Prefixes: 2 Flashcards
fili-, filli-
fine, hair-like
galact-
milk
gastr-
stomach
gloss-
tongue
glu-, glyc-
sweet, glucose
gynec-
woman
hema-
blood
hemi-
half
hepat-
liver
hetero-
varied, mixed
hist-
tissue
homeo-
similar, like
hydr-
water, hydrogen
hyper-
above, more than
hypo-
below, less than
hyster-
uterus
in-
into, not
infra-
below, underlying
inter-
between
intra-
within
ipse-
same
iso-
equal
juxta-
next to
labi(o)-
lip
lacrim(o)-
tear
lact(i)-, lact(o)-
milk
lapar(o)-
pertaining to the abdomen-wall or flank
laryng(o)-
pertaining to the larynx (voice box)
later(o)-
lateral
luek-
white
lip(o)-
fat
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mega-
large, giant
melan(o)-
black color
mening(o)-
membrane
mero-
part
meso-
middle
micro-
small, tiny
mono-
one
morph-
shape, form
muscul(o)-
muscle
myel-
muscle
myo-
muscle
necr-
dead
neo-
new
nephr-
kidney
neur-
nerve
normo-
normal
ocul(o)-
pertaining to the eye
ondont(o)-
pertaining to the teeth
onych(o)-
pertaining to the nail of a finger or toe
oophor(o)-
woman’s ovary
opthalm-
eye
or(o)-
mouth
orth(o)-
denoting something as straight or correct
osseo-
bony
ossi-
bone
ost-
bone
ot-
ear
ov-
egg
para-
beside
path-
disease