Prefix/suffix A-C

Front 1

a-

Back 1

Not, without, lacking, deficient

Hint 1

Afebrile- without fever

Front 2

ab-

Back 2

Away from

Hint 2

Abduct- to move a limb away from the midsagittal plane

Front 3

-able, -ible

Back 3

Capable of

Hint 3

Reducible- capable of being reduced

Front 4

acro-

Back 4

Pertaining to extremity, top, peak

Hint 4

Acromegaly- enlarged hands

Front 5

Acou

Back 5

Pertaining to hearing

Hint 5

Acoustic- pertaining to sound or hearing

Front 6

Ad-

Back 6

To or toward

Hint 6

Adduction- moving a limb toward the midsagittal plane

Front 7

Adeno-

Back 7

Pertaining to gland

Hint 7

Adenopathy-disease of a gland

Front 8

Adipo

Back 8

Pertaining to fat

Hint 8

Adipose tissue-body fat

Front 9

Aero

Back 9

Pertaining to air

Hint 9

Aerobic- requires the presence of oxygen to live

Front 10

Af-

Back 10

Toward

Hint 10

Afferent- a nerve conduction toward the brain

Front 11

Ag-

Back 11

To,together

Hint 11

Agglutinate- what platelets do when they start clotting

Front 12

Alb-

Back 12

Pertaining to white

Hint 12

Albumin- a white protein in blood

Front 13

Algesia

Back 13

Pertaining to painful

Hint 13

Analgesic- literally without pain

Front 14

Algia

Back 14

Pertaining to painful condition

Hint 14

Neuralgia- pain that extends along the course of a nerve

Front 15

Ambi-

Back 15

Pertaining to both sides

Hint 15

Ambidextrous- able to perform tasks with either hand

Front 16

Amyl

Back 16

Referring to starch

Hint 16

Amylase- an enzyme present in saliva to break down starch

Front 17

An-

Back 17

Not, without

Hint 17

Anesthetic- without any pain, without any sensation

Front 18

Ana-

Back 18

Up,excess,backward,against

Hint 18

Anaphylaxis- excessive protection, an over reaction of the immune system to a foreign substance.

Front 19

Andro

Back 19

Pertaining to male

Hint 19

Androgen - a male or masculinizing hormone

Front 20

Angio

Back 20

Pertaining to blood vessels

Hint 20

Angioplasty - plastic surgery of blood vessels

Front 21

Ankylo

Back 21

pertaining to stiffness

Hint 21

Ankylosis - a stiffening of the spine

Front 22

Ante-

Back 22

To come before

Hint 22

Anterior - the side that comes before the rest of the body

Front 23

Anti-

Back 23

Against, opposed to, preventing

Hint 23

Antidote- a substance that counteracts a poison

Front 24

Ap-

Back 24

To,together

Hint 24

Approximate - to bring together, to place close to

Front 25

Aq-

Back 25

Pertaining to water

Hint 25

Aqueous fluid in the eye

Front 26

-arium, -orium

Back 26

Place for something

Hint 26

Solarium - a sunroom

Front 27

Arterio

Back 27

Pertaining to arteries

Hint 27

Arteriosclerosis - a condition of hardening of the arteries

Front 28

Arthr

Back 28

Pertaining to joint

Hint 28

Arthritis - information of joints

Front 29

Articulo

Back 29

Pertaining to jointing

Hint 29

Dysarticulate- tear apart at a joint- a dislocation

Front 30

As-

Back 30

To take into

Hint 30

Assimilate-to take into

Front 31

Asth-

Back 31

Panting, taking short breaths

Hint 31

Asthma

Front 32

Asthenia

Back 32

Pertaining to weakness

Hint 32

Myasthenia gravis- a grave disease of muscle weakness

Front 33

At-

Back 33

To draw toward

Hint 33

Attract-to draw toward

Front 34

Audio

Back 34

Refers to hearing

Hint 34

Auditory

Front 35

Aur-

Back 35

Meaning ear-like

Hint 35

Auricles- small ear like parts of the atria

Front 36

Auto

Back 36

Pertaining to the self

Hint 36

Autonomic - self governing

Front 37

Bi-

Back 37

Meaning two, double, both

Hint 37

Bilateral - having two sides

Front 38

Bio

Back 38

Pertaining to life

Hint 38

Biology - the study of life forms

Front 39

Brachi-

Back 39

Pertaining to the upper arm

Hint 39

Brachiocephalic - a blood vessel taking blood to the arm and head

Front 40

Brady

Back 40

Abnormally slow

Hint 40

Bradycardia - abnormally slow heart rate

Front 41

Broncho

Back 41

Large air passages in the lungs

Hint 41

Bronchospasm - as occurs in asthma, closing down of the air passages in the lungs

Front 42

Bucc-

Back 42

Pertaining to the cheek

Hint 42

Buccal- where EMTs put oral sugar in diabetes

Front 43

Burs-

Back 43

Pertaining to a sac at joints

Hint 43

bursitis - an inflammation of the bursa at a joint

Front 44

Calor

Back 44

Pertaining to heat

Hint 44

Caloric - referring to heat

Front 45

Capit

Back 45

Pertaining to the head

Hint 45

Per capita - meaning per head

Front 46

Caps-

Back 46

Referring to a container

Hint 46

Encapsulate - enclosed in a capsule or container

Front 47

Carcino

Back 47

Referring to cancer

Hint 47

Carcinoma - a cancer

Front 48

Cardio

Back 48

Referring to the heart

Hint 48

Cardiogenic - heart in origin

Front 49

Carp-

Back 49

Referring to the wrist

Hint 49

Carpopedal spasms- hand and foot cramps that occur with hyperventilation syndrome

Front 50

Cata-

Back 50

Meaning - down, lower

Hint 50

Catabolism- taking down metabolism, a breakdown

Front 51

Caut-, caus-

Back 51

Meaning - to burn

Hint 51

Cauterize - to burn skin or blood vessels to get them to stop bleeding

Caustic burns

Front 52

-cele

Back 52

Enlargement, tumor, hernia

Hint 52

Hydrocele - a confined collection of water

Front 53

-centesis

Back 53

Perforation or tapping, as with a needle

Hint 53

Thoracentesis - puncturing the thoracic cavity to withdraw air or fluid

Front 54

Centi

Back 54

Pertaining to 100

Hint 54

Centimeter -100th of a meter

Front 55

Cephalo

Back 55

Pertaining to the head

Hint 55

Hydrocephalic - a birth abnormality where there is excess cerebral spinal fluid

Front 56

Cerebro

Back 56

Referring to the brain

Hint 56

Cerebrospinal fluid

Front 57

Cervi

Back 57

Pertaining to the neck

Hint 57

Cervical fracture - broken neck

Front 58

Chloro

Back 58

Meaning green

Hint 58

Chlorine, a greenish gas

Front 59

Chole

Back 59

Pertaining to bile or gall

Hint 59

Cholecystitis - gallbladder inflammation

Front 60

Chondro

Back 60

Pertaining to cartilage

Hint 60

Costochondral margin - the rib / cartilage margin

Front 61

Chromo

Back 61

Referring to color

Hint 61

Monochromatic - being of one color

Front 62

Chrono

Back 62

Referring to time

Hint 62

A chronotropic drug like epinephrine speeds up the heart

Front 63

-cide

Back 63

Meaning - to kill

Hint 63

Suicide - to kill oneself

Front 64

-cil

Back 64

A hair like process

Hint 64

Cilia in the lungs sweep out foreign substances

Front 65

Circum-

Back 65

Around

Hint 65

Circumnavigate- to navigate around the world

Front 66

-cis

Back 66

To cut, or kill

Hint 66

Exercise - to cut off

Front 67

Cleido

Back 67

Referring to the clavicle

Hint 67

Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Front 68

Co-

Back 68

With,together

Hint 68

Cohabitation - living with someone else

Front 69

Col-

Back 69

With

Hint 69

Collateral des blood vessels that supply blood from several sides (with both sides)

Front 70

Colo-

Back 70

Pertaining to the large intestines

Hint 70

Colitis - information and large intestine or colon

Front 71

Coll-

Back 71

Gelatin-like

Hint 71

Colloid - a gel-like fluid

Front 72

Com-

Back 72

With

Hint 72

Comminuted fracture- with more than two peices

Front 73

Con-

Back 73

With,together

Hint 73

Congenital - existing from the time of birth (occurred together with birth)

Front 74

Contra

Back 74

Opposite, working against

Hint 74

Contraindicated - the opposite of what the drug is indicated for

Front 75

Cor

Back 75

Pertaining to the pupils

Hint 75

Anisocoria - unequal pupils

Front 76

Costo

Back 76

Pertaining to the ribs

Hint 76

Intercostal muscles - between the ribs

Front 77

Cranio

Back 77

Pertaining to the skull

Hint 77

As in the parasympathetic nervous system is a craniocaudal with nerves originating in the head and tail end of the spine

Front 78

Cryo

Back 78

Refers to cold

Hint 78

Cryotherapy - treatment using cold

Front 79

Crypto

Back 79

Meaning hidden, covered

Hint 79

" don't be cryptic" don't hide your meaning

Front 80

-cubitus

Back 80

Pertaining to the elbow

Hint 80

Antecubital- in front of the elbow

Front 81

-cuss

Back 81

Meaning to shake violently

Hint 81

To precuss the chest- to tap it firmly

Front 82

Cyano-

Back 82

Refers to a color of blue

Hint 82

Cyanosis - a color of blue skin

Front 83

Cysto-

Back 83

Refers to a bladder, cyst, sac of fluid

Hint 83

Cystitis - a bladder inflammation

Front 84

Cyto- or cyte

Back 84

Refers to cells

Hint 84

Cytotoxin - rattlesnake venom is very cytotoxic