Week 2 Prefixes,suffixes,combining Forms

Front 1

ab-

Back 1

from, away, off

abnormal, abdicate

Front 2

ad-

Back 2

to, toward

adhere, adjoin

Front 3

ante-

Back 3

before, in front of, earlier than

antecedent, antecubital

Front 4

anti-

Back 4

opposite of, hostile to

antibiotic, antisocial

Front 5

apo-

Back 5

separate, away,
separated from, derived from

apocrine

Front 6

caci-
caco-

Back 6

ill, bad

Front 7

con-
com-

Back 7

with, together with, in association

ex: concrescence-fusion of 2 normally separate parts, as 2 teeth

Front 8

dis-

Back 8

in two
apart
not

Front 9

epi-

Back 9

upon,
following,
subsequent to,
above

Front 10

eso-

Back 10

inward

ex: esotropia--form of strabismus in which visual axes converge

Front 11

exo-

Back 11

outward
external
exterior

Front 12

extra-

Back 12

outside of,
without

Front 13

im-

Back 13

not

ex: impotent

Front 14

in-

Back 14

1: in or on (changes to il- before l, and changes to im-before m, b, or f, and changes to r before r)
2: negative prefix-not

Front 15

meta-

Back 15

after, behind, accompanying, subsequent, or hindmost (Stedmans & Dorlands)
change, beyond (Mosbys cards)
ex: metastasis

ex: metacarpal

Front 16

mio-

Back 16

less, smaller

Front 17

noci-

Back 17

hurt, pain, injury

ex: nociceptive - capable of transmitting pain

Front 18

oo-

Back 18

ovum

Front 19

oxy-

Back 19

1: sharp, pointed
ex: oxycephaly = 'conehead'

2: denoting the presence of oxygen

Front 20

pachy-

Back 20

thick

Front 21

para-

Back 21

1: departing from the normal
ex: paranormal

2: near, adjacent, beside

Front 22

polio-

Back 22

gray,
gray matter

Front 23

puer-

Back 23

child

ex: puerperium=period from termination of labor to complete involution of uterus, about 42 days

Front 24

strepto-

Back 24

curved or twisted

Front 25

tele-, telo-

Back 25

end, distance, other end

ex: telophase=final stage of mitosis

Front 26

atel/o-

Back 26

incomplete

atelectasis

Front 27

lex/o-

Back 27

word or phrase

lexicographer;
alexia (unable to comprehend written words)

Front 28

poikil/o-

Back 28

irregular, varied

poikilocytosis (condition of irregular-shaped cell--specifically, a red blood cell)

Front 29

-tropin

Back 29

stimulating the function of

adrenocorticotropin

Front 30

nos/o-

Back 30

disease

nosoacusis--hearing loss due to disease (as opposed to age)

Front 31

ala/o

Back 31

blind

Front 32

-leptic

Back 32

seize, take hold of

Front 33

-praxia

Back 33

action

Front 34

cis/o

Back 34

to cut

Front 35

vitr/o-

Back 35

glass

Front 36

-odynia

Back 36

painful condition

Front 37

-ichthy/o-

Back 37

dry, scaly

Front 38

-plasia

Back 38

development, formation

Front 39

-genic

Back 39

producing