BSBMED301 Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Prefixes are generally used to convey the following meanings?
A
- Quantity
- Negatives
- Degree size and comparison
- Time position and direction
2
Q
Ab-
A
Away from
3
Q
Ad-
A
Towards
4
Q
Ante-
A
Before, forward
5
Q
Anti-
A
Against
6
Q
Brady-
A
Slow
7
Q
Circum-
A
Surrounding
8
Q
Contra-
A
Against
9
Q
Cry-
A
Cold
10
Q
Di-
A
Double, two (2)
11
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult, defective
12
Q
Ect-
A
Outside
13
Q
End-
A
Inside
14
Q
Epi-
A
On
15
Q
Glyc-
A
Sugar
16
Q
Fore-
A
Before or ahead
17
Q
Hemi-
A
One half
18
Q
Hyper-
A
Over, excessive
19
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, deficient
20
Q
Hydro-
A
Water
21
Q
Homeo-
A
Stability, same
22
Q
Inter-
A
Between, among
23
Q
Intra-
A
Within, on the side
24
Q
Macro-
A
Large
25
Q
Neo-
A
New
26
Q
Para-
A
Beside
27
Q
Peri-
A
Around
28
Q
Post-
A
After
29
Q
Pre-
A
Before, in front of
30
Q
Semi-
A
Half
31
Q
Stom, Stomat-
A
Opening created
32
Q
Sub-
A
Under, beneath
33
Q
Super-
A
Above, over
34
Q
Supra-
A
Above, on the upper side
35
Q
Syn-
A
With, together
36
Q
Therm-
A
Heat
37
Q
Tox-
A
Toxic, poisonous
38
Q
Trans-
A
Across, beyond
39
Q
Ultra-
A
Excessive
