Prefixes and Suffixes A through H Flashcards
1
Q
a, an
A
without (anonymous)
2
Q
ab
A
away from (abducted)
3
Q
ad
A
toward (adventure)
4
Q
algia
A
pain
5
Q
neuralgia
A
nerve pain
6
Q
adduction
A
toward; rotate
7
Q
anencephalic
A
without a brain
8
Q
abduction
A
away from; rotate
9
Q
ante
A
before; wall part (antediluvian)
10
Q
antepartum
A
before birth
11
Q
anti
A
against (antifreeze)
12
Q
antibacterial
A
against bacteria
13
Q
bi
A
two, double (bilingual)
14
Q
bilateral
A
two sides
15
Q
brady
A
slow
16
Q
bradycardia
A
slow heartbeat
17
Q
circum
A
around (circumnavigate)
18
Q
circumrenal
A
around the kidney
19
Q
co, con
A
together (coexist)
20
Q
concentric
A
together center; same center
21
Q
de
A
down or away from (defamed)
22
Q
dehydrate
A
away from hydration
23
Q
desis
A
binding; fixation of
24
Q
arthrodesis
A
surgical fixation of a joint
25
dia
through (diagonal)
26
diaplacental
through the placenta
27
dys
difficult; abnormal (dysfunctional)
28
dysemia
abnormal blood
29
ecto
outside (ectoplasm)
30
ectocornea
outer layer of the cornea
31
ectomy
excision
32
tonsillectomy
tonsil removal
33
endo
within
34
endogastric
within the stomach
35
epi
outer; on top of, over (epicurean)
36
epigastric
top of stomach
37
exo
away from (exotic)
38
exophthalmus
eyes bulging away from
39
extra
outside; beyond (extracurricular)
40
ferro
iron (ferrotype)
41
ferrokinetics
study of iron metabolism
42
fore
before (forecast)
43
forehead
before head
44
form
shape of (formula)
45
reniform
kidney shaped
46
graphy
writing, record (telegraph)
47
graphospasm
writer's cramp
48
hemi
half (hemisphere)
49
hemiparesis
paralysis to one half of the body
50
hydrophobia
water, afraid of
51
hyper
above (hyperactive)
52
hypertension
high tension
53
hypo
below (hypothesis)
54
hypothermic
below temperature
