Prefixes Flashcards
(62 cards)
1
Q
A-, An-
A
Lacking, Without, Not
2
Q
Ab-
A
Away from, Absent
3
Q
Ad-
A
Toward, near to, increase
4
Q
Adeno
A
Gland
5
Q
Angio-
A
Vessel
6
Q
Ante
A
Front, before, toward
7
Q
Anti
A
Against, opposed
8
Q
Auto
A
Self
9
Q
Bi-,di-
A
Twice, double, two
10
Q
Bio
A
Life
11
Q
Cephal
A
head
12
Q
Circum
A
Around
13
Q
Contra
A
Opposite, against
14
Q
Cryo
A
Extreme Cold
15
Q
Cyto
A
Cell
16
Q
De
A
Separate, Away from, down
17
Q
Dia-
A
Through
18
Q
Dis-
A
Apart, away
19
Q
Dors
A
Back
20
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult, bad, labored
21
Q
Ecto-, exo-, ex-
A
On the outer side
22
Q
Endo-
A
Within, inside
23
Q
Epi
A
Upon, over, in addition to
24
Q
Extend
A
Straighten
25
Flex
Bend
26
Glu-, gly-
Sugar, Sweet
27
Histo
Tissue
28
Hetero
Dissimilar
29
Homeo-
Like, Same
30
Hydro
Water, Hydrogen
31
Hyper
Over, above, excessive
32
Hypo
Under, below, deficient
33
Hyster
Uterus, womb
34
Infra
Under, below, beneath
35
Inter
Between, together
36
Intra
Within
37
Lipo
Lipid, Fat
38
Meso
Middle
39
Meta
Beyond, after, change
40
Micro
Small
41
Mono
One, Single
42
Multi
Many
43
Narco
Sleep, numbness, stupor
44
Necro
Death
45
Opthalmo
Eye
46
Ot-
Ear
47
Para-
Alongside, beside
48
Patho
Disease
49
Peri
Around surrounding
50
Post
Rear, after, behind
51
Pre-, pro-
Before, front
52
Quad
Four
53
Re-
Again, back
54
Recto
Straight
55
Retro
Backwards
56
Sub-
Under, beneath, below
57
Super-, Supra-
Above, Over
58
Syn-, sym-
Together, with, joined
59
Therm
Heat
60
Trans
Across, over, beyond, through
61
Tri-
Three
62
Uni-
One
