Prefix Flashcards
a-
without, not
ab-
away from
abdo-
abdominal
abdomino
abdominal
acro-
extremity
ad-
towards
adeno-
glandular
aer-
air
amb-
both, on both sides
ambi-
both, on both sides
amido-
NH2 group united to an acid radical
amino-
NH2 group united to a radical other than an acid radical
amphi-
on both sides, around
amyl-
starch
an-
not, without
ana-
up
andro-
male
angi-
vessel (blood)
aniso-
unequal
ant-
against, counteracting
anti-
against, counteracting
ante-
before
antero-
before
aorto-
aorta
app-
away from
antro-
antrum
arachn-
spider
artho-
joint
auto-
self
bi-
twice, two
bili-
bile
bio-
life
blenno-
mucus
bleph-
eyelid
brachio-
arm
brachy-
short
brady-
slow
calc-
chalk
carcin-
cancer
cardio-
heart
carpo-
wrist
cata-
down
cav-
down
centi-
hundredth
cephal-
head
cerebro-
brain
cervic-
neck, womb
cheil-
lip
cheir-
hand
chemo-
chemical
chlor-
green
chol-
bile
cholecysto-
gall bladder
choledocho
common bile duct
chondro-
cartilage
chrom-
colour
cine-
film, motion
circum-
around
co-
together
col-
together
com-
together
con-
together
coli-
bowel
colpo-
vagina
contra-
against
costo-
rib
cox-
hip
crani-
skull
cranio-
skully
cryo-
cold
crypt-
hidden, concealed
cyan-
blue
cysto-
bladder
cyto-
cell
dacryo-
tear
deca-
ten
de-
away from, reversing
deci-
tenth
demi-
half
dent-
tooth
derma-
skin
dermat-
skin
dextro-
to the right
dia-
through
dip-
double
dis-
separation, against
dorso-
dorsal
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
ecto-
outside, without, external
electro-
electricity
em-
in
en-
in, into, within
end-
in, into, within
endo-
in, into, within
ent-
within
entero-
intestine
epi-
on, above, upon
ery-
red
eu-
well, normal
ex-
away from, out, out of
exo-
away from, out, out of
extra-
outside
faci-
face
ferri-
iron
ferro-
ironf
fibro-
fibre, fibrous tissue
flav-
yellow
feto-
fetus
fore-
before, in front of
gala-
milk
gastro-
stomach
genito-
genital, reproductive
ger-
old age
glosso-
tongue
glyco-
sugar
gynae-
female
haema-
blood
haemo-
blood
hemi-
half
hepa-
liver
hepatico-
liver
hepto-
liver
hetero-
unlikeness, dissimilarity
hexa-
six
histo-
tissue
homeo-
like
homo-
same
hydro-
water
hyper-
above
hygro-
moisture
hystero-
uterus
idio-
peculiar to the individual
hypno-
sleep
hypo-
below
ilio-
ilium
iatro-
physician
ileo-
ileum
immuno-
immunity
in-
not, in, into, within
infra-
below
inter-
between
intra-
within
intro-
inward
ischio-
ischium
iso-
equal
karyo-
nucleus
kerato-
horn, skin, cornea
kypho-
rounded, humped
lact-
milk
laparo-
flank
laryngo-
larynx
lepto-
thin soft
leuco-
white
leuko-
white
lympho-
lymphatic
macro-
large
mamm-
breast
mal-
abnormal, poor
mast-
breast
medi-
middle
mega-
large
melano-
pigment, dark
meso-
middle
meta-
between
metro-
uterus
micro-
small
milli-
a thousandth
mio-
smaller
mono-
one, single
muco-
mucus
multi-
many
myc-
fungus
myleo-
spinal cord, bone marrow
myo-
muscle
narco-
stupor
naso-
nose
necro-
corpse
neo-
new
nephro
kidney
neuro-
nerve
noct-
night
normo-
normal
nucleo-
nucleus
nyc- / nyct-
night
occulo-
eye
odonto-
tooth
oligo-
deficiency, diminution
onc-
mass
onycho-
nail
oo-
egg, ovum
oophor-
ovary
opthalmo-
eye
opisth-
backward
orchido-
testis
oro-
mouth
ortho-
straight
os-
bone, mouth
osteo-
bone
oto-
ear
ova-
egg
ovari-
ovary
pachy-
thick
paed-
child
pan-
all
para-
beside
patho-
disease
ped-
child, foot
penta-
five
pento-
five
per-
by, through
peri-
around
perineo-
perineum
pharma-
drug
pharyngo-
pharynx
phlebo-
vein
phono-
voice
photo-
light
phren-
diaphragm, mind
physio-
form, nature
pleuro-
pleura
pluri-
many
pneumo-
lung
podo-
foot
polio-
grey
poly-
many, much
post-
after
pre-
before
pro-
before
proto-
first
proct-
anus
pseudo-
false
psycho-
mind
pyelo-
pelvis of the kidney
pyo-
pus
pyr-
fever
quadri-
four
radi-
ray
radio-
radiation
re-
again, back
ren-
kidney
retro-
backward
rhin-
nose
sacchar-
sugar
sacro-
sacrum
salpingo-
fallopian tube
sapro-
dead, decaying
sarco-
flesh
sclero-
hard
scota-
darkness
semi-
half
sept-
seven
sero-
serum
socio-
sociology
sphygm-
pulse
spleno-
spleen
spondy-
vertebra
steato-
fat
sterno-
sternum
sub-
below
supra-
above
syn-
together, union, with
tabo-
tabes
tachy-
fast
tarso- (tars-)
flat of foot (sole) or edge of eyelid
teno-
tendon
tetra-
four
thermo-
heat
thrombo-
blood clot
thyro-
thyroid gland
tibio-
tibia
tox-
poison
trachea-
trachea
trans-
across, through
tri-
three
tropho-
nourishment
trich-
hair
ultra-
beyond
uni-
one
uretero-
ureter
urethra-
urethra
uri-
urine
uro-
urine, urinary organs
utero-
uterus
vaso-
vessel
veno-
vein
vesico-
bladder
xanth-
yellow
xero-
dry
xiphi-
ensiform cartilage of sternum
zoo-
animal