Chapter 2 Flashcards
The prefixes in this chapter express what?
numbers, measurements, position, direction, negative, and color.
Prefixes that express numbers
bi, hemi, milli, nulli, primi, quadri, semi, tetra, tri, uni
Prefixes that express measurement
Includes reference to multiples without using numbers: hyper, hyp, hypo, multi, poly
Prefixes that express position and/or direction to describe a location
ab, ad, ambi, ante, circum, de, dia, ecto, endo, epi, ex, exo, extra, hypo, in, infra, inter, intra, juxta, meso, para, peri, pre, pro, re, retro, sub, supra, trans
Prefix/combining forms that express color
alb, albin/o, chlor/o, cirrh/o, cyan/o, eosin/o, erythr/o, glauc/o, jaund/o, lute/o, leuk/o, melan/o, poli/o, purpur/o, rube, xanth/o
Prefixes that express negative
a, an, ana, anti, contra, dis, im, in, non,