Common Prefixes Ch.1 Flashcards
(63 cards)
1
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a-
A
Not
ex: aphasia
2
Q
an-
A
Not
ex: anemia
3
Q
anti-
A
Against
ex: antibiotics
4
Q
contra-
A
Against
ex: contraceptive
5
Q
de-
A
Down, away from
ex: dehydration
6
Q
ante-
A
Before
ex: antepartum
7
Q
pre-
A
Before
ex: precondition
8
Q
pro-
A
Before, on behalf of
ex: probiotic
9
Q
brady-
A
Slow
ex: bradycardia
10
Q
tachy-
A
Fast
ex: tachycardia
11
Q
post-
A
After
ex: postpartum
12
Q
re-
A
Again
ex:rehabilitation
13
Q
ab-
A
Away
ex: abduct
14
Q
ad-
A
Toward
ex: adrenaline
15
Q
circum-
A
Around
ex: circumcision
16
Q
Peri-
A
Around
ex: pericardium
17
Q
dia-
A
Through
ex: diagnostic
18
Q
trans-
A
Through
ex: translate
19
Q
e-
A
Out
ex: evoke
20
Q
ec-
A
Out
ex: ectopic
21
Q
ex-
A
Out
ex: exhale
22
Q
ecto-
A
Outside
ex: ectoderm
23
Q
exo-
A
Outside
ex: exoskeleton
24
Q
extra-
A
Outside
25
en-
In, Inside
ex: enema
26
endo-
In, Inside
ex: endocrine
27
intra-
In, Inside
ex: intravenous
28
epi-
Upon
ex: epididymus
29
sub-
Beneath
ex: subcutaneous
30
inter-
Between
ex: intercostal
31
bi-
Two
ex: bilateral
32
hemi-
Half
ex: hemiplegia
33
semi-
Half
ex: semilunar
34
hyper-
Over
ex: hyperthermia
35
hypo-
Under
ex: hypothermia
36
macro-
Large
ex: macrotia
37
micro-
Small
ex: microdontia
38
mono-
One
ex: monocyte
39
Uni-
One
ex: unisex
40
Oligo-
Few
ex: oligomenorrhea
41
pan-
All
ex: pancytopenia
42
poly-
Many
ex: polygraph
43
multi-
Many
ex: multicellular
44
con-
With, together
ex: congestion
45
syn-
With, together
ex: syndrome
46
sym-
With. together
ex: symmetry
47
dys-
Bad
ex: dysentery
48
eu-
Good
ex: euphoria
49
a-, an-
no, not, without
50
aut-, auto-
self, own
51
dia-
complete, through
52
endo-
within
53
epi-
above, upon
54
ex, exo-
out, outside of, outward
55
hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
56
hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
57
in-
into, in
58
peri-
surrounding, around
59
pro-
before, forward
60
re-
back, backward, again
61
retro-
behind
62
sub-
below, under
63
trans-
across, through
