Chapter 2- Key Medical &English Prefixes Flashcards
a- , an- , ir- , ar-
Without, lack of, no-, not
ab- , ef-
Away from
ad- , af-
To, toward
ambi-
Both, double, two
ana-
Apart, up, back, again
ante-
Before, in front of
anti-
Against, reversed
bi-, bin-, di-, diplo-, co-
Two, twice, double
cata-
Down, under, against
circum-
Around, about, circle
com-, con-, co-
Together, with, both(two)
contra-
Against, opposite
de-
Away from, remove
dia-
Across, complete,between, total,apart,through
dis-
Apart or away from, reverse
e-
Out, to remove, protrude
ec-
Out from, out
ecto-
On outer side, situated on
em-, en-
In, within
endo-
Within
epi-
Upon, on
ex-, exo-
Upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer, protrude
extra-
Outside
hyper-
Excessive, over, above, more
hypo-
Under, below, deficient, low, less, lesser
im-, in-
In, into, or not
infra-
Below, under
inter-
Between
intra-
Within
intro-
Into, within, in
meta-
Beyond, after, change
para-
Beside, near, beyond
per-
Through, excessive, in
peri-
Around
post-
After, behind
pre-, pro-
Before, in front of
re-
Back, again, contrary
retro-
Backward, behind
sub-
Under, low, beneath
super-, supra-
Above, upper, upon, excessive
sym-, syn-
Together, with
trans-
Across, through, beyond
ultra-
Beyond, in excess
