Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
cerebr-
A
brain
2
Q
chron-
A
time
3
Q
amni-
A
fetal membrane
4
Q
antho-
A
flower
5
Q
archaeo-
A
primitive, ancient
6
Q
hem-
A
blood
7
Q
hemi-
A
half
8
Q
hypo-
A
under, less than
9
Q
hyper-
A
over, more than (e.g. hyperactive)
10
Q
kin-
A
to move or activate (e.g. kinetic)
11
Q
oo-
A
egg (e.g. oogenesis)
12
Q
nephr-
A
kidneys (e.g. nephritis)
13
Q
pulmo-
A
lung
14
Q
soma-
A
body (e.g. somatic cell)
15
Q
a-; an-
A
not; without; lacking
16
Q
aden-
A
gland (e.g. adenoid)
17
Q
dys-
A
bad; abnormal; difficult
18
Q
gastr-
A
stomach
19
Q
halo-
A
salt
20
Q
hort-
A
garden (e.g. horticulture)
21
Q
morph-
A
shape; form (e.g. morphology)
22
Q
omni-
A
all
23
Q
arthr-
A
joint
24
Q
platy-
A
flat
25
trache-; bronch-
windpipe
26
oto-
ear
27
karyo-
nucleus
28
onco-; carcin-
cancer
29
carpal-
wrist
30
stern-
chest, breast
31
entero-
intestine, gut
32
pseudo-
false
33
hema-; hemo-
blood
