Common Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
a-, or an-
A
Absent, without, away from
2
Q
ab-
A
Away from (movement)
3
Q
ad-
A
To, toward (movement)
4
Q
anti-
A
Against
5
Q
ante-
A
Before, in front of
6
Q
bi-
A
Two
7
Q
bio-
A
Life
8
Q
carcin-
A
Cancer
9
Q
circum-
A
Around (movement)
10
Q
co-
A
With, together
11
Q
contra-
A
Against, counter to
12
Q
dorso-
A
Back
13
Q
dys-
A
Abnormal, impaired
14
Q
endo-
A
Inside, within
15
Q
epi-
A
Upon, over, in addition
16
Q
eryth-
A
Red
17
Q
ex-
A
Out of
18
Q
exten-
A
To straighten (movement)
19
Q
extra-
A
Beyond, outside of, in addition
20
Q
flex-
A
Bend (movement)
21
Q
hydro-
A
Water
22
Q
hyper-
A
Increased, above, extreme
23
Q
hypo-
A
Decreased, below, under
24
Q
infra-
A
Beneath
25
intra-
Inside
26
leuko-
White
27
medi-
Middle, midline
28
micro-
Small
29
multi-
Many, multiple
30
neo-
New
31
path-
Pertaining to disease
32
peri-
Around (structure)
33
post-
Behind, in back of
34
pre-
Before in time
35
quad-
Four
36
sub-
Under, below
37
super-
Above, in addition
38
supra-
Over, above, upper
39
syn-
Together, along with
40
tri-
Three
