MEDICAL PREFIXES x2 Flashcards
Medio-
middle
Mega-
large, great
Meno-
menses
mono-
single
multi-
many
myelo-
spinal cord/ bone marrow
myo-
muscle
naso-
nose
neo-
new
nephro-
kidney
neuro-
nerve
nitro-
nitrogen
noct-
night
non-
none
ob-
infront of, against
oculo-
eye
odonto-
tooth
oophoro-
ovary
orchio-
testes
ortho-
straight, normal
os-
opening
osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
ovario-
ovary
pan-
all
para-
beside, along with
path-
disease
ped-
child, foot
per-
by, through
peri-
around
pharyngo-
pharynx
phlebo-
vein
photo-
light
pneumo-
air, lungs
pod-
foot
poly-
many, much
pre-, pro-
before, infront of
proct-, procto-
rectum
pseudo-
false
psych-
mind
pyo-
pus
pyro-
fever
quadri-
four
radio-
radiation
re-
back, again
retro-
backward
reno-
kidney
rhino-
nose
sacro-
sacrum
sclero-
hard, hardening
semi-
half
spleno-
spleen
steno-
narrowing
sterno-
sternum
sub-
under
super-, supra-
above, excess
syn-
together
tachy-
fast
teno-
tendon
thyro-
thyroid
trache-
trachea
trans-
throughout, across
tri-
three
ultra-
beyond
un-
not, reversal
uni-
one
uretero-
ureter
urethro-
urethra
uro-
urine
vaso-
blood vessel
veno-
vein