Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
ad-
A
toward
2
Q
hemi-
A
half
3
Q
re-
A
back, again
4
Q
hepa/hepato-
A
liver
5
Q
semi-
A
half
6
Q
poly-
A
many, much
7
Q
homo-
A
same
8
Q
macro-
A
large
9
Q
doro-
A
back
10
Q
uro-
A
urine
11
Q
arthro-
A
joint
12
Q
ped-
A
child, foot
13
Q
laparo-
A
abdomen
14
Q
ob-
A
in front of, against
15
Q
os-
A
opening
16
Q
teno-
A
tendon
17
Q
cyto-
A
cell
18
Q
juxta-
A
near, close
19
Q
per-
A
by, through
20
Q
broncho-
A
bronchus
21
Q
bi-
A
double
22
Q
super-, supra-
A
above, excess
23
Q
Iso
A
equal, same
24
Q
retro-
A
backward
25
oto-
ear
26
fore-
in front of, before
27
gastro-
stomach
28
encephal-
brain
29
anti-
against, counteracting
30
medio-
middle
31
sterno-
sternum
32
glosso-
tongue
33
eryth-
red
34
meno-
menses
35
neuro-
nerve
36
dys-
painful
37
veno-
vein
38
laryngo-
larynx
39
cervico-
neck
40
costo-
ribs
41
odonto-
tooth
42
path-
disease
43
Auto
self
44
non-
none
45
trache-
trachea
46
ferro-
iron
47
cerebro-
cerebrum
48
myelo-
spinal cord, bone marrow
49
tri-
three
50
chole-
gall, bile
51
peri-
around
52
extra-
in addition to, outside of
53
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
54
brachio-
arm
55
cardio-
heart
56
pyo-
pus
57
leuk-
white
58
angio-
vessel
59
sacro-
sacrum
60
co-
together
61
oophoro-
ovary
62
ano-
anus
63
neo-
new
64
cholecysto-
gall bladder
65
osteo-
bone
66
brady-
slow
67
pseudo-
false
68
inter-
between
69
hyper-
high, excessive
70
ovario-
ovary
71
pod-
foot
72
nitro-
nitrogen
73
ab-
away from
74
derm/derma-
skin
75
micro-
small
76
glyco-
sugar
77
syn-
together
78
vaso-
blood vessel
79
un-
not, reversal
80
intra-
within
81
electro-
related to electricity
82
histo-
tissue
83
ultra-
beyond
84
trans-
throughout, across
85
demi-
half
86
para-
beside, along with
87
mono-
single
88
uni-
one
89
thryo-
thyroid
90
cepho cephalo-
head
91
sub-
under
92
a-, an-
without (none)
93
hydro-
water
94
latero-
side
95
naso-
nose
96
hypo-
low, decreased
97
pan-
all
98
photo-
light
99
sclero-
hard, hardening
100
pneumo-
air, lungs
101
hyster-
uterus
102
radio-
radiation
103
contra-
opposite, against
104
hemo-/hema-
blood
105
pyro-
fever
106
phlebo-
vein
107
steno-
narrowing
108
ortho-
straight, normal
109
nephro-
kidney
110
uretero-
ureter
111
circum-
around
112
adeno-
gland
113
urethro-
urethra
114
multi-
many
115
aero-
air
116
bio-
life
117
fibro-
fibrous
118
mast-/masto-
breast
119
cysto-
bladder
120
quadri-
four
121
equi-
equal
122
psych-
mind
123
ex-
out, away from
124
spleno-
spleen
125
arterio-
artery
126
cranio-
head
127
chondro-
cartilage
128
bili-
bile
129
mega-
large, great
130
mal-
poor, bad
131
entero-
intestines
132
rhino-
nose
133
orchio-
testes
134
proct-, procto-
rectum
135
oculo-
eye
136
dis-
from
137
noct-
night
138
ante-
before, forward
139
reno-
kidney
140
pharyngo-
pharynx
141
myo-
muscle
142
en-, endo
into, within
143
tachy-
fast