Prefixes Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
a-, an-
A
no; not; without
anemia
2
Q
aut-, auto-
A
self; own
3
Q
endo-
A
in, within
3
Q
dia- ;
A
complete, through
diagnosis
4
Q
epi-
A
above; upon; on
*epipen
5
Q
ex- , exo-
A
out; outside of; outward
6
Q
hyper-
A
above; excessive; more than normal
7
Q
hypo-
A
deficient; below; under; less than normal
8
Q
in-
A
into; in; not
in/cis/ion
9
Q
peri-
A
surrounding; around
10
Q
pro-
A
before; forward
11
Q
re-
A
back; again; backward
repeat, reverse, rewind
12
Q
retro-
A
behind; back; backward
*retroactive
13
Q
sub-
A
under; below
14
Q
trans-
A
across; through
15
Q
ana-
A
up, apart
16
Q
cata-
A
down
17
Q
inter-
A
between
18
Q
meta-
Metamorphosis
A
change, beyond
19
Q
ab-
A
away from
20
Q
ad-
A
toward
adductor: muscle that draws a limb toward the body.
21
Q
ante-
“Ante up”
A
before, forward
22
Q
anti-
A
Against
23
Q
bi
A
two
24
brady
Slow
*bradycardia
25
con-
connect
with, together
26
contra-
against , opposite
27
de-
de/hydration
down, lack of
28
dys-
Abnormal
bad
difficult
painful
29
ec-
Ectopic pregnancy
Out, outside
30
eu-
euphoria
good, normal
31
hemi-
half
32
infra-
beneath, under
33
macro-
large
34
mal-
bad
35
micro-
small
36
neo-
new
37
pan-
all
38
para-
Parathyroid
beside, near, alongside of, abnormal
39
per-
*Permanent : to stay intact ... the years
Sweat
through
40
poly-
many, such
41
post-
after, behind
42
Pre-
Before, in front of
43
Pro-
Pros-
*Propell
forward, before
44
supra-
above, upper
45
syn-
sym-
*Synchronized
together, with, joined
46
tachy-
fast
47
ultra-
beyond, excess
48
uni-
One
unilateral
49
carp/o
wrist bones
50
cib/o
meals
51
nect/o
to bind, tie connect
