Prefix's and Suffix's of Anatomy Flashcards
1
Q
sarco
A
muscle
2
Q
myo
A
muscle
3
Q
osteo
A
bone
4
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
5
Q
neuro
A
brain/nerves/neurons (nervous system)
6
Q
epi
A
out (on the outside of)
7
Q
endo
A
in (on the inside)
8
Q
exo
A
outer
9
Q
peri
A
around
10
Q
para
A
alongside
11
Q
sub
A
below
12
Q
pre
A
before
13
Q
post
A
after
14
Q
infra
A
below (within)
15
Q
supra
A
above (outside)
16
Q
inter
A
between (two things)
17
Q
intra
A
within (one thing)
18
Q
uni/mono
A
one
19
Q
bi/di
A
two
20
Q
tri
A
three
21
Q
quad
A
four
22
Q
blast
A
create (to form)
23
Q
clast
A
destroyer
24
Q
ium
A
tissue
25
Q
cyte
A
cell
26
Q
eg. myocyte
A
muscle cell
27
Q
eg. osteoclast
A
bone destroyer
28
Q
eg. subchondral
A
below cartilage
29
Q
eg. epineurium
A
outer nerve tissue
30
Q
eg. epimysium
A
outer muscle tissue (tissue on the outside of the muscle)
