Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Dis-
A
separation, taking apart
2
Q
Dys-
A
difficult, abnormal
3
Q
Eu-
A
good, well
4
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
5
Q
Gyn/o-, Gynec-
A
female
6
Q
Idio-
A
self, one’s own
7
Q
Lyso-, Lys-
A
break down, destruction, dissolving
8
Q
Mal-
A
bad, abnormal
9
Q
Myc/o-
A
fungus
10
Q
Necr/o-
A
death
11
Q
Oxy-
A
sharp, acute, oxygen
12
Q
Pan-, Pant/o
A
all or everywhere
13
Q
Pharmaco-
A
drug, medicine
14
Q
Somat/o-, Somatico-
A
body, bodily
15
Q
Angi/o-
A
blood vessel
16
Q
Burs/o-
A
Bursa (thin connective tissue sac filled with lubricating liquid)
17
Q
Carcin/o-
A
cancer
18
Q
Cephal/o-
A
head
19
Q
Chol-
A
bile
20
Q
Chondri-
A
cartilage
21
Q
Coron-
A
heart
22
Q
Cost-
A
rib
23
Q
Crani/o-
A
brain
24
Q
Cutane-
A
skin
25
Cyst/o, Cysti-
bladder or sac
26
Derm- , Dermat/o-
skin
27
Duoden/o-
duodenum (first portion of the small intestine)
28
Gloss-
tongue
29
Hem- , Hema- , Hemat- , Hemo- , Hemat/o-
blood
30
Hepat/o-
liver
31
Hist/o- , Histio-
Tissue
32
Hyster/o-
uterus
33
Ileo-
ileum (the longest part of the small intestine)
34
Ischi/o-
ischium (lower and back part of the hip bone)
35
Kerat/o-
corena (eye or skin)
36
Lacrim/o-
tear (from eyes)
37
Lact/o-
milk
38
Laryng/o-
larynx (cartilaginous structure that connects pharynx to trachea and helps regulate volume of air that enters/exits the lungs)
39
Lingu/o-
tongue
40
Mening/o-
meninges (the membranes that surround the central nervous system)
41
My/o-
muscle
42
Myel/o-
spinal cord or bone marrow
43
Nephr/o-
kidney
44
Neur/i- , Neur/o-
nerve
45
Oculo-
eye
46
Onco-
tumor, bulk, volume
47
Onych/o-
fingernail, townail
48
Oo-
egg, ovary
49
Oophor/o-
Ovary
50
Op- , Opt-
vision
51
Ophthalm/o-
eye
52
Orchid/o-
testis
53
Orth/o-
straight, normal, correct
54
Osseo-
bony
55
Ossi-
bone
56
Ost- , Oste/o-
bone
57
Ot/o-
ear
58
Phalang-
phalanx (any bone in the fingers or toes)
59
Pharyng/o-
pharynx, throat
60
Phleb/o-
vein
61
Phren/i- , Phreno- , Phrenico-
diaphragm
62
Pleur- , Pleur/a- , Pleur/o-
rib, pleura (the membrane that wraps around the outside of your lungs and lines the inside of your chest cavity)
63
Proct/o-
anus, rectum
64
Prostat-
prostate
65
Pseudo-
false
66
Psych/o-
mind
67
Radio-
radiation
68
Ren/o-
kidney
69
Retin-
retina (of the eye)
70
Sarco-
muscular, flesh-like
71
Schiz/o-
split, cleft
72
Sclera- , Sclero-
hardness
73
Sigmoid/o-
sigmoid colon
74
Sperma-
sperm
75
Splen/o-
spleen
76
sten/o-
narrowed, blocked
77
Stom/a- , Stomat/o-
mouth
78
Stern-
sternum (breastbone)
79
Thromb/o-
blood clot
80
Thry/o-
thyroid gland
81
Tympan/o-
eardrum
82
Ur/o-
urine
83
Vagin-
vagina
84
Varic/o-
duct, blood vessel
85
Vasculo-
blood vessel
86
Ven/o-
vein
87
Cry/o-
cold
88
kin/o-
movement
89
Kyphy/o-
humped
90
Rhabd/o-
rod-shaped, striated
91
Phot/o-
light
92
Reticul/o-
net
93
Scoli/o-
twisted
94
Therm/o-
heat
95
Circum-
around
96
Cycl-
circle, cycle
97
De-
away from, ending
98
Dia-
across, through
99
ext/o- , Exo-
outer, outside
100
Ex- , Extra-
beyond
101
Infra-
beneath, below
102
Inter-
between
103
Intra-
within
104
Meso-
middle
105
Para-
alongside, abnormal
106
Sy- , Syl- , Sym- , Syn- , Sys-
together
107
diplo-
double
108
Hetero-
different, other
109
Homo-
same
110
Olig/o-
few, little
111
Tetra-
four
112
-crine
secretion
113
Caudal-
towards the tail
114
Palpitation
touching
115
Ot/o
ear, hearing
116
Sinistro
left side
117
Dextro
right side
118
-necrosis
tissue death
119
Huntingtons
transmitted by an autosomal dominant gene
120
Crushing disease
fat accumulaiton behind the shoulders
