Latin Prefix Flashcards
1
Q
a, an
A
without, lack of
2
Q
ab
A
away from
3
Q
abdomi (n)
A
abdomen
4
Q
acr(o)
A
pertaining to an extremity
5
Q
ad
A
towards
6
Q
aden
A
pertaining to a gland
7
Q
an
A
without, lack of
8
Q
ana
A
up, back, again
9
Q
angio
A
pertaining to vessels
10
Q
ante
A
before, foward
11
Q
anti
A
against
12
Q
arteri(o)
A
pertaining to the artery
13
Q
arthro
A
pertaining to a joint
14
Q
auto
A
self
15
Q
bi
A
two
16
Q
bi(o)
A
pertaining to life
17
Q
blast(o)
A
germ or cell
18
Q
blephar(o)
A
pertaining to the eyelid
19
Q
brady
A
slow
20
Q
calc
A
stone, heel
21
Q
cardi(o)
A
pertaining to the heart
22
Q
cephal(o)
A
pertaining to the head
23
Q
cerebr(o)
A
pertaining to the cerebrum, brain
24
Q
cervic(o)
A
pertaining to the neck, cervix
25
chole
pertaining to bile
26
chondr(o)
pertaining to cartilage
27
circum
around, about
28
contra
against, opposite
29
cost(o)
pertaining to the rib
30
cyan
blue
31
cyst(o)
pertaining to the bladder, or any fluid containing sac
32
cyt(o)
pertaining to the cell
33
dermat(o)
pertaining to the skin
34
di
twice, double
35
dia
through, completely
36
dys
difficult, painful, abnormal
37
ect(o)
out from
38
electro
pertaining to electricity
39
end(o)
within
40
enter(o)
pertaining to the intestines
41
epi
upon, on
42
erythr(o)
pertaining to red blood cells
43
eu
easy, good, normal
44
ex(o)
outside
45
extra
outside, in addition
46
gastr(o)
pertaining to the stomach
47
glyc(o)
sugar
48
gynec(o)
pertaining to females and female reproductive organs
49
hemat(o)
pertaining to blood
50
hemi
half
51
hem(o)
pertaining to blood
52
hepat(o)
pertaining to liver
53
hydr(o)
water
54
hyper
over, excessive
55
hypo
under, deficient
56
hyster(o)
pertaining to the uterus
57
infra
below
58
intra
within
59
inter
between
60
iso
equal
61
latero
side
62
leuk(o)
pertaining to anything white, wbc’s
63
lith(o)
pertaining to stone
64
macro
large
65
mal
bad or abnormal
66
mening(o)
pertaining to membranes, meninges
67
micro
small
68
mono
one
69
myel(o)
pertaining to the spinal cord, bone marrow
70
my(o)
pertaining to muscle
71
nas(o)
pertaining to the nose
72
ne(o)
new
73
nephr(o)
pertaining to the kidney
74
neur(o)
nerve, nervous system
75
noct
night
76
olig(o)
little, deficient, or minimal
77
oaphor(o)
pertaining to the ovary
78
ophthalm(o)
pertaining to the eye
79
orchid(o)
pertaining to the testicles
80
ortho
straight, normal
81
oste(o)
pertaining to the bones
82
ot(o)
pertaining to the ear
83
para
by the side of
84
path(o)
pertaining to disease
85
per
through
86
peri
around
87
phag(o)
pertaining to eating, ingesting, engulfing
88
pharyng(o)
pertaining to the throat, pharynx
89
phleb(o)
pertaining to the vein
90
pneum(o)
pertaining to respiration, lungs or air
91
poly
many
92
post
after, behind
93
pre
before
94
pro
before, in front of
95
proct(o)
pertaining to the rectum
96
pseudo(o)
false
97
psych(o)
pertaining to the mind
98
pulm(o)
pertaining to the lung
99
pyel(o)
pertaining to kidney, pelvis
100
py(o)
pertaining to pus
101
quadr(i)
four
102
retr(o)
backwards, behind
103
rhin(o)
pertaining to the nose
104
salping(o)
pertaining to a tube
105
sclera(o)
hard, pertaining to the sclera
106
semi
half or partial
107
sub
under, moderately
108
super
high, excessive, more than normal
109
supra
above
110
tachy
fast
111
thorac(o)
pertaining to the chest
112
trans
across
113
tri
three
114
uni
one
115
vas(o)
vessel
116
orchi(o)
pertaining to the testicles
117
hom(o)
the same
118
heter(o)
other, different
119
dis
apart, free
