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Prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An or A | without or not |
| Brady | slow |
| Dys | bad, painful, difficult |
| Eu | good, normal |
| Epi | above, upon |
| Erythr/o | red |
| Hyp-, Hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| Macro | large |
| Micro | small |
| Neo | new |
| Para | near, beside, beyond |
| Peri | around |
| Tachy | rapid |
| Ortho | straight |
| Pneumon/o | lung |
| Melan | black |
| Py(o) | pus |
| Hyper | excessive, above normal |
| Endo | in, within |
| Inter | between |
| Necr/o | dead |
| Noct/o | night |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Poly | many, much |
| Mono | one |
| Sub | under |
| Hydro | water |
| Olig/o | scanty, few |
| Encephal | brain |
| Dent | teeth |
| Cyst | bladder, sac |
| Hem/o-, Hemat- | blood |
| My/o | muscle |
| Nephr/o | kidney |
| Orchi/o | testis |
| Hepat | liver |
| Chondro | cartilage |
| Acr/o | extremity |
| Aden/o | gland |
| Rhin/o | nose |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Cardi/o | heart |
| Dermat/o | skin |
| Osteo | bones |
| Gloss/o | tongue |
| Blephar/o | eyelid |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| Lip/o | fat |
| Thromb/o | blood clot |
| Cheil/o | lip |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Hyster/o | uterus |
| Laryng/o | voice box |
| Ot/o | ear |
| Tympan/o | eardrum |
| Hemi | one half |
| Cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| Col/o | colon |
| Thorac | chest |
| Cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| Salping/o | tube |
| Glucos/o | sugar |
| Pharyng/o | throat |
| Phren/o | diaphragm |
| Trache/o | trachea |
| Bronch/o | bronchi |
| Alveol/o | alveoli |
| Pulmon/o | lung |
| Pneum/o | air/lung |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| Pleur/o, (a) | pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs) |