Medical Terminology Flashcards Part 1

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering medical terminology prefixes and word roots, focusing on meanings and example applications.

a-, ap

absent, deficient, lack of (aphasia is a lack of speech)

ab-

away from (abduct; to move away from the midline)

ad

toward, added to (adduction; to move toward the midline)

ambi

both, on two sides (ambidextrous, ambivalent)

an

absent, deficient, lack of (anaerobic; without oxygen)

ana

upward, back, again (anabolism: metabolic building of simple compounds into more complex substances)

ant

against; to prevent, repress, or destroy (antibiotic)

ante

before, ahead of (antepartum; before birth)

anter/o

position in front of (the sternum is anterior to the spine)

-ary

pertaining to (dietary, urinary)

aut/-

self (autodigestion, autistic)

bi-

two, twice (biannual, bisexual)

brachy

short (brachydactylia; short digits)

brady

slow (bradycardia; slow heart rate)

cata

down (catabolism; the opposite of anabolism)