Medical Prefix Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
What does A, an, ar mean?
A
without
2
Q
What does ab mean?
A
away from
3
Q
What does ana mean?
A
again, upward, back
4
Q
What does aniso mean?
A
unequal
5
Q
What does ante mean?
A
before, in front of
6
Q
What does anti mean?
A
against
7
Q
What does auto mean?
A
self
8
Q
what does bi mean?
A
two
9
Q
what does bio mean?
A
life
10
Q
what does brady mean?
A
slow
11
Q
What does cata mean?
A
down
12
Q
What does centi mean?
A
one-hundredth
13
Q
what does cyan mean?
A
blue
14
Q
what does dia mean?
A
across, through
14
Q
What does dorso mean?
A
Black
15
Q
What does dys mean?
A
Difficult
16
Q
What does endo mean?
A
In, within
16
Q
What does epi mean?
A
On, over, upon
17
Q
What does ex-, exo- mean?
A
Outside
17
Q
What does extra- mean?
A
Outside
18
Q
What does hetero- mean?
A
Different
19
Q
What does homo mean?
A
Same
20
Q
What does homeo mean?
A
Same
21
Q
What does hyper mean?
A
Above normal, high
22
What does hypo mean?
Below normal, low
23
What does intea mean?
Within
24
What does inter mean?
Between
25
What does iso- mean?
Equal, same
26
What does kilo mean?
Thousand
27
What does later mean?
Side
28
What does macro mean?
Large, long
29
What does mal mean?
Poor
30
What does medi mean?
Middle
31
What does micro mean?
Small
32
What does micro mean
One millionth
33
What does mid mean?
Middle
34
What does milli mean?
One-thousand
35
What does mono mean?
One
36
What does neo mean?
New
37
What does per mean?
Through, by means of
38
What does peri mean?
Around
39
What does poly mean?
Many, much
40
What does post mean?
After
41
What does pre mean?
Before
41
What does semi mean?
Half
42
What does sub mean
Below, under
43
What does Supra mean?
Above
44
What does tachy mean?
Rapid, fast
49
What does tri mean?
Three
