BSBMED301 Prefixes Flashcards
(39 cards)
1
Q
Prefixes are generally used to convey the following meanings?
A
- Quantity
- Negatives
- Degree size and comparison
- Time position and direction
2
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
3
Q
Ad-
A
Towards
4
Q
Ante-
A
Before, forward
5
Q
Anti-
A
Against
6
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
7
Q
Circum-
A
Surrounding
8
Q
Contra-
A
Against
9
Q
Cry-
A
Cold
10
Q
Di-
A
Double, two (2)
11
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult, defective
12
Q
Ect-
A
Outside
13
Q
End-
A
Inside
14
Q
Epi-
A
On
15
Q
Glyc-
A
Sugar
16
Q
Fore-
A
Before or ahead
17
Q
Hemi-
A
One half
18
Q
Hyper-
A
Over, excessive
19
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, deficient
20
Q
Hydro-
A
Water
21
Q
Homeo-
A
Stability, same
22
Q
Inter-
A
Between, among
23
Q
Intra-
A
Within, on the side
24
Q
Macro-
A
Large
25
Neo-
New
26
Para-
Beside
27
Peri-
Around
28
Post-
After
29
Pre-
Before, in front of
30
Semi-
Half
31
Stom, Stomat-
Opening created
32
Sub-
Under, beneath
33
Super-
Above, over
34
Supra-
Above, on the upper side
35
Syn-
With, together
36
Therm-
Heat
37
Tox-
Toxic, poisonous
38
Trans-
Across, beyond
39
Ultra-
Excessive
