2.1 Prefixes Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
Q
a/an/ar
A
without
Arrhythmia
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
Abduct
3
Q
ana-
A
again/upward/back
Anabolism
4
Q
aniso-
A
unequal
Anisocytosis
5
Q
ante-
A
before/in front of
Antecubital
6
Q
anti-
A
against
Antiseptic
7
Q
auto-
A
self
Autologous
8
Q
bi-
A
two
Bicuspid
9
Q
bio-
A
life
Biology
10
Q
brady-
A
slow
Bradycardia
11
Q
cata-
A
down
Catabolism
12
Q
cyan-
A
blue
Cyanotic
13
Q
cyan-
A
blue
Cyanotic
14
Q
dia-
A
across/through
Diapedesis
15
Q
dorso-
A
back
Dorsal
16
Q
dys-
A
difficult
Dyspnea
17
Q
Endo-
A
In/within
18
Q
epi-
A
on/over/upon
Epidermis
19
Q
erythr-
A
red
20
Q
exo-
A
outside
21
Q
extra-
A
outside
22
Q
hetero-
A
different
23
Q
homeo-
A
same
24
Q
hyper-
A
too much/high
25
hypo-
low-under
26
inter-
between
27
intra-
within
28
iso-
equal/same
29
later-
side
30
macro-
large/long
31
mal-
poor
32
medi-
middle
33
micro
small
34
mono
one
35
neo
new
36
per
through
37
poly
many/much
38
post
after
39
sub-
below/under
40
tachy-
rapid/fast
41
tri-
three
42
What does a prefix do?
Modifies the meaning of the root word
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How can a prefix modify a root word?
Presence
Absence
Location
Number
Size
