CH.1 Prefix Flashcards
a-
aphasia
not
negative
an-
anemia
not
negative
anti-
antibiotics
against
negative
contra-
contraceptive
against
negative
de-
dehydration
down, away from
negative
ante-
antepartum
before
time or speed
pre-
precondtion
before
time or speed
pro-
probiotic
before, on behalf of
time or speed
brady-
bradycardia
slow
time or speed
post-
postpartum
after
time or speed
re-
rehabilitation
again
time or speed
ab-
abduct
away
direction/position
ad-
adduct
toward
direction/position
circum-
circumcision
around
direction/position
peri-
pericardium
around
direction/position
dia-
diagnostic
through
direction/position
e-
evoke
out
direction/position
trans-
translate
through
direction/position
ec-
ectopic
out
direction/position
ex-
exhale
out
direction/position
ecto-
ectoderm
outside
direction/position
exo-
exoskeleton
outside
direction/position
extra-
outside
direction/position
en-
enema
in, inside
direction/position
endo-
endocrine
in, inside
direction/position
intra-
intravenous
in, inside
direction/position
epi-
epididymus
upon
direction/position
sub-
subcutaneous
beneath
direction/position
inter-
intercostal
between
direction/position
bi-
bilateral
two
size/quantity
hemi-
hemiplegia
half
size/quantity
semi-
semilunar
half
size/quantity
hyper-
hyperthermia
over
size/quantity
hypo-
hypothermia
under
size/quantity
macro-
macrotia
large
size/quantity
micro-
microdontia
small
size/quantity
mono-
monocyte
one
size/quantity
uni-
unisex
one
size/quantity
oligo-
oligomenorrhea
few
size/quantity
poly-
polygraph
many
size/quantity
pan-
pancytopenia
all
size/quantity
multi-
multicellular
many
size/quantity
con-
congestion
with, together
syn-
syndrome
with, together
dys-
dysentery
with, together
eu-
euphoria
good