Prefixes Flashcards
(66 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
Without, lack of
2
Q
ab-
A
Away from
Ex. Abduct
3
Q
ad-
A
To, towards
Ex. Adduct
4
Q
an-
A
Without, lack of
5
Q
ana-
A
Up, back and again
6
Q
ante-
A
Before, forward
7
Q
anti-
A
Against, opposed to
8
Q
auto-
A
Self
9
Q
bi-
A
Two
10
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
Ex. Bradycardia
11
Q
circum-
A
Around, about
12
Q
Contra-
A
Against, opposite
13
Q
De-
A
Down from, away
Ex. Descending
14
Q
Di-
A
Twice, double
15
Q
dia-
A
Through, completely
16
Q
dys-
A
Difficult, painful, abnormal
17
Q
ect(o)-
A
Out, outside
Ex. Ectopic pregnancy
18
Q
end(o)-
A
Within
Ex. Endometrium
19
Q
epi-
A
Upon, over, above
20
Q
eu-
A
Easy, good, normal
21
Q
ex(o)-
A
Outside, away from
22
Q
extra-
A
Outside, in addition
23
Q
hemi-
A
Half
24
Q
hyper-
A
Over, excessive, high
25
hypo-
Under, below, normal
26
in-
In, info, not, without
27
infra-
Below, under
28
inter-
Between
29
intra-
Inside, within
30
ipsi-
Same
31
iso-
Equal
32
macro-
Large
33
mal-
Bad or abnormal
34
mega-
Large
35
meta-
After, change
36
micro-
Small
37
mono-
One, single
38
multi-
Many
39
neo-
New
40
noct-
Night
41
nulli-
None
42
olig(o)-
Little, deficient
43
ortho-
Straight or normal
44
pan-
All, entire
45
para-
Near, beside, beyond, apart from
46
per-
Through
47
peri-
Around
48
poly-
Many
49
post-
After, behind
50
pre-
Before
51
primi-
First
52
pro-
Before,in front of
53
quadr(i)-
Four
54
re-
Back
55
retro-
Backward, behind
56
semi-
Half, partial
57
sub-
Under, below
58
super-
Above, excessive, or more than normal
59
supra-
Above, upper
60
sym-
Together, joined
61
syn-
Together, joined
62
tachy-
Rapid, past
63
tetra-
Four
64
trans-
Across, through, beyond
65
tri-
Three
66
uni-
One
