Lesson 6: Prefixes and Suffixes A through H Flashcards
a, an/anencephalic
without/without a brain
ab/abduction
away from/rotate away from
ad/adduction
toward/toward, rotate
algia/neuralgia
pain/nerve pain
ante/antepartum
before; wall part/before birth
anti/antibacterial
against/against bacteria
bi/bilateral
two, double/two sides
brady/bradycardia
slow/slow heartbeat
cirum/circumrenal
around/around the kidney
co, con/concentric
together/together center; same center
de/dehydrate
down or away from/away from hydration
desis/arthrodesis
binding; fixation of/surgical fixation of a joint
dia/diaplacental
through/through the placenta
dys/dysemia
difficult; abnormal/abnormal blood
ecto/ectocornea
outside/outer layer of the cornea
ectomy/tonsillectomy
excision/tonsil removal
endo/endogastric
within/within the stomach
epi/epigastric
outer, on top of, over/top of stomach
exo/exophthalmus
away from/eyes bulging away from
extra/extrasensory
outside, beyond/beyond senses
ferro/ferrokinectics
iron/study of iron metabolism
fore/forehead
before/before head
form/reniform
shape of/kidney-shaped
graphy/graphospasm
writing, record/writer’s cramp
hemi/hemiparesis
half/paralysis to one half of the body
hydra, hydro/hydrophobia
water/afraid of water
hyper/hypertension
above/high tension
hypo/hypothermic
below/below temperature
