Prefixes Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
Q
a/an
A
without, lack of (anemia)
2
Q
ab
A
away from (abduct)
3
Q
ambi
A
both (ambidextrous)
4
Q
ante
A
before, in front of
5
Q
anti
A
against (antiseptic)
6
Q
bi
A
two
7
Q
brady
A
slow (bradycardia)
8
Q
circum
A
around (circumoral)
9
Q
co, com
A
with, together (commissure)
10
Q
contra
A
opposed (contralateral)
11
Q
de
A
down, from (dehydrate)
12
Q
dys
A
difficult, bad, painful (dyspnea)
13
Q
ecto
A
outside (ectoderm)
14
Q
endo
A
within, inner (endocranial)
15
Q
epi
A
upon, on, over (epidermis)
16
Q
erythro/ery
A
red (erythrocyte)
17
Q
eu
A
normal, good, healthy (euphoria)
18
Q
hemi
A
half (hemiplegia)
19
Q
hyper
A
excessive, beyond (hyperactive)
20
Q
hypo
A
under, deficient (hypothyroid)
21
Q
im
A
into (implant)
22
Q
infra
A
below (intrarenal)
23
Q
inter
A
between (intercostal)
24
Q
intra, intro
A
within (intrathoracic)
25
macro
large (macrocytic)
26
meta
change (metachrosis)
27
micro
small (microbe)
28
oligo
small, few (oliguria)
29
pan
entire, all (pandemic)
30
para
beside (paracardiac)
31
peri
around (periosteum)
32
poly
many (polycystic)
33
post
after (postoperative)
34
pre
before (preop)
35
pseudo
false (pseudocyst)
36
quad
four (quadriplegia)
37
retro
behind, backward (retrograde)
38
sub
under beneath (sublingual)
39
super, supra
above, superior (supraclavicular)
40
tachy
rapid (tachydardia)
