Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
not, without, less
2
Q
ab-, abs-
A
from, away from, less
3
Q
ad-
A
increase, adherence,
to, toward
4
Q
allo-
A
other, differing from the normal
5
Q
ambi-
A
around, both, both sides
6
Q
ana-
A
up, toward, apart
7
Q
ante-
A
before, in front of, forward
8
Q
anti-
A
against, opposing
9
Q
apo-
A
separated from, derived from
10
Q
auto-
A
self, same
11
Q
bi-
A
twice, double
12
Q
bio-
A
life
13
Q
brachy-
A
short
14
Q
brady-
A
slow
15
Q
caci-, caco-
A
bad, ill
16
Q
cata-
A
down
17
Q
centi-
A
one-hundredth
18
Q
cero-, cerumin/o
A
wax
19
Q
chord-
A
cord
20
Q
cin-, cine-
A
movement
21
Q
circum-
A
circular, circular movement
22
Q
con-, com-
A
with, together,
in association
23
Q
contra-
A
opposed, against
24
Q
copro-
A
feces
25
counter-
opposite, opposed, against
26
de-
away from, cessation, without
27
deci-
one-tenth
28
di-
two, twice
29
dia-
through, throughout, completely
30
dis-
in two, apart, not
31
dys-
bad, difficult; opposite of eu-
32
e-, ec-, ecto-
out, away from,
| on the outside
33
echo-
a reverberating sound,
acoustic signal on
ultrasonography
34
en-, endo-,
| em-, ento-
within, inner, absorbing,
| containing
35
epi-
upon, following, or
| subsequent to
36
equi-
equal, same
37
eso-
inward
38
eu-
good, well; opposite of dys-
39
ex-
out of, from, away from
40
exo-
exterior, external,
| outward
41
extra-
without, outside of
42
hemi-
one-half
43
hetero-
the other, different;
| opposite of homo-
44
holo-
whole, entire, complete
45
homo-, homeo-
the same, alike
46
hyper-
excessive,
above normal;
opposite of hypo-
47
hypo-
deficient, below normal,
| under, less than
48
im-
not
49
in-
not
| in, within, inside
50
infra-
below, beneath, or under
51
inter-
among, between
52
intra-
inside, within;
| opposite of extra-
53
intro-
inwardly, into;
| opposite of extra-
54
ipsi-
same
55
iso-
equal, alike, sameness
56
juxta-
near to, beside
57
kilo-
one thousand
58
macro-
large, long
59
mal-
ill, bad; opposite of eu-
60
medio-
middle, median
61
mega-, megalo-
large, abnormally large
62
meso-
middle, mean, intermediacy
mesentery or mesentery-like
structure
63
meta-
after, subsequent to,
| behind, or hindmost
64
micro-
small
65
milli-
one-thousandth
66
mio-
less, smaller
67
mono-
one
68
multi-
many
69
nano-
one-billionth
70
neo-
new, recent
71
noci-
hurt, pain, injury
72
non-
not
73
normo-
normal, usual
74
nulli-
none
75
octa-, octi-, octo-
eight
76
oo-
ovum
77
oxy-
eshrill, sharp, pointed
quick/denoting the
presence of oxygen
78
pachy-
thick
79
pan-
all, entire
80
para-
departure from the normal
| adjacent, beside, near
81
penta-
five
82
per-
through, conveying
| intensity
83
peri-
around, about, near
84
polio-
gray, gray matter
85
poly-
many, multiplicity
86
post-
after, behind, posterior;
| opposite of anti-
87
pre-
anterior
| before (in time or space)
88
primi-
first, one
89
pro-
before, forward
90
pseudo-
false (often used about a
| deceptive resemblance)
91
ptyal-, ptyalo-
salivary glands, saliva
92
puer-
child
93
quadri-
four
94
re-
backward, again
95
retro-
backward, behind
96
semi-
one-half, partly
97
strepto-
curved or twisted
(usually referring
to organisms)
98
sub-
beneath, less than the
| normal or typical, inferior
99
super-
in excess, above, superior,
or in the upper part of;
often the same usage as
supra- or hyper-
100
supra-
```
a position above the
part indicated by the
word to which it is
joined; in this sense,
the same as super-;
opposite of infra-
```
101
syn-, sym-
together, with, joined
102
tachy-
rapid
103
tele-, telo-
distance, end,
| other end
104
tetra-
four
105
trans-
across, through,
| beyond
106
tri-
three
107
ultra-
excess, exaggeration,
| beyond
108
un-
not
109
uni-
one, single,
| not paired
110
xeno-
foreign, strange
111
xero-
dry
