Common prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
First prefix that means “one”
A
Mono
2
Q
Second prefix that means “one”
A
Uni
3
Q
Semi
A
Half
4
Q
Iso
A
Equal
5
Q
Hemi
A
Half, one side
6
Q
Normal
A
Eu
7
Q
Hyper
A
Above normal
8
Q
Hypo
A
Below normal
9
Q
First term that means “all”
A
Pan
10
Q
Second term that means “all”
A
Omni
11
Q
Multi
A
Many
12
Q
Micro
A
Small
13
Q
Megalo
A
Large
14
Q
Oligo
A
Few
15
Q
Alb-
A
Pan, white
16
Q
Chloro-
A
Green
17
Q
Cyno-
A
Blue
18
Q
Erythro
A
Red
19
Q
Glauco
A
Grey
20
Q
Leuko
A
White
21
Q
Melano
A
Black
22
Q
Pollo
A
Gray
23
Q
Porphr-
A
Purple
24
Q
Rhodo
A
Rose red
25
Xanthro
Yellow
26
Chrome-
Color
27
Term for “before” #1
Pro
28
Post
After
29
Term for “before” #2
Ante
30
Retro
Back/backwards
31
Chrono-
Time
32
Tachy
Fast
33
Brady
Slow
34
Term for “above, upon, and on” #1
Epi
35
Term for “above, upon, and on” #2
Supra
36
Term for “above, upon, and on” #3
Hyper
37
Term for “above, upon, and on” #4
Super
38
Below suffix #1
Hypo
39
Below suffix #2
Infra
40
Dextro
Right
41
“Left” term #1
Levo
42
“Left” term # 2
Sinistro
43
“Anterior, front, in front of” # 1
Ante
44
“Anterior, front, in front of” #2
Antero
45
“Anterior, front, in front of” #3
Ventri/ventro
46
“Posterior, back, behind” # 1
Postero
47
“Posterior, back, behind” # 2
Dorsi/Dorso
48
“Around, surrounding” term # 1
Peri
49
“Around, surrounding” term #2
Circum
50
“Inside, internal, within, inner, interior”
Number: 1
Endo
51
“Inside, internal, within, inner, interior”
Number: 2
Intra
52
“Inside, internal, within, inner, interior”
Number: 3
Intro
53
“Outside, external, exterior, outer” #1
Exo
54
“Outside, external, exterior, outer” #2
Extra
55
“Outside, external, exterior, outer” #3
Extro
56
Ab
Away from
57
Ad
Toward
58
Trans
Through, across
59
Meso
Middle, midline
60
Medi
Middle, midline
61
Latero
To one’s side
62
Pera
Nearby
63
Juxtu
Next to
64
Inter
Between
65
Ambi/anphi
Both, both sides
66
Ipsi
Same
67
Contra
Against
68
What suffixs means “two”?
Bi, Di, Diplo
69
“two” number 1
Di
70
“Two” number 2
Diplo
71
Half
Semi, Hemi
72
Normal
Eu, Normo
73
A/an
Absent, lacking
74
All
Pan, Omni
75
Many
Multi, poly
76
Large
Macro, megalo
77
Grey
Glauco, pollo
78
Before
Pre, pro, ante
79
Above, upon, on
Epi, Supra, hyper, super
80
Below
Sub, hypo, Infra
81
Left
Levo, sinistro
