Med Term Quiz 1-prefixes and combining forms

a-, an-

without

anti-, contra-

against or opposed to

de-

from, down, or not

ab-

away from

ad-

to, toward, or near

circum-, peri-

around

dia-, trans-

across or through

e-, ec-, ex-

out or away

ecto-, exo-, extra-

outside

en-, endo-, intra-

within

epi-

upon

inter-

between

meso-

middle

meta-

beyond, after, or change

para-

alongside of or abnormal

retro-

backward or behind

sub-, infra-

below or under

bi-

two or both

hemi-, semi-

half

hyper-

above or excessive

hypo-

below or deficient

micro-

small

macro-

large or long

mono-, uni-

one

oligo-

few or deficient

pan-

all

poly-, multi-

many

quadr-

four

super-, supra-

above or excessive

tri-

three

ultra-

beyond or excessive

ante-, pre-, pro-

before

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

post-

after or behind

re-

again or back

con-, syn-, sym-

together or with

dys-

painful, difficult, or faulty

eu-

good or normal

neo-

new

abdomin/o, lapar/o

abdomen

acr/o

extremity or topmost

aden/o

gland

aer/o

air or gas

angi/o, vas/o, vascul/o

vessel

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

cephal/o

head

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o

skin

dextr/o

right, on right side

erythr/o

red

fibr/o

fiber

gastr/o

stomach

gen/o

origin or production

gluc/o, glucos/o, glyc/o

sugar

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

hydr/o

water

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

lith/o

stone

melan/o

black

morph/o

form

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

necr/o

death

or/o

mouth

orth/o

straight, normal, or correct

oste/o

bone

path/o

disease

ped/o

child or foot

phob/o

exaggerated fear or sensitivity

phon/o

voice or sound

plas/o

formation

pod/o

foot

psych/o

mind

py/o

pus

ren/o, nephr/o

kidney

scler/o

hard

son/o

sound

sten/o

narrow

therm/o

heat

tox/o, toxic/o

poison

troph/o

nourishment or development

ur/o, urin/o

urine