Prefixes Flashcards
(148 cards)
1
Q
Alba-
A
White
2
Q
Chloro-
A
Green
3
Q
Chromo-
A
Color
4
Q
Cirrh-
A
Yellow
5
Q
Cyan-
A
Blue
6
Q
Erythro-
A
Red
7
Q
Leuko-
A
White
8
Q
Melano-
A
Black
9
Q
Rube-
A
Red
10
Q
Xantho-
A
Yellow
11
Q
Ambi-
A
Both
12
Q
Amphi-
A
On both sides
13
Q
Bi-
A
Two
14
Q
Demi-
A
One half
15
Q
Di-, dis-
A
Twice, double
16
Q
Diplo-
A
Double
17
Q
Hemi-
A
One half
18
Q
Mono-
A
One
19
Q
Multi-
A
Many
20
Q
Nulli-
A
None
21
Q
Pan-
A
All
22
Q
Plur-
A
Many, more
23
Q
Poly-
A
Many
24
Q
Quadr-
A
Four
25
Semi-
One half
26
Tetra-
Four
27
Tri-
Three
28
Uni-
One
29
Aniso-
Unequal
30
Brachy-
Short
31
Brady-
Slow
32
Macro-
Large
33
Micro-
Small
34
Oligo-
Small, scanty
35
Per-
Through
36
Ab-
Away from
37
Ad-
To, toward
38
De-
Away, not, down
39
Dextro-
Right
40
Dia-
Apart
41
Dis-
Seperation
42
E-
Out
43
Endo-
Within, inner
44
Epi-
Above
45
Ex-
Away from, out
46
Hyper-
Above, excessive
47
Hypo-
Below
48
In-
Within
49
Intra-
Within
50
Inter-
Between
51
Ir-
Against, Into
52
Peri-
Around
53
Pro-
Forward
54
Re-
Back, again
55
Retro-
Behind
56
Sinistro-
Left
57
Supra-
Above
58
A-, an-
Without
59
Ambly-
Dull
60
Andro-
Male
61
Angi-
Vessel, duct
62
Ankyl-
Crooked, bent
63
Auto-
Self
64
Bacter-
Bacteria
65
Bio-
Life
66
Co-, com-
With, together
67
Con-
With, together
68
Contra-
Against
69
Cry-
Cold
70
Dys-
Difficult
71
Eu-
Good
72
Glyco-, gluco-
Sugar, sweet
73
Gyn-, gyneco-
Female
74
Hetero-
Other, different
75
Homeo-
Unchanged
76
Homo-
Same
77
Hydro-
Water
78
Idio-
Peculiar, distinct
79
Iso-
Same
80
Mal-
Bad
81
Neo-
New. Strange
82
Non-
Not
83
Normo-
Normal
84
Ortho-
Straight
85
Oxy-
Sharp. Acute
86
Pachy-
Thick
87
Path-
Disease
88
Phage-
Eat, consume
89
Poikilo-
Varied
90
Pseudo-
False
91
Sclero-
Hard
92
Steno-
Narrow
93
Tachy-
Fast
94
Therap-
Treatment
95
Thermo-
Heat
96
Toxic-
Poison
97
Xero-
Dry
98
Ana-
Up, back again
99
Ante-
Before
100
Gen-
Beginning, origin
101
Meta-
Beyond, between
102
Noct-
Night
103
Post-
After
104
Pre-
Before
105
Prim-
First
106
Pro-
First
107
Sym-, syn-
Together
108
Ter-
Third
109
Ante-
Before
110
Cata-, kata-
Down, through
111
Gen-
Beginning, origin
112
Meta-
Beyond, over, between, change, next to
113
Noct-, nyct-
Night
114
Post-
Before
115
Pre-
Before
116
Prim-
First
117
Prot-
First
118
Sym-
With, union
119
Acro-
Extremity, tip
120
Anti-
Against
121
Circum-
On all sides, around
122
Contra-
Against, opposite
123
Dorso-
Back
124
Ecto-
Outside
125
Epi-
On, over, upon
126
Eso-
Within
127
Extra-
Outside of
128
Fore-
Before, in front
129
Hyper-
Above, excess
130
Hypo-
Below
131
Infra-
Below
132
Inter-
Between
133
Intra-
Within
134
Juxta-
Near
135
Medi-
Middle
136
Meso-
Middle
137
Ob-
Against
138
Para-
Beside, beyond
139
Peri-
Around
140
Pro-
For, befor
141
Pyelo-
Pelvis or kidney
142
Schisto-, schizo-
Split, divide
143
Sub-
Beneath
144
Super-
Excessive
145
Supra-
Above, over
146
Tele-
Distant, far
147
Trans-
Across, through
148
Ultra-
Excessive, extreme
