Prefixes Pt 2 Flashcards
1
Q
a-
an-
A
no, not
2
Q
aut-
A
self
3
Q
dia-
A
complete, through
4
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
5
Q
suffix -y
A
condition or process
6
Q
endo-
A
within
7
Q
crin/o
A
to secrete
8
Q
exo-
A
outside
9
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, more than normal
10
Q
glyc/o
A
sugar
11
Q
hypo-
A
below, less than normal
12
Q
pro-
A
before, forward
13
Q
-state
A
stands
14
Q
re-
A
back
15
Q
-section
A
cutting into an organ
16
Q
resection
A
removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away
17
Q
retro-
A
behind
18
Q
sub-
A
below, under
19
Q
trans-
A
across, through
20
Q
anus
A
opening of the digestive tract to the outside of the body
21
Q
carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
22
Q
cis/o
A
to cut
23
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
24
Q
crani/o
A
skull
25
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
26
Q
dur/o
A
dura mater (the outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
