Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, an-
A
no, not, without
2
Q
ab-
A
away from
3
Q
ad-
A
toward
4
Q
ana-
A
up, apart
5
Q
ante-
A
before, forward
6
Q
anti
A
against
7
Q
auto-
A
self
8
Q
bi-
A
two
9
Q
brady-
A
slow
10
Q
cata-
A
down
11
Q
con-
A
with, together
12
Q
contra-
A
against, opposite
13
Q
de-
A
down, lack of
14
Q
dia-
A
through, complete
15
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
16
Q
ec-
A
out, outside
17
Q
endo-
A
in, within
18
Q
epi-
A
upon, on, above
19
Q
eu-
A
good, normal
20
Q
ex-
A
out, outside
21
Q
hemi-
A
half
22
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, above
23
Q
hypo-
A
deficient, under
24
Q
in-
A
two meanings: not; into, within
25
infra-
beneath, under
26
inter-
between
27
intra-
in, within, into
28
macro-
large
29
meta-
beyond, change
30
micro-
small
31
neo-
new
32
pan-
all
33
para-
abnormal, beside, near
34
per-
through
35
peri-
surrounding
36
poly-
many, much
37
post-
after, behind
38
pre-
before, in front of
39
pro-
before, forward
40
pros-
before, forward
41
re-
back, again
42
retro-
behind, backward
43
sub-
under
44
supra-
above, upper
45
syn-, sym-
together, with
46
tachy-
fast
47
trans-
across, through
48
ultra-
beyond, excess
49
uni-
one
50
-blast
embryonic, immature
51
-crine
to secrete
52
-drome
to run
53
-fusion
coming together, pour
54
-gen
substance that produces
55
-lapse
to slide, fall, sag
56
-lysis
breakdown, destruction, seperation
57
-meter
to measure
58
-misson
to send
59
-or
one who
60
-oxia
oxygen
61
-partum
birth, labour
62
-phoria
to bear, carry; feeling (mental state)
63
-physis
to grow
64
-plasia
development, formation, growth
65
-plasm
structure or formation
66
-pnea
breathing
67
-ptosis
falling drooping, prolapse
68
-rrhea
flow, discharge
69
-stasis
stopping, controlling
70
-trophy
development, nourishment
71
carp/o
wrist bones
72
cis/o
to cut
73
cost/o
rib
74
cutane/o
skin
75
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
76
duct/o
to lead, carry
77
flex/o
to bend
78
gloss/o
tongue
79
glyc/o
sugar
80
immun/o
protection
81
morph/o
shape, form
82
mort/o
death
83
nat/i
birth
84
norm/o
rule, order
85
ox/o
oxygen
86
pub/o
pubis; anterior portion of the pelvic or hipbone
87
seps/o
infection
88
somn/o
sleep
89
son/o
sound
90
the/o
to put, place
91
the/o, theli/o
nipple
92
thyr/o
thyroid gland; shield
93
top/o
place, position, location
94
tox/o
poison
95
tracheo/o
windpipe, trachea
96
urethr/o
urethra
