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Prefixes
Question | Answer |
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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) |