Prefixes: B & C Flashcards
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bio-
A
life
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bi- (s)
A
twice, double
2
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-blast
A
germ/embryonic cell
3
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blephar- (o)
A
eyelid
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brachi-
A
arm
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brachy-
A
short
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brady-
A
slow
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bronch- (i, o)
A
air tubes in lungs
8
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bucc- (a)
A
cheek
9
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calc- (u, ulus)
A
stone
10
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carcin- (o)
A
cancer, malignancy
11
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cardi- (a, o)
A
pertaining to heart
12
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carp- (o)
A
wrist
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-cele
A
swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia
14
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cent- (i)
A
one hundred
15
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
16
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cephal- (o)
A
head, pertaining to head
17
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cerebro-
A
brain
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cerv- (ic)
A
neck, neck if uterus
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cheil- (o)
A
lip
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chem- (o)
A
chemical, drug
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chir- (o)
A
hand
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chlor- (o)
A
green
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chol- (e, o)
A
bile, gallbladder
24
chind- (i, ri, r)
cartilage
25
chrom- (o)
color
26
-cide
causing death
27
circum-
around, about
28
-cise
cut
29
-clysis
washing, irrigation
30
co- (n)
with, together
31
-coccus
round
32
-coele
chamber, enlarged space
33
col- (in, o)
colon, bowel, large intestine
34
colp- (i, o)
vagina
35
contra-
against, counter
36
cost- (a, i, o)
rib
37
crani- (o)
pertaining to the skull
38
-crine
secrete
39
cryo-
cold
40
crypt-
hidden
41
cut-
skin
42
cyan- (o)
blue
43
cyst- (i, o)
bladder, nag, sac
44
cyt- (e, o)
cell
