Medical prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
abdomen/o
A
abdomen
2
Q
acr/o
A
extremity
3
Q
arter/o, arteri/o
A
artery
4
Q
bi/o
A
life or living
5
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
6
Q
cardi/o
A
heart
7
Q
cheil/o
A
lip
8
Q
chir/o
A
hand
9
Q
crani/o
A
cranium or skull
10
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
11
Q
dactyl/o
A
digit - finger or toe
12
Q
dent/o
A
tooth
13
Q
derm/a, dermat/o
A
skin
14
Q
dips/o
A
thirst
15
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
16
Q
esthesi/o
A
sensation of feeling
17
Q
fruct/o
A
fruit
18
Q
fung/l
A
fungus
19
Q
gen/o
A
origin or beginning
20
Q
ger/o, geron/o
A
aged or elderly
21
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
22
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
23
Q
gly/o
A
sugar
24
Q
gram/o
A
to print or record
25
Q
gynec/o
A
female
26
Q
hist/o
A
tissue
27
Q
is/o
A
equal
28
Q
lingu/o
A
tongue
29
Q
medi/o
A
middle
30
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
31
Q
neuro
A
nerve
32
Q
odont/o
A
tooth
33
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
34
Q
opt/o, optic/o
A
vision
35
Q
or/o
A
mouth
36
Q
orth/o
A
straight
37
Q
ot/o
A
ear
38
Q
ophthalm/o
A
eye
39
Q
path/o
A
disease
40
Q
ped/o
A
child or foot
41
Q
pharmac/o
A
drugs
42
Q
phot/o
A
light
43
Q
physi/o
A
refers to nature
44
Q
pleg/o
A
paralysis
45
Q
pneum/o
A
lung or air
46
Q
pneumon
A
lung
47
Q
pod/o
A
foot
48
Q
proct/o
A
anus or rectum
49
Q
proxim/o
A
near
