Common Prefixes Flashcards
1
Q
What does ‘ab’ mean?
A
Away from
2
Q
What does ‘acro’ mean?
A
extremity
3
Q
What does ‘ad’ mean?
A
toward
4
Q
What does ‘brady’ mean?
A
slow
5
Q
What does ‘contra’ mean?
A
against
6
Q
What does ‘dia’ mean?
A
through
7
Q
What does ‘dys’ mean?
A
difficult or painful
8
Q
What does ‘ecto’ mean?
A
outside
9
Q
What does ‘endo’ mean?
A
within
10
Q
What does ‘epi’ mean?
A
upon or over
11
Q
What does ‘eu’ mean?
A
good or easy
12
Q
hemi
A
half
13
Q
hyper
A
over or above
14
Q
hypo
A
under or below
15
Q
inter
A
between
16
Q
intra
A
within
17
Q
macro
A
large
18
Q
micro
A
small
19
Q
mono
A
one
20
Q
multi
A
many
21
Q
peri
A
around
22
Q
super
A
many or much
23
Q
tachy
A
fast or rapid
24
Q
What does “a” mean?
A
Without or lack of
25
What does “di” mean?
Two
