Prefix/Suffix Terms

Below are the prefix/suffix lists for the year. You can also download a Brainscape deck for each on the Brainscape page. You can download the lists here: List of Prefix and Suffix Terms

List #1

Mono- one
Uni- one
Semi- half
Hemi- half
Bi- two
Di- two
Tri- three
Tetra- four
Quadri- four
Pent(a)- five
Hex(a) six
Sex six
Hept(a) seven
Sept(a) seven
Oct(a) eight
Non(a) nine
Dec(a) ten

List #2

hydr(o)- water
anti- against
inter- between
intra- within
-ology the study of
bio- life, living
chem- chemical, chemistry
-form specific shape
homeo- likeness, sameness, constant
hetero- different

List #3

cyte- cell
physis- nature
-itis inflammation
aer(o) air
chron(o)- time
dem- people
ezui- equal
-ician specialist
spectr(o)- image, spectrum
-stasis standing still, stable

List #4

chromo- color
chlor(o)- green
albus- white
cyano- blue
erythro- red
leuko- white
melano- black
polio- gray
rhodo- red
xantho- yellow

List #5

-able capable of doing something
-ac, -ic like or pertaining to
-osis condition of
-oid resembling of, like
-ose indicates a sugar molecule
-ase indicates an enzyme
-gnosis to know
-graph a written record
-meter an instrument used to measure things
-philic loving

List #6

cry(o)- cold
psych(o)- mind
myo- muscle
xer(o)- dry
crypt(o)- hidden
photo- light
pseudo- false
neo- new
troph- denoting nourishment
noct(i)- / nyct(o)- night

List #7

centi- hundred, 1/100
milli- 1/1000 (one-thousandth)
kilo- thousand
mega- million
micro- small, 1/1,000,000
geo- earth
-gen to make or produce
therm heat
paleo- dealing with ancient forms, primitive
seismo- vibrations, earthquake

List #8

ab- away from
ad- toward
de- down from
dyse difficult, painful
retro- behind
pan- all
-fold multiplied by
in- inside
ex- outside
endo- inside
macro- large

List #9

omni- all, universal
hyper- above, beyond
hypo- under, beneath
astr- space
amphil- both
oculo- eye
oto- ear
carcin- cancer
-oma tumor
-plasia development

List #10

lith- stone
a, an- without
per- through
-ectomy removal of
-ation process
pod foot
-type classification, picture
karyo- nucleus
-kinesis division
-phyll leaf

List #11

-polis city
hap/haplo- single/having no luck
-kin little
-lite mineral, rock, or fossil
-merous having many parts
non not, absence of, unimportant
-opsy examination
zoo- animal
co- with, together, joint
post- after, beyond

List #12

con- together
pro- before
equi- equal
meta- among, with, after, change
sub- below
-cide something used to destroy
-verge to turn
-phage eater
hemo- blood
-phase stage

List #13 (The five senses)

acout(t/o)- hearing
audi/o- hearing
gust(at/o) taste
-geusia taste
olfact/o- smell
-osmia smell
-opia vision
opt/o- vision
tact/o- touch
thigm/o- touch

List #14 (Directional Terms)

Ambi- around, on both sides, about
ana- up
circum- around
contra- against, opposite
dis- apart, to seperate
fore- before, in front
juxta- near
later/o- side
dextr/o- right
levo- left

List #15

percuss/o- to tap
lucid/o- clear
-pnea breathe
orth/o- straight, normal, correct
path/o- disease
mort- death
caud/o- tail
-coma deep sleep
-grade step
-lepsy seizure

List #16

duc, duct to lead
dynamo power, strength
fort strong
nomen- name
sci- to know
term- end
soph wisdom
vac- empty
viv, vit alive
urb- city