All types of Prefixes Flashcards by Fiorela Silva

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Definition of prefixes

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Comes before the root word

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Types of Prefixes

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Number, measurement, position or direction, negatives, color, conditional

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Number Prefixes

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uni, bi, tri, quadra, quinta, sexta, octo, nona, deca

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Uni

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(one)

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Bi

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(two)

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Tri

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(three)

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Quadra

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(four)

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Quinta

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(five)

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Sexta

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(six)

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Octo

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(eight)

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Nona

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(nine)

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Deca

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(ten)

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Measurement Prefixes

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Hyper and hypo

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Hyper

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(excessive) Ex. hyperglycemia

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Hypo

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(less than) Ex. hypothermia

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Positition or Direction Prefixes

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Sub, supra, peri, ab, ad, ecto, endo, epi

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Sub

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(under) Ex. subcutaneous

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Supra

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(above) Ex. supracostal

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Peri

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(around) Ex. pericardial

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Ab

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(away from) Ex. abduction

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Ad

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(toward) Ex. adduction

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Ecto/exo

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(outside) Ex. ectoderm

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Endo

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(inside) Ex. endoderm

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Epi

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(upon) Ex. epidemic

Negative Prefixes

An, anti

An

(without) Ex. anemia

Anti

(against) Ex. antioxidant

Color Prefixes

Cyan, erythr, jaund

Cyan

(blue) Ex. cyanosis

Erythr

(red) Ex. erythrocyte

Jaund

(yellow) Ex. jaundice

Conditional Prefixes

Ambi, dys, eu, homo, iso, mal

Ambi

(both) Ex. ambilateral

Dys

(bad, painful, difficult) Ex. dysplasia

Eu

(good, normal) Ex. eukaryote

Homo

(same) Ex. homologous

Iso

(equal,same) Ex. isometric

Mal

(bad, poor) Ex. malnutrition