Prefix Flashcards
Hepat
Liver
Hemat/hemo
Blood
Electr
Electricity
Cardi
Heart
Gastr
Stomach
Enter
Intestines
Hypo
Below
Epi
Above, upon, on
Aden
Gland
Arthr
Joint
Bi
Life; two
Carcin
Cancerous,cancer
Cephal
Head
Cerebr
Cerebrum
Crin
To secrete
Cyst
Urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
Cyt
Cell
Derm/dermat, cuante
Skin
Encephal
Brain
Erythr
Red
Glyc
Sugar
Gnos
Knowledge
Gynec
Woman,female
iatr
Treatment,physician
Leuko
White
Log
Study of
Neuro
Nerve
Onco
Tumor
Ophthalmo
Eye
Osteo
Bone
Patho
Disease
Pedo
Child
Psycho
Mind
Radio
X-Rays
Reno/nephr
Kidney
Rhino
Nose
Sarco
Flesh
Secto/cis
To cut
Thrombo
Clot, clotting
Uro
Urinary tract, urine
A,an
No,not,without
Aut, auto
Self,own
Dia
Complete, through
Endo
Within, in
Ex,Exo
Out,outside of,outward, away from
Hyper
Excessive, above,more than normal
Hypo
Deficient,below,under,less than normal
In
Into,in; not
peru, peri
Surrounding,around
pro, ante, pros
Before,forward
Re
Back,backward,again
retro
Behind, backward
Sub
Below,under
Trans
Across,through
Hist
Tissue
Thel/theli
Nipple
Thorac
Chest
Trache
Trachea, windpipe
Umbilic
Naval, umbilicus
Ventro
Belly side of the body
Vertebr
Backbones, vertebra
Viscero
Internal organs
ana
Up, apart; again, anew
Cata
Down
Meta
Change
Inter
Between
Bol
To cast(throw)
Cervic
Neck(body or uterus)
Chondro
Cartilage(connective tissue)
Chrom
Color
Coccyg
Coccyx(tailbone)
ili
ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
Inguin
Groin
Kary
Nucleus
Later
Side
Lumbo
Lower back
Medi
Middle
Proxim
Nearest
Sacr
Sacrum
adi, steat, adip
Fat
Anter
Front
ano
Anus
bucc
Cheek
cec
Cecum
celi
Belly,abdomen
cheil, labi
Lip
cholecyst
Common bile duct
dent, odont
Tooth
col
Colon
duoden
Duodenal
faci
Face
gingiv
Gums
Gloss, lingu
Tongue
jejun
Jejunum
ile
Ileum
lapar
Abdomen
mandibul
Lower jaw, mandible
or, stomat
Mouth
palat
Palate
peritone
Peritoneum
proct
Anus and rectum
pylor
Pylor sphincter
sialaden
Salivary gland
sigmoid
Sigmoid colon
amyl
Starch
bil, chole
Gall, bile
lip
Fat, lipid
lith
Stone
sial
Saliva, salivary
py
Pus
glycogen
Glycogen, animal starch
acro
Extremities, top, extreme point
acu
Severe, sharp, sudden
amni
Amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)
angi
Vessel
arteri
artery
axillo
Armpit
blephar
Eyelid
hydr
Water,fluid
isch
to hold back
laryng
Larynx
mamm,mast
Breast
morph
Shape, form
muc
Mucus
my
Muscle
myel
Spinal cord, bone marrow
neutro
Neutrophil(a white blood cell)
carp
Wrist bones
cib
Meals
cost
Rib
dactyl
Fingers, toes
duct
To lead, carry
flex
To bend
furc
Forking, branching
nati
Birth
necto
To bind, tie, connect
norm
Rule, order
pubo
Pubis(pubic bone); anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
sepso
Infection
somno
Sleep
sono
Sound
theo
To put, place
thyro
Thyroid gland; shield
topo
Place, position, location
toxo
Poison
ab
Away from
ad
Toward
anti
Against
brady
Slow
cata
Down
con
With, together
contra
Against, opposite
de
Down, lack of
dys
Bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ec, ecto
Out, outside
eu
Good, normal
hemi
Half
infra
Beneath, under
intra
In, within, into
macro
Large
mal
Bad
meta
Beyond, change
micro
Small
meo
New
pan
All
para
Abnormal, beside, near
per
Through
poly
many, much
post
After, behind
pre
Before, in front of
supra
Above, upper
syn, sym
Together, with
tachy
fast
ultra
Beyond, excess
uni
one
pneum
Lungs
gon
Seed
eosin
Rosy, red, dawn
bas
Basic, base
phag
Eating, swallowing
cali/calic
Calyx (calix); cup shaped
glomerul
Glomerulus
meat
Meatus
pyel
Renal pelvis
trigon
Trigone (region of the bladder)
vesic
Urinary bladder
albumin
Albumin (a protein in blood)
azot
Nitrogen
dips
Thirst
kal
Potassium
ket/keton
Ketone bodies (ketoacids and acetone)
natr
Sodium
olig
Scanty
bartholin
Bartholin gland
chori/chorion
Chorion
colp, vagin
Vagina
culd
Cul-de-sac
episi, vulv
Vulva
galact/lact
Milk
hyster
Uterus, womb
men
Menses/menstration
metr, metri, uter
Uterus
myom
Muscle tumor
obstetr
Pregnancy and childbirth
o/o, ovul, ov
Egg
oophor, ovari
Ovary
perine
Perineum
phor
To bear
salping
Fallopian tubes
nulli
No, not, none
primi
First
andro
Male
balan
Glans penis
cry
Cold
crypt
Hidden
epididym
Epididymis
orch, orchi, orchid, test
Testis, testicle
terat
Monster
varic
Varicose veins
vas
Vessel, duct; vas deferens
zo
Animal life
duro
Dura mater
glio
Glial cells
lepto
Thin, slender
meningo/meningio
Membranes, meninges
ponto
Pons
radiculo
Nerve root
thec
Sheath
vago
Vagus nerve
algeso, algesia
Excessive sensitivity to pain
causo
Burning
comato
Deep sleep
esthesio
Feeling, nervous sensation
kines/kinesio
Movement
lexo
Word, phrase
syncopo
To cut off, cut short
taxo
Order, coordination
athero
Yellowish plaque, fatty substance
atrio
Atrium upper heart chamber
brachi
Arm
corono
Heart
cyano
Blue
myxo
Mucus
phlebo
Vein
steth
Chest
vas
Vessel
veno/veni
Vein
adenoido
Adenoids
aveolo
Alveolus, air sac
broncho, bronchio
Bronchial tube, bronchus
bronchiolo
Bronchiole, small bronchus
capno
Carbon dioxide
conio
Dust
lobo
Lobe of the lung
naso
Nose
ortho
Straight, upright
pectoro
Chest
phono
Voice
phreno
Diaphragm
pleuro
Pleura
pneumo, pneumono
Lung
pulmono
Lung
sinuso
Sinus, cavity
spiro
Breathing
telo
Complete
coagulo
Clotting
iso
Same, equal
neutro
Neutral (neither base nor acid)
poikilo
Varied, irregular
sidero
Iron
sphygmo
Pulse
Em
In
Spheno
Wedge
Anthraco
Coal (black)
Silico
Rocks
Oxysmo
Sudden
Lymphadeno
Lymph node
Kypho
Hunch/humpback
Lamino
Lamina (part of vertebral arch)
lordo
Curve, swayback (anterior curve in lower back)
Lumbo
Loins, lower back
Spondylo
Vertebra
acetabulo
Acetabulum (hip socket)
Calcaneo
Calcaneus (heel)
Malleolo
Malleolus (process on ankle)
olecrano
Olecranon (elbow)
peroneo
Fibula
ankylo
Stiff
Articulo
Joint
Burso
Bursa
Rheumato
Watery flow
Synovo
Synovial membrane
Fascio
Fascia (forms sheath around muscles)
Firbo
Fibrous connective tissue
Leiomyo
Smooth muscle lines organs
Myoso
Muscle
Planto
Sole of foot
Rhabdomyo
Skeletal muscle connected to bones
Dorsi
Back
Chloro
Green
cirrho
Tawny yellow
luteo
Yellow
melano
Black
polio
Gray
xantho
Yellow
Cautero
Heat, burn
Diaphoro
Profuse sweating
Erythemo
Redness
Erythemato
Redness
Hidro
Sweat
ichthyo
Dry,scaly (fish-like)
kerato
Hard
Myco
Fungus
Onycho
Nail
Phyto
Plant
Rhytido
Wrinkle
Sebo
Sebum
Squamo
Scale-like
Steato
Fat
Tricho
Hair
Unguo
Nail
Xero
Dry
aqueo
Water
conjunctivo
Conjunctiva
coro
Pupil
corneo
Cornea
cyclo
Ciliary body
dacryo
Tears, tear duct
iro
Iris
irido
Iris
kerato
Cornea
Lacrimo
Tears
oculo
Eye
opto
Eye, vision
palpebro
Eyelid
optico
eye, vision
papillo
Optic disc
phaco
Lens of the eye
phako
Lens of eye
pupillo
Pupil
retino
Retina
sclero
Sclera (white of eye)
uveo
Uvea
vitreo
Glassy
amblyo
Dull, dim
Diplo
Double
glauco
Gray
mio
Smaller, less
mydro
Widen, enlarge
nycto
Night
photo
Light
presbyo
Old age
socto
Darkness
xero
Dry
calco
Calcium
calicio
Calcium
cortico
Cortex, outer region
homeo
Sameness
physo
Growing
somato
Body
stero
Solid structure
toco
Childbirth
toxico
Position
oxy
Rapid, sharp, acid
tetra
Four
tri
Three
alveolo
Small sac
caco
Bad
chemo
Chemical, drug
Folliculo
Small glandular sacs
Medullo
Soft, inner part
muta
Genetic change
mutageno
Causing genetic change
papillo
Nipple-like
plaso
Formation
pleo
Many, more
proto
First
scirrho
Hard
ana
Backward
apo
Off, away
brachy
Short (distance)
Epi
Upon
tele
Far
iso
Same
pharmaceuto
Drug
vitro
Glass
vivo
Life
fluoro
Luminous
roentgeno
x-rays
therapeuto
Treatment
cine
Movement
echo
A repeated sound
craso
Mixture
ergo
Work
estheso
Feeling, sensation
narco
Stupor
prurito
Itching
pyreto
Fever
Par
Other than, apart
anxio
Uneasy, anxious
mento
Mind
philo
Attraction to, love
schizo
Split