Prefix Flashcards
(70 cards)
1
Q
primi-
A
first (primary)
2
Q
mono-
A
one (monocular)
3
Q
uni-
A
one (unite)
4
Q
hemi-
A
half, one sided (hemisphere)
5
Q
semi-
A
half, partial (semipermeable)
6
Q
bi-
A
two, twice (binary)
7
Q
di-
A
two, twice (diatomic)
8
Q
diplo-
A
double (diplococci)
9
Q
tri-
A
three (tricuspid)
10
Q
quadri-
A
four (quadruplet)
11
Q
tetra-
A
four (tetralogy)
12
Q
multi-
A
many (multicellular)
13
Q
poly-
A
many, much (polymorphous)
14
Q
cyano-
A
blue (cyanosis)
15
Q
erythro-
A
red (erythocyte)
16
Q
leuko-
A
white, colorless (leukemia)
17
Q
melano-
A
dark, black (melanin)
18
Q
xantho-
A
yellow (xanthoma)
19
Q
a-
A
not, without, lack of, absence (anhydrous)
20
Q
an-
A
not, without, lack of, absence (anhydrous)
21
Q
anti-
A
against (antiseptic)
22
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite, opposed (contraindicated)
23
Q
de-
A
down, removal, without, loss (decalcify)
24
Q
dis-
A
absence, removal, separation (dissect)
25
in-
not (incontinent)
26
im-
not (imposed)
27
non-
not (noncontributory)
28
un-
not (uncoordinated)
29
ab-
away from (abduct)
30
ad-
toward, near (adduct)
31
dia-
through (diarrhea)
32
per-
through (percutaneous)
33
trans-
through (transected)
34
hyper-
over, excess, abnormally high, increased (hyperthermia)
35
hypo-
under, below, abnormally low, decreased (hyposecretion)
36
oligo-
few (oligospermia)
37
pan-
all (pandemic)
38
super-
above, excess (supernumerary)
39
equi-
equal, same (equilibrium)
40
eu-
good, true, easy, normal (euthanasia)
41
hetero-
different, unequal, other (heterogeneous)
42
homo-
same, unchanging (homograft)
43
homeo-
same, unchanging (homeostasis)
44
iso-
same, equal (isocellular)
45
macro-
large, abnormally large (macroscopic)
46
mega-
large, abnormally large (megacolon)
47
megalo-
large, abnormally large
48
micro-
small (microcyte)
49
neo-
new (neonate)
50
normo-
normal (normovolemia)
51
ortho-
straight, upright, correct (orthodontics)
52
poikilo-
irregular, varied (poikilothermic)
53
pseudo-
false (pseudoplegia)
54
re-
again, back (reflux)
55
ante-
before (antenatal)
56
pre-
before, in front of (premature)
57
pro-
before, in front of (prodrome)
58
post-
after, behind (postnasal)
59
dextro-
right (dextrogastria)
60
sinistro-
left (sinistromanual)
61
ec-
out, outside
62
ecto-
out, outside (ectopic)
63
exo-
away from, outside (excise)
64
endo-
in, within (endoderm)
65
meso-
middle (mesencephalon)
66
syn-
together (synapse)
67
sym- (used before b, m, p)
together (symbiosis)
68
tele-
end (telencephalon)
69
telo-
end (telophase)
70
Dys-
Abnormal, difficult, impaired, bad
