Common Medical Prefixes Flashcards
(28 cards)
0
Q
ab-
A
Away from
1
Q
a-, an-
A
Negative, with out
2
Q
ad-
A
Towards
3
Q
anti-
A
Against
4
Q
ante-
A
Before
5
Q
bi-
A
Two, both
6
Q
brachy-
A
Short
7
Q
brady-
A
Slow
8
Q
dys-
A
Painful, difficult
9
Q
dors-
A
Back
10
Q
endo-
A
Inside
11
Q
epi-
A
Above, upon
12
Q
hemi-
A
Half
13
Q
hyper-
A
Excessive, above, more then.
14
Q
hypo-
A
Decrease, below, less
15
Q
Inter-
A
Between, among
16
Q
intra-
A
Within, inside
17
Q
macro-
A
Large, big
18
Q
mal-
A
Bad
19
Q
micro-
A
Small
20
Q
neo-
A
New
21
Q
Para-
A
Beside or below
22
Q
peri-
A
Around
23
Q
poly-
A
Many
24
post-
After
25
sub-
Below
26
super-
Above
27
tachy-
Fast
