preifxes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, ab-
A
from, away, from
2
Q
anti-
A
against
3
Q
arterio-
A
relating to arteries
4
Q
arth-
A
joint, jointed
5
Q
auto-
A
self
6
Q
bi-
A
twice, two
7
Q
bio-
A
related to life
8
Q
calor-
A
heat
9
Q
centri-
A
one-hundredth
10
Q
centro-
A
center
11
Q
cephal-
A
head
12
Q
chloro-
A
green
13
Q
chromo-
A
color
14
Q
cyto-
A
cell
15
Q
deca-
A
ten
16
Q
deci-
A
one-tenth
17
Q
dent-
A
teeth
18
Q
di-
A
double
19
Q
electro-
A
refers to electricity
20
Q
endo-
A
within, inside
21
Q
epi-
A
above
22
Q
exo-
A
outer, external
23
Q
gastro-
A
stomach
24
Q
hemi-
A
half
25
hemo-
blood
26
herb-
pertains to plants
27
hetero-
different
28
hexa-
six
29
homeo-
same
30
hydro-
water
31
hyper-
above, excessive
32
hypo-
below, under
33
inter-
between, among
34
intra-
within, inside of
35
kilo-
one thousand
36
macro-
large
37
magni-
great
38
mega-
one million
39
micro-
small
40
milli-
one-thousandth
41
mono-
one, single
42
multi-
many
43
octo-
eight
44
oculo-
eyes, vision
45
opti-
vision, sight
46
ortho-
straight, regular
47
osteo-
bone
48
penta-
five
49
photo-
pertains to light
50
plasm-
forming substance
51
platy-
flat, broad
52
proto-
first
53
quadri-
four
54
sclero-
hard
55
stereo-
3-dimensional
56
syn-
together
57
trans-
across, beyond
58
tri-
three
59
ultra-
excessive
