Ch. 5 Medical Terminology - Prefixes Flashcards
hyper-
over, excessive, high
hypo-
under, below normal
tachy-
rapid, fast
brady-
slow
pre-
before
post-
after, behind
uni-
one
dipl-
two, double
null-
none
primi-
first
multi-
many
bi-
two
tri-
three
quad-
four
tetra-
four
quint-
five
sext-
six
sept-
seven
oct-
eight
nona-
nine
deca-
ten
semi-
half; partial
hemi-
half; one sided
ambi-
both
pan-
all, entire
ab-
away from
ad-
to, toward
de-
down from, away
circum-
around, about
peri-
around
trans-
across, through, beyond
epi-
above, upon, on
supra-
above, over
retro-
behind
sub-
under, beneath
infra-
below, under
para-
near, beside, behond, apart from
contra-
against, opposite
ecto-
out, outside
endo-
within
extra-
outside, in addition
intra-
inside, within
ipsi-
same
a-, an-
without, lack of
ana-
up, back, again
ante-
before, forward
auto-
self
anti-
against, opposed to
dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
eu-
easy, good, normal
ex(o)-
outside, away from
macro-
large
mal-
bad, abnormal