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
cutane/o
skin
26
dur/o
dura mater (the outermost meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)
27
gen/o
to produce, to begin
28
glyc/o
sugar
29
hemat/o
blood
30
later/o
side
31
men/o
menses
32
nat/i
birth
33
neur/o
nerve
34
norm/o
rule, order
35
oste/o
bone
36
peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the organs in the abdomen)
37
plas/o
formation, growth development
38
ren/o
kidney
39
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
40
son/o
sound
41
thyroid/o
thyroid gland
42
top/o
to put, place, position
43
troph/o
development, nourishment
44
urethr/o
urethra
45
uter/o
uterus
46
ven/o
vein
47
vertebr/o
vertebra
48
-pnea
breathing
49
ab-
away from
50
ad-
toward, near
51
ana-
up, apart
52
ante-
before, forward
53
anti-
against
54
bi-
two, both
55
brady-
slow
56
con-
with, together
57
ec-
out, outside
58
epi-
above, upon
59
extra-
outside of
60
hemi-
half
61
syn-
with, together
62
tachy-
fast
63
-drome
to run or occur
64
tri-
three
65
-cuspid
pointed end
66
ultra-
beyond
67
uni-
one
