Pearson Chapter 1 Flashcards
a-, an-, in-
without/ negative
example: a/men/orrhoea: without monthly flow
ab-
from, away from
ex: ab/normal: away from normal
ad-, ac-, as-, at-
to toward
ex: ad/duct: carry toward
ante-
before, in front
example: ante/natal: before birth
anti, ant
against
anti/bacteri/al: pertaining to against bacteria
bi-
two
example: bi/lateral: two sides
bio-
life
example: bio/ology: study of life
brachy-
slow
ex: bracy/dactylism: short fingers/toes
brady-
slow
ex: brady/cardia: slow heart rate
centi-
hundred
ex: centi/meter: one one hundredth of a mete
cicum-
around
ex; circum/cis/ion: cutting around
co-, com-, con-,
with, together
ex: con/genital: born with
contra-
against
ex: contra/indicated: against indication
de-
down from
ex: de/hydrate: lose water
dextro-
right
ex: dextr/o/gastria: stomach displaced to the right
dia-
through
ex: dia/rrhea: flow through
dis-
apart
ex: dis/sect: to cut apart
dys-
bad/ difficult
ex: dys/pnea: difficult breathing
e-, ex-
out, out from
ex: ex/cise: to cut out
ecto-, exp-, extra-
outside
EX: extra/corpor/eal: pertaining to outside the body
en-
in,on
ex: en/capsulated: in a capsule
end-, endo-
within
ex: endos/copy: visualization within
eu-
good
ex: eu/phonic: good sound
hemi-, semi-
half
EX: hemi. /gastr/ectomy: sugical removal of half the stomach.
hyper-
over, above
EX: hyper/kinetic: overactive
hypo-
under, below
ex: hypo/glossal: under the tongue
infra-
beneath
ex: infra/mammary: beneath the breast
inter-
between
EX: inter/cellular: between the cells
intra-
within
ex: intra/crani/al: pertaining to within the cranium
kilo-
thousand
ex: kilo/gram: one thousand grams
macro-
large
macro/cyte: large cell
mal-
bad
ex: mal/nutrition: bad nourishment
mes-
middle
ex: mes/entry: middle of intestine
meta-
after, beyond
ex: meta/carpals; beyond the carpals
micro-
small
ex: micro/cephal/ic: having a small head
milli-
one one thousandth
ex: milli/liter: one one thousandth of a liter
multi-
many
ex: multi/para: one who has many children
neo-
new
Ex: neo/plasm: new growth
oligo-
scanty, few
EX: oligo/uria: scanty amount of urine
onc-
tumor
ex: onc/ology: study of tumors
para-
beside
ex: para/median: beside the median
per-
through
ex: per/cutaneous: through the skin
poly-
much, many
ex: poly/cystic: having many cysts
peri-
around
EX: peri/tonsillar: around the tonsil
post-
after
ex: post/mortem: after death
pre-
before
EX: pre/nat/al: pertaining to before birth
presby-
old
ex: presby/opia: old vision
primi-
first
Ex: primi/gravida: women in first pregnancy
pro-
before
ex: pro/gnosis: foreknowledge, prediction of outcome
re-
back again
ex: re/generat: produce or develop again
retro-
behind
ex: retro/stern/al: pertaining to behind the sternum
sub-
under below
ex: sub/lingu/al: pertaining to under the tongue
super-, supra-
above
ex: supra/pelvic: above the pelvis
syn-, sym-
with, together
ex: syn/ergism: working together
tachy-
fast
ex: tachy/phasia: fast speech
trans-
across, beyond
ex: trans/urethr/al: pertaining to across the urethra
tri-
three
ex: tri/germinal: having three beginnings/origins
uni-
one
ex: uni/lateral: one side