4 Common Prefixes Flashcards
a-, an-
no, not, without (apnea/anoxia)
ab-
away from (abduct)
ad-
toward (adductor)
ana-
up, apart (anabolism-build up of proteins, analysis-to separate apart)
ante-
before, forward
anit-
against
auto-
self, own
bi-
two (bifurcation-forking into two)
brady-
slow
cata-
down
con-
with,together (connective-to tie together)
contra-
against, opposite
de-
down, lack of (dehyrdration)
dia-
through, complete (diarrhea-flow through, dialysis-complete separation)
dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
ec-,ecto-
out, outside (ectopic pregnancy-outside the uterus/norm)
en-,endo-
in, within (endoscopy, endocardium)
epi-
upon, on, above (epithelium)
eu-
good, normal (euphoria)
ex-
out, outside, away from (exopthalmos-protrusion of the eyeball)
hemi-
half
hyper-
excessive, above
hypo-
deficient, under
in-
not (insomniac- inability to sleep) into, within (incision-to cut into)
infra-
beneath, under
inter-
between (intercostat)
intra-
in, within, into (intravenous)
macro-
large (macrocephaly- large head)
mal-
bad
meta-
change, beyond (metastasis-beyond control)
micro-
small
neo-
new
pan-
all
para-
abnormal, beside, near
per-
through (percutaneous)
peri-
surrounding
poly-
many, much
post-
after, behind
pro-
before, forward (prodrome-symptoms that run before)
pseudo-
false (pseudocyesis, false pregnancy
re-
back, again (relapse-recurrence of disease, remission-to send back)
retro-
behind, backward
sub-
under
supra-
above, upper
syn-, sym-
together, with (syndactyly- webbed digits, syndrome- to run together)
tachy-
fast
trans-
across, through
ultra-
beyond, excess
uni-
one