Prefix & Suffix Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
absence, lack
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
acro-
A
extreme, extremities
4
Q
ad-
A
toward, to
5
Q
adeno-
A
gland
6
Q
ambi-
A
around, on both sides
7
Q
amyl-
A
starch
8
Q
ante-
A
before, preceding
9
Q
ant-, anti-
A
opposed to, preventing, inhibiting
10
Q
bi-
A
two
11
Q
bili-
A
bile
12
Q
bio-
A
life
13
Q
brachi-
A
arm
14
Q
brady-
A
slow
15
Q
cholecysto-
A
gallbladder
16
Q
circum-
A
around
17
Q
co, con-
A
together
18
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
19
Q
cost-
A
ribs
20
Q
demi-
A
half
21
Q
derm-
A
skin
22
Q
dis-
A
from
23
Q
dors-
A
back
24
Q
dys-
A
difficult, faulty, painful
25
electro-
electric
25
en-, em-
in, inside
26
equi-
equal
27
eryth-
red
28
exo-
outside, outer layer
29
extra-
outside, beyond
30
ferr-
iron
31
fibro-
fiber
32
fore-
before, in front of
33
glyco-
sugar
34
hemi-
half
35
hemo-
blood
36
hist-
tissue
37
homo-
same
38
hydro-
water
39
hygro-
moisture
40
hyper-
excess
41
hypo-
below, deficient
42
ileo-
ileum
43
in-
in, within, into
44
inter-
between
45
intra-
within, inside
46
juxta-
near, close to
47
lapar-
abdomen
48
laryngo-
larynx
49
later-
side
50
leuko-
white
51
macro-
large
52
mal-
bad
53
mast-
breast
54
medi-
middle
55
mega-
large
56
men-
month
57
mono-
single
58
multi-
many
59
myelo-
marrow, spinal cord
60
myo-
muscle
61
neo-
new
62
nitro-
nitrogen
63
non-
not
64
ob-
before, against
65
ortho-
straight, direct
66
osteo-
bone
67
pan-
all, universal
68
para-
beside, near
69
path-
disease
70
ped-
child, foot
71
per-
by, through
72
peri-
around
73
pharyngo-
pharynx
74
phren-
diaphragm, mind
75
pod-
foot
76
poly-
multiple
77
post-
after, behind
78
pre-
before, ahead
79
procto-
rectum, anus
80
pseudo-
false
81
psycho-
mind
82
pyel-
pelvis of the kidney
83
pyo-
pus
84
pyro-
fire
85
quadri-
four
86
radio-
radiation
87
re-
back, again
88
ren-
kidney
89
retro-
backward, behind
90
rhin-
nose
91
sacro-
sacrum
92
salpingo-
fallopian tube
93
sarco-
flesh
94
sclero-
hard
95
semi-
half
96
sex-
six
97
skeleto-
skeleton
98
steno-
narrow
99
sub-
beneath, under
100
super-, supra
above, upon
101
syn-
together
102
tachy-
rapid
103
thyro-
a shield
104
trans-
across, through
105
trache-
trachea
106
tri-
three
107
ultra-
beyond
108
un-
not, back reversal
109
uni-
one
110
uretero-
ureter
111
urethro-
urethra
112
uro-
urine, urinary organs
113
-able
able to
114
-algia
pain, in a certain spot
115
-cele
tumor, swelling
116
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
117
-cide
kill, destroy
118
-cule
little
119
-ectasia
dilating, stretching
120
-ectomy
cutting out, surgical removal
121
-esis
action
122
-form genesis, genetic
shape formation, origin
123
-gram
data that are systematically recorded, a record
124
-graph
an instrument used for recording data or writing
125
-ism
condition
126
-itis
inflammation
127
-ize
to treat
128
-lith
stone, calculus
129
-lithiasis
presence of stones
130
-lysis
loosening or breaking down
131
-megaly
enlargement
132
-meter
instrument that measures
133
-oid
like, resemble
134
-oma
tumor
135
-orrhaphy
surgical repair
136
-osis
disease, condition of
137
-ostomy
to form an opening or outlet
138
-otomy
to incise
139
-pathy
disease
140
-pexy
fixation
141
-phage
ingesting
142
-phobia
fear
143
-plasty
plastic surgery
144
-plegia
paralysis
145
-rhexis
rupture
146
-rrhagia
abnormal or excessive discharge
147
-rrhea
flow or discharge
148
-scope
lighted instrument for visual examination
149
-scopy
to examine visually
150
-stomy
establishment of an artificial opening
151
-tomy
incision into
152
-uria
urine
153
-zyme
enzyme, ferment
