Prefixes Flashcards
without
a-
away from
ab-
toward/to
ad-
appendix
append-
glandular-
adeno-
around/both
ambi-
before/ in front of
ante-
anus
ano- ; procto-
vessel
vaso- ; angio-
pain
-algia
double
bi-
bile
bili-
slow
brady-
bronchus
bronch-
heart
cardio-
gallbladder
cholecyst-
colon
colo-
bladder
cysto-
cell
cyto-
around
circum-
opposite
contra-
head
cephalo- ; crani-
skin
derma-
difficuly
dys-
outside
ecto-
within ; into
endo-
normal ; good
eu-
out ; away from
ex-
esophagus
esophago-
brain
encephal-
intestines
entero-
moving clot
embolus
expansion ; dilation
-ectasis
removal of
-ectomy
blood
-emia
stomach
gastr-
gums
gingiv-
tongue
gloss
sugar
glycol-
a recording of something
-graphy
a record made
-gram
half
hemi-
different
hetero-
same
homo-
excessive ; above normal
hyper-
under ; below normal
hypo-
blood
hem-, hemat-
liver
hepato-
between
inter-
within
intra-
in, into
intro-
ileum
ileo-
condition of
-ism
inflammation of
-itis
treatment of
-iatry
jejunum
jejuno-
larynx
laryngo-
side
latero-
white
leuk-
lymph
lympho-
fat
lipo-
stone, calculus
-lith
presense of stones
-lithiasis
dissolving ; disintegration
-lysis
study of
-logy
bad
mal-
big
macro-
big, large
mega- ; megal-
small
micro-
single
mono-
many
multi-
spinal cord ; marrow
myelo-
enlargement
megaly
new
neo-
nerve
neuro-
kidney
nephron-
bone
esteo-
small ; few
olig-
eye
oculo-
eye
opthalmo-
ear
oto-
ovary
oopharo-
testes
orchido-
study of ; science of
-ology
disease of
-opathy
surgical repair of
-orrhaphy
tumor
-oma
viewing
-opsy
discharge of ; flow
-orrhea
condition of ; disease of
-osis
opening of ; outlet
-ostomy
to incise
-otomy
all
pan-
disease
path-
around
peri-
many
ploy-
after; behind
post-
before ; in front of
pre- ; pro-
false
pseudo-
fever
pyro-
fear
phobia
light
photo-
pus
pyo-
pharynx
pharyngo-
vein
vena- ; phlebo-
lungs
pneumo- ; pulmo-
mind
psych-
kidney pelvis
pyelo-
partial paralysis
-paresis
disease
-pathy
deficiency ; lack of; decrease of
-penia
eating ; swallowing
-phagia
growth ; formation of
plasia
repair of ; shaping of
-plasty
paralysis
-plegia
four
quad-
backward; behind
retro-
nose
rhino-
kidney
reno-
bursting forth
-rrhage