Prefixes Flashcards by Elizabeth Danielson

Q

ad-

A

toward

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hemi-

A

half

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re-

A

back, again

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Q

hepa/hepato-

A

liver

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semi-

A

half

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poly-

A

many, much

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homo-

A

same

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macro-

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large

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doro-

A

back

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uro-

A

urine

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arthro-

A

joint

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ped-

A

child, foot

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laparo-

A

abdomen

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ob-

A

in front of, against

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os-

A

opening

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teno-

A

tendon

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cyto-

A

cell

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juxta-

A

near, close

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per-

A

by, through

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broncho-

A

bronchus

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bi-

A

double

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super-, supra-

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above, excess

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Iso

A

equal, same

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retro-

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backward

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oto-

ear

fore-

in front of, before

gastro-

stomach

encephal-

brain

anti-

against, counteracting

medio-

middle

sterno-

sternum

glosso-

tongue

eryth-

red

meno-

menses

neuro-

nerve

dys-

painful

veno-

vein

laryngo-

larynx

cervico-

neck

costo-

ribs

odonto-

tooth

path-

disease

Auto

self

non-

none

trache-

trachea

ferro-

iron

cerebro-

cerebrum

myelo-

spinal cord, bone marrow

tri-

three

chole-

gall, bile

peri-

around

extra-

in addition to, outside of

pre-, pro-

before, in front of

brachio-

arm

cardio-

heart

pyo-

pus

leuk-

white

angio-

vessel

sacro-

sacrum

co-

together

oophoro-

ovary

ano-

anus

neo-

new

cholecysto-

gall bladder

osteo-

bone

brady-

slow

pseudo-

false

inter-

between

hyper-

high, excessive

ovario-

ovary

pod-

foot

nitro-

nitrogen

ab-

away from

derm/derma-

skin

micro-

small

glyco-

sugar

syn-

together

vaso-

blood vessel

un-

not, reversal

intra-

within

electro-

related to electricity

histo-

tissue

ultra-

beyond

trans-

throughout, across

demi-

half

para-

beside, along with

mono-

single

uni-

one

thryo-

thyroid

cepho cephalo-

head

sub-

under

a-, an-

without (none)

hydro-

water

latero-

side

naso-

nose

hypo-

low, decreased

pan-

all

photo-

light

sclero-

hard, hardening

pneumo-

air, lungs

hyster-

uterus

radio-

radiation

contra-

opposite, against

hemo-/hema-

blood

pyro-

fever

phlebo-

vein

steno-

narrowing

ortho-

straight, normal

nephro-

kidney

uretero-

ureter

circum-

around

adeno-

gland

urethro-

urethra

multi-

many

aero-

air

bio-

life

fibro-

fibrous

mast-/masto-

breast

cysto-

bladder

quadri-

four

equi-

equal

psych-

mind

ex-

out, away from

spleno-

spleen

arterio-

artery

cranio-

head

chondro-

cartilage

bili-

bile

mega-

large, great

mal-

poor, bad

entero-

intestines

rhino-

nose

orchio-

testes

proct-, procto-

rectum

oculo-

eye

dis-

from

noct-

night

ante-

before, forward

reno-

kidney

pharyngo-

pharynx

myo-

muscle

en-, endo

into, within

tachy-

fast