Suffix and Prefix Flashcards
1
Q
Athro-
A
Joint
1
Q
Cephal/o-
A
Head
2
Q
Chondri-
A
Cartilage
3
Q
Pseudo-
A
False
4
Q
Spondylo-
A
Spine
5
Q
Ven/O-
A
Vein
6
Q
Ante-
A
Before; Forward
7
Q
De-
A
Away from
8
Q
Dia-
A
Across; through
9
Q
Epi-
A
Upon
10
Q
Ex-, extra-
A
Beyond
11
Q
Infra-
A
Beneath
12
Q
Meta-
A
Beyond
13
Q
Para-
A
Alongside; Abnormal
14
Q
Path/O-
A
Disease
15
Q
Peri-
A
Around
16
Q
Sub-
A
Under
17
Q
Supra-
A
Above; Upon
18
Q
Sy-, Syl-, Sym-, Syn-, Sys-
A
Together
19
Q
Iso-
A
Equal; Like
20
Q
Tachy-
A
Fast
21
Q
Brady
A
Slow
22
Q
-ectasis
A
Expansion; dilation
23
Q
-ity
A
Pertaining to
24
-lysis, -lytic
Breakdown; destruction
25
-malacia
softening
26
-megaly
enlargement
27
-penia
lack of; deficiency
28
-ptosis
falling; droopping
29
-scelerosis
Hardening
30
-trophy
growth
31
-ostomy
opening
