Latin prefeixes/suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
2
Q
a-
A
without(atheist)
3
Q
ab-
A
away from(abnormal,abduction)
4
Q
ad-
A
to, toward(admit)
5
Q
ante-
A
before (“up the ante”)
6
Q
anti-
A
against
7
Q
auto-
A
self
8
Q
bene-
A
good
9
Q
bi-
A
twice, 2
10
Q
-blast
A
precursor, germ cell
11
Q
brachi-
A
arm
12
Q
cephal-
A
head
13
Q
cereb-
A
brain
14
Q
chondr-
A
cartilage
15
Q
-clast
A
break
16
Q
com-
A
with, together(compound)
17
Q
corpus
A
body/mass
18
Q
dura-
A
hard(durable)
19
Q
ecto-
A
outside, outer (ecto/endo)
20
Q
endo-
A
within, inner (ecto/endo)
21
Q
epi-
A
upon, following(epidemic)
22
Q
erythro-
A
red(erythrocyte)
23
Q
fibr-
A
fibrous
24
Q
hema-
A
blood
25
hyper-
above, excessive(hyperaware)
26
hypo-
below, deficient
27
infra-
under, below(infrastructure)
28
inter-
between
29
intra-
within(intracellular)
30
iso-
equal, like(isotonic)
31
-itis
inflammation
32
juxta-
near, adjacent(juxtaposition)
33
leuko-
white(leukocyte)
34
macro-
large
35
medi-
middle(mediate)
36
meso-
in the middle
37
micro-
small
38
myo-
muscle
39
neuro-
nerve
40
osse-
bone
41
osteo-
bone
42
para-
near, beside(paraprofessional)
43
-pathy
disease
44
peri-
surrounding, around(pericardium)
45
physio-
nature
46
-physis
growth
47
poly-
many, much
48
pseudo-
false
49
quad-
4, fourfold
50
rami-
branch
51
semi-
half
52
serrat-
saw-edged, toothed
53
stria-
stripe, band
54
sub-
under, below(subcutaneous)
55
supra-
over, above (supra/sub)
56
trans-
across
57
tri-
threefold, 3
