Chapter 3 Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
Pre-
A
Before
2
Q
Nat/o
A
Birth
3
Q
Peri-
A
Around
4
Q
Post-
A
After
5
Q
Prefixes of medicine
A
Position, number, measurement
6
Q
Prefixes of position
A
Place or location
7
Q
Prefixes of number and measurement
A
Amount, size, degree of involvement
8
Q
Prefixes of direction
A
Pathway or route
9
Q
Endo-
A
In, within
10
Q
Intra-
A
In, within
11
Q
Epi-
A
Above, upon
12
Q
Hypo-
A
Under, below, deficient
13
Q
Infra-
A
Under, below
14
Q
Sub-
A
Under, below
15
Q
Inter-
A
Between
16
Q
Retro-
A
Backward , behind
17
Q
Bi-
A
Two
18
Q
Dipl-
A
Double
19
Q
Diplo-
A
Double
20
Q
Hemi-
A
One half
21
Q
Hyper-
A
Excessive, above normal
22
Q
Macro-
A
Large
23
Q
Micro-
A
Small
24
Q
Mono-
A
One
25
Uni-
One
26
Multi-
Many, much
27
Poly-
Many, much
28
Quadri-
Four
29
Tri-
Three
30
Ab-
From, away from
31
Ad-
Toward
32
Circum-
Around
33
Peri-
Around
34
Dia-
Through, across
35
Trans-
Through, across
36
Ecto-
Outside, outward
37
Exo-
Outside, outward
38
Extra-
Outside, outward
39
Para-
Near, beside, beyond
40
-para
To bear (offspring)
41
Super-
Upper, above
42
Supra-
Above, excessive, superior
43
Ultra-
Excess, beyond
44
A-
Without, not
(Used before a consonant)
45
An-
Without, not
(Used before a vowel)
46
Anti-
Against
47
Contra-
Against
48
Auto-
Self, own
49
Brady-
Slow
50
Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult
51
Eu-
Good, normal
52
Hetero-
Different
53
Homo-
Same
54
Homeo-
Same
55
Tachy-
Rapid
