Nair, Aaniya 1st PD - Unit 1

Medical Terminology Flash Cards Prefixs

Brady-

Slow

Tachy-

Fast

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small

Hetero-

different

Homo-

Same

Sub-

Below

Supra-

Above

Mono-

One

Multi-

Many

Endo-

Within

Exo-

Outside

Pre-

Before

Post-

After

a-

without lack of, not (before consonant)

ad-

toward

an-

without lack of (before vowal)

ante-

before, in front of

anti-

against, opposing

auto-

self, same

bi-

2, double

circum-

around

contra-

against, opposite

de-

down, away from, removal

deca-

10

di-

2, twice, double

dia-

through, completely, throughly

dys-

bad, painful, difficult, abnormal

ecto-

outside

epi-

upon, above, on top of, near

eso-

inward, inside

eu-

good, normal, well

ex-

out, out from, away

extra-

outside, beyond

hemi-

half, one side

hydro-

water, fluid

in-

not, in, into

inter-

between

intra-

within, inside

meta-

change, beyond

myo-

muscle

neo-

new

nulli-

none

oligo-

few, scanty

pan-

all, entire

para-

beside, near, abnormal

per-

through, throughout

peri-

around, surrounding

poly

many, exessive

primi-

first

pro-

before, forward

pseudo-

false

quadri-

4

re-

again, back

retro-

backward, behind

semi-

half, partial

sym-

together, with

syn-

together, with

tetra-

4

trans-

across, through

tri-

3

ultra-

beyond, excess

un-

not, reversal

uni-

one

abdomin/o

abdomen

aden/o

gland

adren/o

adrenal gland

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

andr/o

male

angi/o

vessel

anter/o

front

arteri/o

artery

arthr/o

joint

asthen/o

weakness

audi/o

hearing

aur/o

ear

bio

life

brachi/o

arm

bronch/o

windpipe

burs/a

pouch, sac

carcin/o

cancer

cardi/o

heart

carp/o

wrist

caud/o

tail

cellul/o

cell

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck, cervix

chem/o

chemical, drug

chondr/o

cartilage

col/o

large intestine, colon

colon/o

large intestine, colon

cost/o

rib

cutane/o

skin

cyan/o

blue

cyc/o

circle, cycle

cyst/o

bladder

cyt/o

cell

dermat/o

skin

duoden/o

duodenum

encephal/o

brain