Prefixs Flashcards
1
Q
A-, an
A
Without or not having
aphagia (not eating)
2
Q
Anti
A
Against (Antitoxin)
3
Q
Brachy
A
Short (brachycephaly (short head)
4
Q
Brady
A
Slow (Bradycardia = slowing of heart)
5
Q
Cata
A
Down under, lower against (catatomb)
6
Q
Contra
A
Against opposed (contraindicated (not indicated).)
7
Q
Crypt/o
A
Hidden (cryptorchid- Hidden testes)
8
Q
De
A
Remove, take away, loss of (desensitize)
9
Q
Dis
A
Apart from, free from (Disinfect- free from infection)
10
Q
Dolich
A
Long
11
Q
e-, ec-,ex-
A
Out of, from or away from
12
Q
Dys
A
Difficult, painful, abnormal
13
Q
Eu
A
Normal, good, healthy, true
14
Q
Glyc/o, gluc/o
A
Sugar, sweet
15
Q
Hem/a, hemat/o, hemo
A
Blood
