Chapter 3- Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Pre-
A
before
2
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Peri-
A
around
3
Q
Post-
A
after
4
Q
Endo-
A
in, within
5
Q
Intra-
A
in, within
6
Q
Epi-
A
above, upon
7
Q
Hypo-
A
under, below, deficient
8
Q
Infra-
A
under, below
9
Q
Sub-
A
under, below
10
Q
Inter-
A
between
11
Q
Retro-
A
backward, behind
12
Q
crine
A
secrete
13
Q
cost
A
ribs
14
Q
version
A
turning
15
Q
bi-
A
two
16
Q
dipl-
A
double
17
Q
diplo-
A
double
18
Q
hemi-
A
one-half
19
Q
hyper-
A
excessive, above normal
20
Q
macro-
A
large
21
Q
micro-
A
small
22
Q
mono-
A
one
23
Q
uni-
A
one
24
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multi-
A
many, much
25
poly-
many, much
26
quadri-
four
27
tri-
three
28
later
sides
29
opia
vision
30
bacteri
bacteria
31
plegia
paralysis
32
calc
calcium
33
therapy
treatment
34
nucle
nucleus
35
gravida
woman pregnant
36
phobia
fear
37
ceps
heads
38
ab-
from, away from
39
ad-
toward
40
circum-
around
41
peri-
around
42
dia-
through, across
43
trans-
through acress
44
ecto-
outside, outward
45
exo-
outside, outward
46
extra-
outside, outward
47
para-
near, beside, beyond
48
super-
upper, above
49
supra-
above, excessive, superior
50
ultra-
excess; beyond
51
odont
tooth
52
rrhea
flow
53
vagin
vagina
54
gen
forming
55
tropia
turning
56
crani
skull
57
son
sound
58
a- (before consonant)
without, not
59
an-(before vowel)
without, not
60
anti-
against
61
contra-
against
62
auto-
self, own
63
brady-
slow
64
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
65
eu-
good, normal
66
hetero-
different
67
homo-
same
68
homeo-
same
69
tachy-
rapid
70
ception
conceiving
71
graft
transplantation
72
tocia
childbirth
73
cardia
heart
74
pnea
breathing
75
plasia
formation of growth
