining to muscle
naso
pertaining to the nose
neo
new
nephro
pertaining to the kidney
neuro
pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system
noct
night
oligo
little, deficient
oophoro
pertaining to the ovary
ophthalmo
pertaining to the eye
orchio
pertaining to the testicles
orchido
pertaining to the testicles
oro
pertaining to the mouth
ortho
straight or normal
osteo
pertaining to bone
oto
pertaining to the ear
para
by the side of
patho
pertaining to disease