Lesson 1 Flashcards
anti-
Against, opposed to, preventing, relieving
a-
Not, without lacking, deficient
di-
Two, twice, double
dys-
Difficult, painful, defective, abnormal
ec- (ex- before a vowel)
Out of, away from
ecto- (ect- often before a vowel)
Outside of
en-
em- before b,m, p
In, into, within
endo-
ento-
(end-, ent-, before a vowel)
Within
Epi-
Ep- before a vowel or h
Upon, over, above
Exo-
Outside,from the outside,toward the outside
Hemi-
Half, partial, often on one side of the body
Hyper
Over, above, excessive, beyond normal
Hypo-
Hyp- before a vowel or h
Under, deficient, below normal
Mono-
Mon- before a vowel or h
One,single
Peri-
Around, surrounding
Syn-
Sym- before b,p,m
Together, with, joined
Acanth-
Thorn, spine
Alg-
Pain
Alges-
Sensitivity to pain
All-
Other, divergence, difference from
Angi-
Blood vessel, duct
Arteri-
Artery
Arthr-
Joint
Bi-
Life
Brady-
Slow
Cardi-
Heart
Cephal-
Head
Crani-
Skull
Cyt-
Cell
Encephal-
Brain
Erythr-
Red, red blood cell
Lept-
Thin, fine, slight
Leuk-
White, white blood cell
Lith-
Stone, calculus
Log-
Word, study
Malac-
Soft
Mes-
Middle, secondary, partial, mesentery
-meter
Metr-
Measure, measuring device
Ending with meter=instruments for measuring
Nephr-
Kidney
Neur-
Nerve, nervous system
Oste-
Bone
Prosop-
Face
Prot-
First, primitive, early
Scler-
Hard
Sten-
Narrow
Stere-
Solid,having three dimensions
Tachy-
Rapid
Tox(i)-
Poison