Prefixes And Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
De-
A
Away from
Ex: dehydration
2
Q
Dia-, trans-
A
Through
3
Q
Diathermy
A
Treatment modality of passing heat through the Skin to the underlying tissues
4
Q
Dys-
A
Abnormal, painful difficult
5
Q
EU-
A
Normal, good
6
Q
Euthyroid
A
Indicates thyroid function is normal
7
Q
Megalo-, macro-
A
Large, big
8
Q
Oligo-
A
Few, scanty, sparse
9
Q
Pan-
A
All
10
Q
Peri-
A
Around
11
Q
- ac, - al, - ar, -ary, -eal, -ia, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
A
Pertaining to, condition (of)
Ex: ventricular pertains to the ventricles
12
Q
-Algia,-dynia
A
Pain
13
Q
Arthralgia
A
Pain in joints
14
Q
Cephalodynia
A
Pain in the head, headache
15
Q
-Ase
A
Enzyme
16
Q
-Asthenia
A
Weakness
17
Q
Myasthenia gravis
A
Great muscle weakness
18
Q
-Cele
A
Hernia, abnormal protrusion
19
Q
Rectoceles
A
Protrusion from rectum
20
Q
-Crine
A
To secrete
21
Q
-Ectomy
A
Surgical removal
22
Q
-ema, -iasis, -ism, -lepsy, -osis
A
Condition, abnormal condition
23
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
24
Q
-emia
A
Blood
25
Anemia
Condition of low (no) blood
26
- esthesia
Sensation, feeling
27
Anesthesia
Produces a lack of feeling or sensation
28
-Oma
Tumor
29
-Ostomy
Formation of a new opening
30
-Pathy
Disease
31
-Penia
Deficiency
32
- pexy
Surgical fixation
33
-Lysis
Destruction
34
-Globin
Protein
35
-Phasia
Speaking
36
- poiesis
Formation
37
-Ptosis
Sagging or drooping
38
-Rrhage,-rrhagia
Heavy discharge
39
-Stasis
Stopping
40
-Tome
Instrument used for cutting
41
-Tomy
Process of cutting
42
Cardi/o
Heart
43
Cyan/o
Blue
44
my/o. Myos/o muscul/o
Muscle
45
, neur/i, neur/o
Nerve
46
REN/o, nephr/o
Kidney
47
Gastr/o
Stomach
48
Ur/o
Urine
49
OSS/e, oste/o
Bone
50
leuk/o
White
51
Clop/o
Vagina
52
A dip/o, lip/o
Fat
53
albin/o, leuk/o
White, without color
