Prefixs and Suffixs Flashcards
A- An-
Absent or Without
Ab-
Away from
Abdomen(o)-
Abdomen
Ad-
To, toward
Aden(o)- Aden(i)-
Gland
Adren(o)-
Adrenal gland
Alge(si)-
Pain
Alg(i)o-
Pain
Adip(o)-
Fat
Amino-
Amnion
Angi(o)-
Blood Vessel
Ante-
Before; forward
Anti-
Against; opposed to
Arteri(o)-
Artery
Arthr(o)-
Joint
Articul(o)-
Joint
Atri(o)-
Atrium
Aut(o)-
Self
Axill-
Armpit
Bi-
Two
Bio-
Life
Blast(o)-
Germ or bud
Brachi(o)-
Arm
Brady-
Slow
Bronch(i)-
Bronchus
Carcin(o)-
Cancer
Carp(o)-
Wrist
Cephal(o)-
Head
Cerebell(o)-
Cerebellum
Cerebr(o)-
Brain
Cervic-
Neck or cervix
Chem(o)-
Drug; chemistry
Chol(e)-
Bile
Clast-
To break
Col-, colo-, colono-
Colon
Contra-
Against
Crani(o)-
The cranium
Cry(o)-
Cold
Cutane-
Skin
Cyano-
Blue color
Cyst(o)-, Cyst(i)-
Bladder, cyst
Cyt(o)-
Cell
Dacryo-
Of or pertaining to tears
Dermat(o)-, derm(o)-
Skin
Dors(o)-, dors(i)-
The back
Dys-
Bad; abnormal
Ect(o)-
Outer; outside
Encephala(o)-
The brain
Endo-
Inside or within
Enter(o)-
The intestines
Epi-
On; upon
Erythr(o)-
Red
Fibr(o)-
Fiber
Gastr(o)-
The stomach
Glauc(o)-
grey color
Gloss(o)-, glott(o)-
The tongue
Gluco-
Sweet
Glycolgyn(o)-, gyn(ec)o-
Sugar; glucose
Hemat-, hemato-
Blood
Hema or hemo-
Blood
Hemi-
Half
Hepat-
The liver
Heter(o)-
The other of two or different
Hist(o)-, histio-
Tissue
Home(o)-
Similar
Hom(o)-
The same as another or common
Humer(o)-
The shoulder
Hydro-
Water
Hyper-
Extreme or beyond normal
Hyp(o)-
Below normal
Inter-
Between; among
Intra-
Within
Iso-
Being equal
Lacrim(o)-
Tear
Lact(i)-, lact(o)-
Milk
Laryng(o)-
The larynx (Lower throat cavity)
Lateral-
Lateral
Luc(o)-, leuk(o)-
White