Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
a, an
A
without, absence of
2
Q
ab
A
from, off, away from
3
Q
anti
A
against, opposed
4
Q
bi, bin
A
two
5
Q
brady
A
slow
6
Q
contra
A
against, opposed
7
Q
cryo
A
cold
8
Q
de
A
down, from, negative
9
Q
dia
A
through, between, across
10
Q
dis
A
reversal or separation
11
Q
dys
A
bad, difficult, discarded
12
Q
ecto
A
outside, outer
13
Q
endo
A
within, inward
14
Q
extro, exo
A
outside, outward
15
Q
epi
A
upon, over
16
Q
erythr/o
A
red
17
Q
eu
A
good, easy, normal
18
Q
extra
A
outside of, beyond
19
Q
hemi
A
half
20
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hetero
A
other, dissimilar
21
Q
homo, homeo
A
same, unchanging
22
Q
hydro
A
hydrogen, water
23
Q
hyper
A
abnormally increases, excessive
24
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hypo
A
under, below, deficient
25
in
not, negative, absence of
26
in
in, within, into
27
inter
between
28
infra
below, inferior
29
intra
within
30
iso
equal, same
31
leuko
white
32
lith
stone
33
macro
large
34
mal
bad
35
megalo
large, abnormal, enlargement
36
melano
black, dark
37
meso
middle
38
micro
small
39
mono
one
40
multi
many
41
myo
muscle
42
naso
nose
43
neo
new
44
nulli
none
45
oligo
few, scanty
46
onc/o
cancer
47
ophthal/ophthalmo
eye
48
ortho
straight, correct
49
pan
all
50
para
near, beside, abnormal
51
per
through
52
peri
surrounding
53
phleb
vein
54
poly
many
55
pre
before, in front of
56
pseudo
false
57
py/o
pus
58
quadric
four
59
retro
behind
60
sub
below
61
tachy
rapid, swift
62
trans
through
63
xero
dry, dryness
64
-ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ial, ic, ior, ous
pertaining to
65
-ad
toward
66
-algia
pain
67
-apheresis
removal
68
-cele
hernia, swelling, tumor
69
-centesis
surgical puncture, tap
70
-chezia
defecation, elimination of waste
71
-clasia, clasis, clast
break
72
-cyte
cell
73
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
74
-emesis
vomiting
75
-ectasis
expansion, dilation
76
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
77
-emia
condition of the blood
78
-gen
substance or agent that produces
79
-genesis
origin or cause
80
-genic
producing, originating, causing
81
-gram
record, x-ray image
82
-graph
instrument used to record
83
-graphy
process of recording or writing
84
-ia, ism, sis, osis, iasis
condition of
85
-ist, iatrist
specialist
86
-itis
inflammation
87
-lysis
loosening, dissolution, separating
88
-logy
study of
89
-malacia
softening
90
-megaly
enlargement
91
-meter
instrument used to measure
92
-metry
measurement of
93
-(o)dynia
pain
94
-oid
resembling
95
-ologist
one who studies (specialist)
96
-oma
tumor
97
-opia
vision (condition)
98
-opsy
view of, viewing
99
-osis
condition or process, abnormal (means increase when used with blood cell root words)
100
-paresis
slight paralysis
101
-pathy
disease
102
-penia
deficiency, abnormal reduction in number
103
-phagia
eating, swallowing
104
-phoria
feeling
105
-plegia
paralysis
106
-pnea
breath(ing), respiration
107
-plasty
repair, reconstruction
108
-ptosis
downward displacement
109
-ptysis
spitting
110
-rrhage, rrhagia, rrhea
bursting flow
111
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
112
-rrhexis
rupture
113
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
114
-scope
viewing instrument
115
-scopy
examination of
116
-spasm
sudden contraction
117
-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
118
-stomy
surgical opening
119
-tomy
incision, cutting
120
-tripsy
to crush
121
-trophy
nourishment, development
122
-uria
urine, urination
