Med Term: Quiz #1 (Common/Color/Phys. properties Prefixes)
A-, An-
Without; Lacking
Andr/o-
Male
Anti-
Against
Auto
Self
Bio-
Life
Chem/o-
Chemistry
Contra-
Against
Cyt/o-
Cell
Dis-
Separation; Taking apart
Dys-
Difficult; Abnormal
Eu-
Good; Well
Fibr/o-
Fiber
Gluco-, Glyco-
Glucose; Sugar
Gyn/o-, Gynec-
Female
Hydr/o-
Water
Idio-
Self; One’s own
Lyso-, Lys-
Break down; Destruction; Dissolving
Mal-
Bad; Abnormal
Myc/o-
Fungus
Neo-
New
Oxy-
Sharp; Acute; Oxygen
Pan-, Pant/o-
All or everywhere
Pharmaco-
Drug; Medicine
Re-
Again; Backward
Somat/o-, Somatico-
Body; Bodily
Necr/o-
Death
Chlor/o-
Green
Chrom-, Chromato-
Color
Cyano-
Blue
Erythr/o-
red
Leuk/o-
white
Melan/o-
black
Cry/o-
cold
Elect-
electrical activity
Kin/o-, Kine-, Kinesi/o-
movement
Kyphy/o-
humped
Rhabd/o-
rod-shaped; striated
Phot/o-
light
Reticul/o-
Net
Scoli/o-
twisted
Therm/o-
heat