Prefixes & Directional Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Uni-
A
One
2
Q
Dipl-
A
Two; Double
3
Q
null-
A
none
4
Q
primi-
A
first
5
Q
multi-
A
many
6
Q
bi-
A
two
7
Q
tri-
A
three
8
Q
quad-
A
four
9
Q
tetra-
A
four
10
Q
quint-
A
five
11
Q
sext-
A
six
12
Q
sept-
A
seven
13
Q
oct-
A
eight
14
Q
nona-
A
nine
15
Q
deca-
A
ten
16
Q
semi-
A
half;partial
17
Q
hemi-
A
half; one sided
18
Q
ambi-
A
both
19
Q
pan-
A
all, entire
20
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
21
Q
leuk/o
A
white
22
Q
erythr/o
A
red
23
Q
cirrh/o
A
yellow-orange
24
Q
melan/o
A
black
25
poli/o
gray
26
alb
white
27
chlor/o
green
28
ab-
away from
29
ad-
to, toward
30
de-
down from, away
31
circum-
around, about
32
peri-
around
33
trans-
across, through, beyond
34
epi-
above, upon, on
35
supra-
above, over
36
retro-
behind
37
sub-
under, beneath
38
infra-
below, under
39
para-
near, beside, beyond, apart from
40
contra-
against, opposite
41
ecto-
out, outside
42
endo-
within
43
extra-
outside, in addition
44
intra-
inside, within
45
ipsi-
same
46
abdomin/o
abdomen
47
acou/o
hear
48
aden/o
gland
49
adip/o
fat
50
alb/o
white
51
alges/o
pain
52
andr/o
man, male
53
angi/o
vessel
54
angin/o
blood vessel
55
ankyl/o
fused, stiff
56
anter/o
front
57
aort/o
aorta
58
append/o
appendix
59
arteri/o
artery
60
anthr/o
joint
61
asthen/o
weak
62
atel/o
incomplete
63
ather/o
fat
64
atri/o
atrium
65
audi/o
to hear
66
aur/o
ear
67
aut/o
self
68
bacteri/o
bacteria
69
bi
two; or life
70
bil/i
bile
71
blast/o
germ, bud, developing cell
72
blephar/o
eyelid
73
brachi/o
arm
74
bronchi/o
airway/bronchus
75
bucc/o
cheek
76
burns/o
pouch or sack
77
calc/i
calcium
78
capn/o
carbon dioxide
79
carcin/o
cancer
80
cardi/o
heart
81
carp/o
wrist
82
cartil/o
cartilage, gristle
83
caud/o
tail
84
cec/o
blind intenstine, cecum
85
cel/o
hernia, protrusion
86
cent/e
to puncture (a body cavity)
87
cent/i
one hundredth or 100
88
cephal/o
head
89
cerebr/o
brain, cerebrum
90
cervic/o
neck
91
chol/e
bile
92
chondr/o
cartilage
93
chrom/o
color
94
chron/o
time
95
cirrh/o
yellow-orange
96
cleid/o
clavicle
97
col/o
colon
98
colp/o
vagina
99
condyl/o
knuckle of a joint
100
cor/o
pupil
101
corne/o
cornea
102
cost/o
rib
103
crani/o
cranium, skull
104
crin/o
to secrete
105
cubitus
elbow
106
cutane/o
skin
107
cyan/o
blue
108
cycl/o
circle or cycle
109
cyst/o
bladder
110
cyt/o
cell
111
derm(at)/o
skin
112
digit
finger or toe
113
dipl/o
two,double
114
dips/o
thirst
115
disk/o
flat shape, intervertebral disk
116
dist/o
distant, away
117
diverticul/o
diverticulum, a small blind pouch
118
dors/o
back
119
duct/o
lead,move
120
duoden/o
duodenum
121
ech/o
to bounce, sound
122
ede
swelling
123
elast/o
change shape
