Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards
1
Q
without
A
a/an
2
Q
ab
A
away
3
Q
acro
A
extremity
4
Q
ad
A
to or toward
5
Q
ante
A
before
6
Q
anti
A
against
7
Q
auto
A
self
8
Q
bi
A
two or double
9
Q
brady
A
slow
10
Q
circum
A
around
11
Q
contra
A
against
12
Q
dialy
A
seperate
13
Q
diplo
A
double or two
14
Q
dis
A
removal
15
Q
dys
A
abnormal, difficult, painful
16
Q
ecto
A
outside
17
Q
endo
A
within
18
Q
epi
A
above
19
Q
erythro
A
red
20
Q
eu
A
normal or good
21
Q
ex/o
A
out
22
Q
extra
A
outside
23
Q
hemi
A
half
24
Q
hetero
A
different
25
homo
same
26
hyper
high or excessive
27
hypo
under or decreased
28
infra
below
29
inter
between
30
intra
within
31
iso
same or equal
32
leuko
white or colorless
33
macro
large
34
mal
bad
35
neo
new
36
noct
night
37
oligo/o
little or deficiency
38
ortho
straight or correct
39
pan
all
40
para
beside or near
41
peri
around
42
poly
many or excessive
43
post
after or behind
44
prim
first
45
pseudo
false
46
quad
four
47
sclero
hard or hardening
48
semi
half
49
sub
below
50
supra
above
51
tachy
fast
52
trans
through or across
53
-algia
pain
54
-cele
tumor or hernia
55
-centesis
puncture or tap
56
-ecstasis
dilate or stretch
57
-ectomy
excision
58
-emia
blood
59
-itis
inflammation
60
-logy
study
61
l-ysis
seperation
62
-malacia
softening
63
-megaly
enlargement
64
-odynia
pain
65
-oma
tumor
66
-pathy
disease
67
-penia
lack of
68
-phagia
swallowing
69
-plegia
paralysis
70
-pnea
breathing
71
-rhage
bursting forth
72
-scopy
visual examination
73
-stasis
stoppage of flow
74
stomy
surgical opening
75
-tomy
incision into
76
-trophy
nourishment
77
-tripsy
crushing
78
-uresis
urination
79
-uria
urine
