Medical Prefixes/Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
A-
A
negative or not
2
Q
Dys-
A
Abnormal
3
Q
Hyper-
A
Over, greater than
4
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, less than
5
Q
Infra-
A
Below
6
Q
Inter-
A
Between
7
Q
Intra-
A
Within
8
Q
Oligo-
A
A few, a little
9
Q
Para-
A
Alongside or beside
10
Q
Peri-
A
around
11
Q
Poly-
A
many
12
Q
Sub-
A
Beneath
13
Q
Super-
A
In excess, above
14
Q
Supra-
A
above
15
Q
Trans-
A
Situated across or through
16
Q
Adeno-
A
relating to a gland
17
Q
Angio-
A
Blood vessel
18
Q
Carcino-
A
Cancer
19
Q
Chol(e)-
A
Pertaining to bile
20
Q
Cholecyst-
A
Pertaining to the gallbladder
21
Q
Chondro-
A
Cartilage
22
Q
Cutane-
A
Skin
23
Q
Dys-
A
Bad, difficult
24
Q
Cyst-
A
Pertaining to the urinary bladder
25
Gastro-
Stomach
26
Hemat-/Hem-
Blood
27
Pleuro-
Rib, side
28
Hepat-
Liver
29
Rhin(o)-
Nose
30
Nephro-
Pertaining to the kidney
31
Tetan-
Rigid, tense
32
Pyelo-
Pelvis
33
Tachy-
Fast
34
Viscer-
Pertaining to the internal organs
35
-algia
pain
36
-cardia
heart
37
-penia
deficiency
38
-pespia
related to digestion
39
-crine
to secrete
40
-pnea
breathing
41
-ectomy
surgical removal
42
-pneumo
pertaining to the lungs
43
-emia
blood
44
-otomy
surgical incision
45
-itis
inflammation
46
-uria
urine
47
-iasis
condition
48
-ism
condition
49
-lith
stone
50
-odyn
pain
51
-oma
tumor, mass
52
-osis
condition
