MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (PREFIXES) Flashcards
a-
without
ab-
away from
abdomi(n)-
abdomen
acr(o)-
to, toward
aden(o)-
pertaining to gland
an-
without
ana-
up, back, again
angio-
vessel
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against, opposed to
arteri(o)-
artery
arthro-
pertaining to joint
auto-
self
bi-
two
bi(o)-
pertaining to life
blast(o)-
germ or cell
blephar(o)-
pertaining to the eyelid
brady-
slow
calc-
stone
cardi(o)-
pertaining to the heart
cephal(o)-
pertaining to the head
cerebr(o)-
pertaining to the cerebrum
cervic(o)-
pertaining to the neck or uterine cervix
chole-
pertaining to bile
chondr(o)-
pertaining to the cartilage
circum-
around
contra-
against, opposite
cost(o)-
pertaining to rib
cyan(o)-
blue
cyst(o)-
pertaining to the bladder or any fluid containing sac
cyt(o)-
pertaining to the cell
de-
down from
dermat(o)-
pertaining to the skin
di-
twice
dia-
through completely
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
ect(o)-
out from
electro-
pertaining to electricity
end(o)-
within
enter(o)-
pertaining to the intestines
epi-
upon, on
erythr(o)-
pertaining to anything red or to red blood cells
eu-
easy, good, normal
ex(o)-
outside
extra-
outside, in addition
gastr(o)-
pertaining to the stomach
glyc(o)-
sugar
gynec(o)-
pertaining to females
hemat(o)-
pertaining to blood
hemi-
half