Medical Prefixes/Suffixes A-I Flashcards
a-, an-
negative
a-, ab-, abs.
away from
ad-, -ad
toward
-aemia
blood
aer
air
-anesthesia
sensation
-algesia, -algia
suffering pain
algi
pain
all-
other
amb-
both; on both sides
amph-,
around, on both sides
ana-, an-
up
angio-.
relating to blod or lymph vessels
ante-
before
anti
against
apo-
from; opposed
-ase
enzyme
aut-, auto
self
bi, bis
twice; double
brachy
short
brady
slow
cac-, caco-
bad; evil
cat-cata-cath
down
-cele
a tumor, a cyst, a hernia
cent
hundred
cephal
relating to a head
chrom-, chromo-
color
-cide
causing death
circum
around
co-, com-, con-
toggether
contra-
against
cyst-, -cyst
bag;bladder
-cyte
a cell
dacry
tear
dactyl-
fingers
de-
from, not
deca-
ten
deci-
tenth
demi-
half
dent-
relating to the teeth
derma-
the skin
di-
double; apart from
dia
through; between; asunder
dipla-, diplo
double
dis-
negative; double; apart; absence of
-dynia
pain
dys-
difficult; bad
ec-, ecto-
out; on the other side
-ectomy
a cutting out
ef-, es-, ex-, eso-,
out
-emesis
vomiting
-emia
blood
en-
in; into
endo-
within
epi-
upon
esthesia
sensation
eu
well
ex, exo
out
extra
on the outside; beyond
fore
before; in front of
form
form
fuge
to drive away
galact, galacto
milk
gene, genesis, genetic, genic
production, origin, formation
glosso
relating to the tongue
gog, gogue
to make flow
gram
a tracing, or mark
graphy
a writing; a record
hem, hemato,
relating to the blood
hemi
half
hepa, hepar, hepato
liver
hetero
other; indicating dissimilarity
holo
all
homo, homeo,
same; similar
hydra, hydro
relating to water
hyp, hyph, hypo
under
hyper
over, above, beyond
hypo
under
iasis
condition, pathological state
idio
peculiar to the individual or organ
ileo
relating to the ileum
in
in, into, not
infra
beneath
inter
between
intra, intro
within
ism
condition, theory
iso
equal
itis
inflammation
ize
to teat by special method