Latin Prefixes 2 Flashcards
ax-
(abaxial, adaxial)
axis
(abaxial, adaxial)
cori-
(corium, excoriation)
skin
(corium, excoriation)
corn(u)-
(circumcorneal, unicornous)
horn
(circumcorneal, unicornous)
cub-, cumb-, cubit-
(incubation, recumbent)
to lie down, to recline
(incubation, recumbent)
fund-, fus-
(effusion, transfusion)
to pour, to melt
(effusion, transfusion)
glutin-
(agglutinant, conglutinant)
to glue
(agglutinant, conglutinant)
greg-
(aggregate, segregation)
flock, herd
(aggregate, segregation)
ili-
(ilium, transiliac)
flank, hip
(ilium, transiliac)
lab-, laps-
(prolapse, relapse)
to slip, to fall
(prolapse, relapse)
ocul-
(circumocular, interocular)
eye
(circumocular, interocular)
rad-, ras-
(abrasion, erase)
to scrape
(abrasion, erase)
sangui(n)-
(exsanguination, sanguinous)
blood
(exsanguination, sanguinous)
stru-, struct-
(construction, obstruction)
to build
(construction, obstruction)
sud-
(sudomotor, transudation)
to sweat
(sudomotor, transudation)
tund-, tus-
(contusion, obtundent)
to beat, to strike
(contusion, obtundent)
vesic-
(transvesical, vesicle)
bladder
(transvesical, vesicle)
abdomen- abdomin-
(abdominal, abdominoplasty)
abdomen
(abdominal, abdominoplasty)
cervix-, cervic-
(cervical, costocervical)
neck
(cervical, costocervical)
corpus-, corpor-
(corporeal, corporectomy)
body
(corporeal, corporectomy)
cortex-, cortic-
(cortical, juxtacortical)
bark, outer layer
(cortical, juxtacortical)
femur-, femor-
(femoral, femoroiliac)
femur, thigh
(femoral, femoroiliac)
semen-, semin-
(insemination, seminal)
seed
(insemination, seminal)
ab-, a-, abs-
(absorption, aversion)
away from, from
(absorption, aversion)
ad-, ac-, af-, ag-
(adhesive, affect)
to, forward, near
(adhesive, affect)
ambi-, ambo-
(ambidextrous, ambiguous)
both, around
(ambidextrous, ambiguous)
circum-, circu-
(circuit, circumcision)
around
(circuit, circumcision)
con-, co-, com-
(congenital, correct)
with, together, very
(congenital, correct)
dis-, di-, dif-
(dislocation, disseminate)
out, from
(dislocation, disseminate)
ex-, e-, ec-, ef-
(effusion, extension)
out, from
(effusion, extension)
in-, il-, im-, ir-
(implant, injection) or (impotent, indigestion)
into, on (or) not
(implant, injection) or (impotent, indigestion)
ob-, oc-, of-
(occlude, occult)
against, toward
(occlude, occult)
re-, red-
(recuperate, redundant)
back, again, against
(recuperate, redundant)
sub-, suc-, sus-
(subconscious, suffused)
under, up from under
(subconscious, suffused)
trans-, tra-, tran-
(tradition, transplant)
across, through
(tradition, transplant)
