prefixes and combining forms Flashcards
1
Q
anter
A
front
2
Q
crani
A
skull
3
Q
epithili
A
surface, skin
4
Q
hepat
A
liver
5
Q
lapar
A
abdomen
6
Q
mediastin
A
mediastinum (between the lungs)
7
Q
pleur
A
pleura
8
Q
poster
A
posterior
9
Q
spin
A
spine
10
Q
thorac
A
chest
11
Q
supra
A
above
12
Q
hyper
A
over, above, increased
13
Q
hypo
A
below, decreased or deficient
14
Q
dys
Dysfunction
A
bad, painful, difficult
15
Q
eu
A
good, normal or easy
16
Q
primi
A
first
17
Q
tetra
A
four
18
Q
hemi or semi
A
half
19
Q
olig
A
scant, few
20
Q
pan
A
all
21
Q
chlor
A
green
22
Q
alb
A
white
23
Q
melan
A
black
24
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rube
A
red
25
xanth
yellow
26
a, an
no, not, without
27
ante
before
28
aut
self
29
de
down, without
30
dextr
right
31
dia, per, trans
Transdermal
Transfusion
complete, through
32
endo
within
33
ec, ecto
outside
34
exo
outside, away from
35
macro, mega
unusually large
36
neo
new
37
peri
Pericardium
around
38
poikilo
varied, irregular
39
retro
Retroocular
behind
40
syn, sym
together
41
tel
end
42
trans
across, through
43
sinister
left
44
caudal, caud
toward the tail or lower part of the body
45
angi, ang
Angioplasty
vessel
46
aort
aorta
47
coron
heart
48
phleb, ven
vein
49
venul
venule
50
ech
sound
51
valve
valvol
52
brady
slow
53
tachy
rapid
54
cholecys
gallbladder
55
ili
ilium
56
or, stomat
mouth
57
proct, rect
anus/ rectum
58
celi, larar
abdomen
59
an
anus
60
antr
antrum
61
cec
cecum
62
cheil
lip
63
cholangi
bile duct
64
choledoch
common bile duct
65
enter
Dysentery
Gastroenteritis
intestine (small)
66
gloss, lingu
Glossal
Hypoglossal
tongue
67
pylor
pylorus
68
sial
saliva; salivary gland
69
sigmoid; simoid
colon
70
uvul
uvula
71
arthr
joint
72
chondr
cartilage
73
cost
Costal
Intercostal
rib
74
my, myos, muscul
muscle
75
myel
Myeloma
bone marrow or spinal cord
76
spondyl
Spondylosis
vertebrae
77
fasci
fascia; support, separate, and cover muscles
78
synovi, synov
synovial membrane; forms the lining of synovial joints and secretes synovial fluid
79
burs
bursa; cushion areas subject to friction
80
enceph
brain
81
dur
dura mater
82
radic, radicul, rhiz
nerve root
83
nas, rhino
nose
84
phren
diaphragm
85
lob
lobe
86
pneumon, pneum, pulmon, pneumat
lung; air
87
atel
imperfect or incomplete
88
muc
mucous
89
orth
straight
90
py
Pyorrhea
pus
91
somn
sleep
92
spir
breathing
93
a, an
Anaerobic
without
94
aur, ot
ear
95
cutane, derm, dermat
skin
96
myring, tympan
eardrum
97
ocul, ophthalm
eye
98
phak
lens of the eye
99
hidr
Hidrosis
sweat
100
kerat
horny tissue; hard
101
onych, ungu
nail
102
seb
sebum; oil
103
trich
hair
104
coni
dust
105
pachy
thick
106
rhytid
wrinkles
107
staphyl
grape-like clusters
108
strept
twisted chain
109
xer
dry
110
epi
on, upon, over
111
colp, vagin
vagina
112
hyster, metri, uter
uterus
113
oophor, ovari
ovary
114
salping
fallopian tube
115
balan
Balanitis
penis
116
orchi, orchid, orch
Orchidopexy
testis
117
vas
vas deferens
