Prefixes
Cards (182)
- , An-:
- Without; Lacking
- Example: Anemia
- Andr/o-:
- Male
- Example: Androgen
- Anti-:
- Against
- Example: Anticholinergic drugs
- Auto-:
- Self
- Example: Autocrine
- Bio-:
- Life
- Example: Biology
- Chem/o-:
- Chemistry
- Example: Chemotherapy
- Contra-:
- Against
- Example: Contraception
- Cyt/o-:
- Cell
- Example: Cytokine
- Dis-:
- Separation; Taking apart
- Example: Dissection
- Dys-:
- Difficult; Abnormal
- Example: Dyspnea
- Eu-:
- Good; Well
- Example: Eupnea
- Fibr/o-:
- Fiber
- Example: Fibrosis
- Gluco-, Glyco-:
- Glucose; Sugar
- Example: Glycogen
- Gyn/o-, Gynec-:
- Female
- Example: Gynecology
- Hydr/o-:
- Water
- Example: Hydrocephalus
- Idio-:
- Self; One’s own
- Example: Idiopathic
- Lyso-, Lys-:
- Break down; Destruction; Dissolving
- Example: Lysosome
- Mal-:
- Bad; Abnormal
- Example: Malignant
- Myc/o-:
- Fungus
- Example: Mycetoma
- Necr/o-:
- Death
- Example: Necrosis
- Neo-:
- New
- Example: Neonate
- Oxy-:
- Sharp; Acute; Oxygen
- Example: Oxytocin
- Pan-, Pant/o-:
- All or everywhere
- Example: Pancytopenia
- Pharmaco-:
- Drug; Medicine
- Example: Pharmacist
- Re-:
- Again; Backward
- Example: Rejuvenation
- Somat/o-, Somatico-:
- Body; Bodily
- Example: Somatic cell
- Acous/o-:
- Hearing
- Example: Acoustic meatus
- Aden/o-:
- Gland
- Example: Adenoid
- Adip/o-:
- Fat
- Example: Adipocyte
- Adren/o-:
- Gland
- Example: Adrenal cortex
- Angi/o-:
- Blood vessel
- Example: Angioplasty
- Arteri/o-:
- Artery
- Example: Arteriole
- Arthr/o-:
- Joint
- Example: Arthroplasty
- Bucc/o-:
- Cheek
- Example: Buccal cavity
- Bronch/i-:
- Bronchus
- Example: Bronchioles
- Burs/o-:
- Bursa
- Example: Bursa
- Carcin/o-:
- Cancer
- Example: Basal cell carcinoma
- Cardi/o-:
- Heart
- Example: Cardiology
- Cephal/o-:
- Head
- Example: Cephalic flexure
- Chol-:
- Bile
- Example: Cholesterol