Chpt. 2 Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
bi-
A
two, double
2
Q
hemi-
A
half
3
Q
milli-
A
one-thousandth
4
Q
mono-
A
one, single
5
Q
nulli-
A
none
6
Q
primi-
A
first
7
Q
quadri-
A
four
8
Q
semi-
A
half
9
Q
tetra-
A
four
10
Q
tri-
A
three
11
Q
uni-
A
one
12
Q
hyper-
A
excessive
13
Q
hyp-
A
under, below, beneath, less than normal
14
Q
multi-
A
many
15
Q
poly-
A
many, much
16
Q
ab-
A
from, away from
17
Q
ad-
A
toward, increase
18
Q
ambi-
A
both, both sides
19
Q
ante-
A
before, in front
20
Q
circum-
A
around
21
Q
de-
A
down, from
22
Q
dia-
A
through
23
Q
ecto-
A
outside
24
Q
endo-
A
within
25
epi
upon, over
26
ex-
out, away from, outside
27
exo-
outside, outward
28
extra-
outside, beyond
29
hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
30
in-
in, inside, within, not
31
infra-
beneath, below, under
32
inter-
between
33
intra-
within
34
juxta-
near, beside
35
meso-
middle
36
para-
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
37
peri-
around
38
pre-
before, in front
39
pro-
in front, before
40
re-
back, again
41
retro-
backward, behind
42
sub-
under, below
43
supra-
above, over
44
trans-
across, through
45
melan/o
black
46
cyan/o
blue
47
glauc/o
| poli/o
gray, silver
48
chlor/o
green
49
purpur/o
purple
50
erythro/o
eosin/o
rube-
red
51
alb-
albin/o
leuk/o
white
52
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o
yellow
53
a-
without, not, no
54
an-
without, not, no
55
ana-
not, without
56
anti-
against
57
contra-
against
58
dis-
free of, to undo
59
im-
not
60
in-
in, inside, within, not
61
non-
not
62
ab-
from, away from
63
anti-
against
64
auto-
self
65
bio-
life
66
brady-
slow
67
chlor/o
green
68
circum-
around
69
con-
together, with
70
contra-
against
71
de-
down, from
72
dia-
through
73
dis-
free of, to undo
74
dys-
bad, difficult, painful, disordered
75
ecto-
outside
76
endo-
within, inner
77
eosin/o
red, rosy
78
epi-
upon, over
79
eu-
well, easily, good, normal
80
ex-
out, away from, outside
81
exo-
outside, outward
82
extra-
outside, beyond
83
hemi-
half
84
hetero-
different
85
homeo-
likeness, same
86
homo-
same
87
hydro-
water
88
hyp-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
89
hyper-
excessive
90
hypo-
under, below, beneath, less than normal
91
idio-
individual
92
im-
not
93
in-
in, inside, within, not
94
infra-
beneath, below, under
95
inter-
between
96
intra-
within
97
juxta-
near, beside
98
meso-
middle
99
meta-
beyond, after
100
milli-
one-thousandth
101
mono-
one
102
multi-
many
103
non-
not
104
pan-
all
105
para-
near, beside, beyond, two like parts
106
per-
through
107
peri-
around
108
poli/o
gray
109
poly-
many, much, excessive
110
post-
after, behind
111
pre-
before, in front
112
primi-
first
113
pseudo-
false
114
quadri-
four
115
re-
back, again
116
retro-
backward, behind
117
rube-
red
118
semi-
half
119
sub-
under, below
120
supra-
above, over
121
sym-
joined, together
122
syn-
joined, together
123
tachy-
rapid
124
trans-
across, through
125
tri-
three
126
ultra-
beyond, excess
127
uni-
one
128
xanth/o
yellow
