Prefix Chapter One Flashcards
1
Q
Arth/o
A
Joint
2
Q
Bi/o
A
Life
3
Q
Carcin/o
A
Cancer ; cancerous
4
Q
Cardi/o
A
Heart
5
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
6
Q
Cerebr/o
A
Cerebrum; largest part of brain
7
Q
Cyst/o
A
Urinary bladder
8
Q
Cyt/o
A
Cell
9
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
10
Q
Dermat/o
A
Skin
11
Q
Electr/o
A
Electricity
12
Q
Encephal/o
A
Brain
13
Q
Enter/o
A
Intestines (often small intestine)
14
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
15
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
16
Q
Gnos/o
A
Knowledge
17
Q
Gynec/o
A
Woman ; female
18
Q
Hem/o
Hemat/o
A
Blood
19
Q
Hepat/o
A
Liver
20
Q
Lapar/o
A
Abdomen
21
Q
Leuk/o
A
White
22
Q
Nephr/o
A
Kidney
23
Q
Neur/o
A
Nerve
24
Q
Onc/o
A
Tumor
25
Q
Ophthalm/o
A
Eye
26
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
27
Q
Path/o
A
Disease
28
Q
Psych/o
A
Mind
29
Q
Ren/o
A
Kidney
30
Q
Rhin/o
A
Nose
31
Q
Sarc/o
A
Flesh
32
Q
Thromb/o
A
Clotting
33
Q
Gland
A
Aden/o
34
Q
A ; an
A
No; not
35
Q
Aut
A
Self
36
Q
Dia
A
Complete; through
37
Q
Dys
A
Bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
38
Q
Endo
A
Within
39
Q
Exo
A
Outside
40
Q
Hyper
A
Excessive; more than normal; too much
41
Q
Hypo
A
Below; less than normal; under
42
Q
Peri
A
Surrounding
43
Q
Pro
A
Before; forward
44
Q
Re
A
Back
45
Q
Retro
A
Behind
46
Q
Sub
A
Below; under
47
Q
Trans
A
Across; through
