1b Word Parts: MEDICAL TERMS prefixes Flashcards
a-
no, not, without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
an-
no, not, without
ante-
before, forward
anti-
against
bi-
two
brady-
slow
contra-
against, opposite
counter-
against, opposed
de-
lack of, down, less, removal of
dextr/o
right
di-
two
dia-
through
dis-
absence, removal
dipl/o
double
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ec-
out, outside
endo-
in, within
equi-
equal, same
eu-
true, good, easy, normal
hetero-
other, different
hemi-
half
homo-, homeo-
same, unchanging
hyper-
above, excess
hypo
below, under, less than
im-
not
in-
in, into, not
iso-
equal, same
macro-
large
mal-
bad
mega-, megalo-
large
mon/o
one
multi-
many
non-
not
olig/o-
scanty, not much
pachy-
heavy, thick
pan-
all
per-
through
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pre-
before, in front of
prim-i
first
pro-
before, forward
quadr/i
four
semi-
half, partial
sinist/o
left
super-
above, excess
tachy-
fast
tetra-
four
trans-
through
tri-
three
un-
not
uni-
one
xero-
dry