Prefix Flashcards
1
Q
a-
A
without, lack of
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
abdomi(n)-
A
abdomen
4
Q
acr(o)-
A
pertaining to an extremity
5
Q
ad-
A
to, toward
6
Q
aden(o)-
A
pertaining to a gland
7
Q
an-
A
without, lack of
8
Q
ana-
A
up, back, again
9
Q
angio-
A
vessel
10
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
11
Q
anti-
A
against, opposed to
12
Q
arteri(o)-
A
artery
13
Q
arthro-
A
pertaining to a joint
14
Q
auto-
A
self
15
Q
bi-
A
two
16
Q
bi(o)-
A
pertaining to life
17
Q
blast(o)-
A
germ or cell
18
Q
blephar(o)-
A
pertaining to an eyelid
19
Q
brady-
A
slow
20
Q
calc-
A
stone; also heel
21
Q
cardi(o)-
A
pertaining to the heart
22
Q
cephal(o)-
A
pertaining to the head
23
Q
cerebr(o)-
A
pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
24
Q
cervic(o)-
A
pertaining to the neck or the uterine cervix
25
chole-
pertaining to bile
26
chondr(o)-
pertaining to cartilage
27
circum-
around, about
28
contra-
against, opposite
29
cost(o)-
pertaining to a rib
30
cyan(o)-
blue
31
cyst(o)-
pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac
32
cyt(o)-
pertaining to a cell
33
de-
down from
34
dermat(o)-
pertaining to the skin
35
di-
twice, double
36
dia-
through, completely
37
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
38
ect(o)-
out from
39
electro(o)-
pertaining to electricity
40
end(o)-
within
41
enter(o)-
pertaining to the intestines
42
epi-
upon, on
43
erythro(o)-
pertaining to anything red or to erythrocytes (red blood cells)
44
eu-
easy, good, normal
45
ex(o)-
outside
46
extra-
outside, in addition
47
gastr(o)-
pertaining to the stomach
48
glyc(o)-
sugar
49
gynec(o)-
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
50
hemat(o)-
pertaining to blood
51
hemi-
half
52
hem(o)-
pertaining to blood
53
hepat(o)-
pertaining to the liver
54
heter-
other, different
55
hom-
same or like
56
hydr(o)-
water
57
hyper-
over, excessive
58
hypo-
under, deficient
59
hyster(o)-
pertaining to the uterus
60
infra-
below
61
Inter-
between
62
intra-
within
63
iso-
equal
64
latero-
side
65
leuk(o)-
pertaining to anything white or to leukocytes (white blood cells)
66
lith(o)-
pertaining to a stone
67
macro-
large
68
mal-
bad or abnormal
69
medi-
middle
70
mega-
large
71
melan-
black
72
mening(o)-
pertaining to a membrane, particularly the meninges
73
micro-
small
74
mono-
one
75
myel(o)-
pertaining to the spinal cord, the bone marrow, or myelin
76
my(o)-
pertaining to muscle
77
nas(o)-
pertaining to the nose
78
ne(o)-
new
79
nephr(o)-
pertaining to the kidney
80
neur(o)-
pertaining to a nerve of the nervous system
81
noct-
night
82
olig(o)-
little, deficient
83
oophor(o)-
pertaining to the ovary
84
ophthalm(o)-
pertaining to the eye
85
orchid(o)-
pertaining to testicles
86
orchi(o)-
pertaining to the testicles
87
oro-
pertaining to the mouth
88
ortho-
straight or normal
89
oste(o)-
pertaining to bone
90
ot(o)-
pertaining to the war
91
para-
by the side of
92
path(o)-
pertaining to disease
93
per-
through
94
peri-
around
95
phag(o)-
pertaining to eating, ingesting, or engulfing
96
pharyng(o)-
pertaining to the throat, or pharynx
97
phleb(o)-
pertaining to a vein
98
pneum(o)-
pertaining to respiration, the lungs, or air
99
poly-
many
100
post-
after, behind
101
pre-
before
102
pro-
before, in front of
103
proct(o)-
pertaining to the rectum
104
pseud(o)-
false
105
psych(o)-
pertaining to the mind
106
pulm(o)-
pertaining to the lung
107
pur-
pertaining to pus
108
pyel(o)-
pertaining to the kidney or pelvis
109
py(o)-
pertaining to pus
110
quadr(i)-
four
111
quar-
four
112
quat-
four
113
retr(o)-
backward or behind
114
rhin(o)-
pertaining to the nose
115
salping(o)-
pertaining to a tube
116
scler(o)-
hard; also means pertains to the sclera
117
semi-
half or partial
118
sub-
under, moderately
119
super-
above, excessive, or more than normal
120
supra-
above
121
tachy-
fast
122
therm-
pertaining to temperature
123
thorac(o)-
pertaining to the chest
124
trans-
across
125
tri-
three
126
uni-
one
127
vas(o)-
vessel
